Designing a Community Recycling Solution

Students meet the partner class on a live video call to introduce themselves and their neighborhoods. Together they name the main recycling challenges and waste streams both communities face.

Students use a simple sorting framework and collection criteria to map how recycling works in their community. They mark the gaps they find and write down which waste streams are being missed.

Students review recycling approaches shared by the partner class and compare them with their own. In pairs, they note which strategies could transfer to their community and why.

Working in small teams, students design an innovative, low-cost improvement such as a poster campaign, sorting guide, or simple collection idea. They sketch and build a first version of their prototype.

Teams present their prototypes to the partner class during a live video exchange. Each team gathers feedback on feasibility and impact, then records what needs to change.

Students use the international feedback to refine and improve their prototypes. They then present the final solutions in a showcase and reflect on what they learned about global and local recycling.