Lesson 1Glass types and damage handling (tempered, annealed, colored, shattered glass)Dis one look at different glass kinds like bottle glass, strong tempered one, and layered glass, plus how dem act when dem break. Learners go practice to know colors, coatings, and damage, and do safe holding and covering for sharp pieces.
Container glass vs flat and specialty glassTempered and laminated glass break patternsColor sorting: clear, green, amber, and othersCoated, mirrored, and ceramic-contaminated glassSafe cleanup and containment of shattered glassLesson 2Hazardous items: batteries, aerosols, chemicals, sharps — risks and labeling recognitionDis explain how to spot dangerous tings in waste flow, know dem risks, and read dem labels and signs. It cover safe holding, short store, and call for help steps to stop injury, fire, and bad spill to nature.
Common household hazardous items listBattery types, damage signs, and leak risksAerosol cans: pressure, puncture, and fire hazardsChemical product labels and hazard pictogramsSharps handling, containers, and incident responseLesson 3Paper and cardboard grades, contamination effects (waxed, greasy, coated, laminated)Dis cover main paper and cardboard levels, from office paper to big box, and how cover, food oil, and wet spoil dem for recycle. Learners go practice to spot dirty and decide when to send load way from recycle.
Office paper, newsprint, and mixed paper gradesCorrugated cardboard structure and strengthWaxed and coated papers: recyclability limitsGreasy, wet, and food-soiled paper handlingSorting decisions for borderline paper itemsLesson 4Textiles and fibers: natural vs synthetic, recycling pathwaysDis bring in cloth and fiber kinds, tell natural, man-made, and mix cloth apart. Learners go know common cloth and house ting, understand use again and recycle way, and spot dirty dat block getting back.
Natural fibers: cotton, wool, and celluloseSynthetic fibers: polyester, nylon, acrylicBlended fabrics and labeling challengesWearable reuse vs downcycling pathwaysMoisture, mold, and soiling as contaminantsLesson 5Composite and mixed materials: multi-layer packaging, black plastics, lined cupsDis check mix-material ting like many-layer bag, lined cup, and black plastic. Learners go spot see layer, cover, and color ting, and decide when ting must go as leftover not recycle.
Multilayer pouches and foil-lined packagingPaper cups with plastic or wax liningsCartons and aseptic packaging recognitionBlack plastics and optical sorter limitationsDisassembly vs residual disposal decisionsLesson 6Metals identification: aluminum vs steel, magnetic testing, contamination issuesDis cover how to tell aluminum from steel and other metal by look, heavy, and magnet. Learners go know common pack and scrap shape, spot dirty source, and why good split matter.
Common aluminum and steel packaging formsMagnet testing and simple field checksPainted, coated, and laminated metal itemsFood residues, labels, and mixed-material lidsImpact of metal contamination on furnacesLesson 7Organics and compostables: food waste behavior, contamination, and separationDis explain how living ting act in collect system, like smell, bug, and wet problem. Learners go tell compost good from no-good and do split rule to cut dirty in living flow.
Food waste categories and moisture behaviorCertified compostable vs biodegradable claimsCompostable liners, utensils, and servicewareNon-compostable look-alikes to keep outOdor, pests, and leachate management basicsLesson 8Small mixed items and contaminants: fasteners, elastics, food residue impact on streamsDis focus on small mix ting dat easy dirty recycle flow, like fastener, rubber band, and food left. Learners go practice spot dem, know dem bad effect, and do take out and cover step.
Metal fasteners, clips, and small hardwareRubber bands, elastics, and string tanglersFood residues on packaging and containersLoose labels, stickers, and tape fragmentsScreen, conveyor, and bale contamination risksLesson 9Polymer chemistry and common plastic types (PET, HDPE, PVC, LDPE, PP, PS) — visual cues and resin codesDis bring basic plastic chem and main plastic family for pack. Learners go link resin code, see sign, and common product to right flow, and note danger like PVC and problem black plastic.
Amorphous vs crystalline polymer behaviorPET and HDPE packaging uses and traitsPVC, LDPE, PP, and PS common applicationsReading and interpreting resin identification codesVisual and tactile cues for plastic sortingLesson 10E-waste components and hazards: batteries, capacitors, heavy metalsDis tell common e-waste part like board, battery, and cap, and heavy metal inside. Learners go spot see risk sign and do safe take out, store, and label step for e-waste.
Common e-waste categories and device examplesPrinted circuit boards and soldered componentsEmbedded batteries and swollen cell indicatorsCapacitors, stored energy, and fire risksHeavy metals, leaching, and exposure controls
