Recycling | Worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to match each item to the correct recycling bin.

We have three bins:
- PAPER
- PLASTIC & GLASS
- ALUMINUM

And we have six items to sort:

1. A jar (looks like a glass jar)
2. A soda can (metal, usually aluminum)
3. A cardboard box (made of paper)
4. A pie tin (shiny metal — hint says aluminum items are silver/shiny and can be crushed)
5. A newspaper (clearly paper)
6. A plastic bottle (labeled “WATER”, made of plastic)

Now let’s match them one by one:

→ The glass jar → goes in PLASTIC & GLASS bin
→ The soda can → is aluminum → goes in ALUMINUM bin
→ The cardboard box → made of paper → goes in PAPER bin
→ The pie tin → shiny metal, crushable → aluminum → goes in ALUMINUM bin
→ The newspaper → paper → goes in PAPER bin
→ The plastic water bottle → plastic → goes in PLASTIC & GLASS bin

Let’s double-check:

PAPER bin should have: cardboard box, newspaper ✔
PLASTIC & GLASS bin should have: glass jar, plastic bottle ✔
ALUMINUM bin should have: soda can, pie tin ✔

Everything matches correctly!

Final Answer:
- Glass jar → PLASTIC & GLASS
- Soda can → ALUMINUM
- Cardboard box → PAPER
- Pie tin → ALUMINUM
- Newspaper → PAPER
- Plastic bottle → PLASTIC & GLASS