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Everything in Its Place | A Kids’ Song About Sorting Waste

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After a picnic, Maja finds a newspaper, an empty jar, a plastic bottle, and a banana peel. This upbeat song shows how checking local labels and symbols and keeping materials apart can make collection, recycling, recovery, or composting easier.

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Original explanations based on the cited sources.

Sorting and recycling

Sorting separates waste by type, while recycling processes suitable materials into new products. Collection rules vary by place; not every waste item can be recycled.

Sources

Text from the recording’s subtitles.

Song lyrics
Después del picnic, ¿qué vio Maja? Una botella plástica vacía Un frasco vacío junto al periódico Una cáscara quedó sobre el pasto ¿Todo en una bolsa? Maja dudó Leyó los letreros, miró los símbolos Eligió el contenedor por material Cada material tiene su lugar Compara la cosa con la señal Por separado puede servir de nuevo Menos va a la basura mezclada El periódico viajó con el papel Frasco con vidrio, botella con plástico La cáscara fue con lo orgánico El metal tiene un contenedor marcado En la planta los revisan y preparan Cada material tiene su lugar Compara la cosa con la señal Por separado puede servir de nuevo Menos va a la basura mezclada Papel puede ser cartón; vidrio, otro frasco Plástico, otro objeto; cáscara, compost Así usamos menos materia prima nueva Cada material tiene su lugar Compara la cosa con la señal Por separado puede servir de nuevo Menos va a la basura mezclada La elección de Maja les dio otra oportunidad
Language version lyrics
What caught Maja's eye after the picnic? An empty plastic bottle in the sun An empty glass jar by the newspaper A banana peel lay curled on the grass One bag for all? Maja stopped her hand She read the labels, studied every sign Then chose each bin to match the material Each material has its place Match the item to the sign Kept apart, it can be useful again Less goes in the mixed-waste bin The newspaper rolled off with the paper Jar went with glass; bottle went with plastic The peel went with the organic waste Metal had a marked container too At the sorting plant, they checked and prepared them Each material has its place Match the item to the sign Kept apart, it can be useful again Less goes in the mixed-waste bin Paper may become cardboard; glass, a jar Plastic, a useful new thing; peel, compost So we need fewer new raw materials Each material has its place Match the item to the sign Kept apart, it can be useful again Less goes in the mixed-waste bin Maja's choice gave the materials a chance
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