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Waste Week & The Hidden Treasure Hunt Guide

This quick guide gives teachers an overview of Waste Week, with key facts, dates, and instructions for running the Hidden Treasure Hunt competition to recycle unwanted tech and electricals.

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  • Age groups: 4-7s, 7-11s, 11-14s, 14+
  • Subjects: Environment & society
  • Topics: Waste, E-Waste

UK Curriculum Links: 

  • Science – Properties of materials, recycling, and sustainability.
  • Geography – Human impact, resource use, and global waste.
  • PSHE/Citizenship – Active responsibility, consumer choices.
  • English/Literacy – Sharing messages, creating awareness posters.
  • Maths – Data handling (totalling items, competitions).

International Curriculum Links:

International Baccalaureate (IB):

  • PYP: Sharing the planet – sustainable action.
  • MYP Sciences: Human impacts, recycling systems.
  • MYP Individuals & Societies: Global environmental issues.

Cambridge International Curriculum (CAIE):

  • Primary Science: Materials and their uses; recycling.
  • Lower Secondary Science: Sustainability and waste management.
  • IGCSE Environmental Management (0680): Recycling, circular economy, sustainability.