Who are these task boxes for?

Teachers, paraprofessionals and job coaches working with teens and young adults from about 13 to 21 in special education, life skills and transition programs, and the families running the same tasks at home. Every box is a real part of taking out the recycling, photographed as real objects on plain backgrounds, with no childish framing.

Recycling rules are different in my city. Does the pack still work?

Yes, and that is the reason the pack is built the way it is. The Box 1 mat prints two-sided, three bins on the front and two on the back, so a program with no compost collection scores the same deck. Seven cards are starred because programs genuinely differ on them, and the teacher key gives each one an Our program says line to fill in. The blank Our bins page takes your program's own bin colors and names, and a fourth outline holds the things that go in no bin at all.

What does a student need to finish a box?

Nothing the box does not print. Each box carries its own cards, a mat, and a rule card that ends with a way to ask. Card backs carry a small zone letter, so a student can check their own work without the teacher key. The key stays with the teacher and is handed over only for the self-check.

Are batteries and broken glass covered?

By rule card, on purpose. A battery never goes in any bin and is handed to a staff member, and nobody touches broken glass; both lines print on the Box 1 rule card, following the EPA's household battery guidance and the pass that reviewed every card against primary sources. No card in the deck asks a student to sort either one.

What formats do I get, and how is it delivered?

Print-ready PDFs in US Letter and A4, everything single-sided. Delivery is instant: the download unlocks the moment Stripe checkout completes, a copy of the link is emailed to you, and the files stay in your My Resources library behind a magic link. The pack is licensed for personal and single-classroom use by the purchaser.

Recycling Sorting Task Boxes cover: four work bins for teens, recycle trash or compost, rinse first, where does it go, flatten and prep

The three-bin recycle, trash or compost mat with photo cards placed on it

The where-does-it-go bin targets, each printed with its word and an icon, with cards matched to them

The four-step flatten-and-prep sequence mat with its numbered step cards

Recycling Sorting Task Boxes for Teens: Recycle, Trash or Compost Work Bins

Name: Recycling Sorting Task Boxes for Teens: Recycle, Trash or Compost Work Bins
Brand: Spectrum Unlocked
SKU: pack-recycling-sorting-task-boxes
Price: 5.00 USD
Availability: PreOrder

Four recycling task boxes for teens and young adults in special education: sort 30 photo cards into three bins on a mat printed two-sided for programs with and without compost, decide which of twelve containers get rinsed first, match 16 items to bin targets that print a word and an icon, and put the four flatten-and-prep steps in order. Photo cards, mats, rule cards, teacher keys with an Our program says column, a data sheet and two IEP goals. Instant download.

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Four work bins a student runs alone, each one a real part of taking out the recycling: sort 30 photo cards into three bins on a mat printed two-sided, so a program with no compost collection scores the same deck; decide which of twelve containers get rinsed first, and which never do because they are paper; match 16 items to bin targets that print a word and an icon rather than a color alone; and put the four flatten-and-prep steps in order with hands only. Recycling rules differ by city, so seven starred cards carry an Our program says column on the teacher key, and a blank Our bins page takes your program's own colors and names. Every box prints its own photo cards, a mat, a rule card that ends with a way to ask, and a teacher key the student never needs to finish. three levels fade the support, the data sheet says what one point is in every box, and two copy-paste IEP goals are written for it.

What is included

Four recycling task boxes: Recycle, Trash, or Compost?, Rinse First?, Where Does It Go?, Flatten and Prep Sequence
30 photo cards to three bins on a two-sided mat, seven of them starred for the Our program says key column
Twelve rinse-first photo cards to two columns, with the empty, rinse, dry rule card
16 where-does-it-go cards to three bin targets that print a word and an icon, plus the blank Our bins page
Four flatten-and-prep step cards, printed out of order, hands only
A mat, a rule card and a teacher key for every box, the data sheet that says what one point is, a portfolio cover, three levels and two copy-paste IEP goals
US Letter and A4 print files, everything single-sided

Formats, license and delivery

Formats: Print-ready PDF, US Letter and A4, everything single-sided. Color prints best; every card still reads in black and white.
License: Licensed for personal and single-classroom use by the purchaser. For another classroom or teacher, please add a license for each.
Delivery: The download unlocks the moment Stripe checkout completes and the link is emailed to you. The pack also stays in your My Resources library, reachable anytime through a magic link sent to your email.
Refunds: Because this is an instant digital download, all sales are final. If a file will not open or you bought the wrong pack, email info@spectrumunlocked.com and Spectrum Unlocked will make it right.

Questions from teachers

Who are these task boxes for?: Teachers, paraprofessionals and job coaches working with teens and young adults from about 13 to 21 in special education, life skills and transition programs, and the families running the same tasks at home. Every box is a real part of taking out the recycling, photographed as real objects on plain backgrounds, with no childish framing.
Recycling rules are different in my city. Does the pack still work?: Yes, and that is the reason the pack is built the way it is. The Box 1 mat prints two-sided, three bins on the front and two on the back, so a program with no compost collection scores the same deck. Seven cards are starred because programs genuinely differ on them, and the teacher key gives each one an Our program says line to fill in. The blank Our bins page takes your program's own bin colors and names, and a fourth outline holds the things that go in no bin at all.
What does a student need to finish a box?: Nothing the box does not print. Each box carries its own cards, a mat, and a rule card that ends with a way to ask. Card backs carry a small zone letter, so a student can check their own work without the teacher key. The key stays with the teacher and is handed over only for the self-check.
Are batteries and broken glass covered?: By rule card, on purpose. A battery never goes in any bin and is handed to a staff member, and nobody touches broken glass; both lines print on the Box 1 rule card, following the EPA's household battery guidance and the pass that reviewed every card against primary sources. No card in the deck asks a student to sort either one.
What formats do I get, and how is it delivered?: Print-ready PDFs in US Letter and A4, everything single-sided. Delivery is instant: the download unlocks the moment Stripe checkout completes, a copy of the link is emailed to you, and the files stay in your My Resources library behind a magic link. The pack is licensed for personal and single-classroom use by the purchaser.

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