📘 How to Play Sort the Recycling?

Sort the Recycling is a sorting game where a single recyclable item appears on a tray in the middle and you drag it to the correct color-coded bin. The variety grows gradually with each correct sort — four basic items first, then four more unlock.

1. A single recyclable item appears on the tray in the middle at a time — a plastic bottle, a glass jar, a cardboard box, or a fruit peel.
2. There are four color-coded bins: Plastic/blue, Paper/yellow, Glass/green, Organic/brown.
3. Drag the item to the correct bin; it flies in with a "whoosh" sound, the bin's fill gauge rises, and a checkmark sparkles.
4. A wrong bin gently sends the item back to the tray with a friendly hint — there is no penalty, so you can try again right away.

🌍 A real material classification

The split between plastic, glass, paper/cardboard, and organic waste follows logic similar to real municipal recycling rules, so a child picks up a sorting skill that is useful in real life too.

🎨 A mix of real sprites and careful drawing

Plastic and glass bottles use real sprites, and the banana and bitten apple use real fruit illustrations; the cardboard box, newspaper roll, and glass jar were carefully drawn in code to match the same visual language.

👶 What to expect at age 4-9

For the youngest players, the skill is a simple color match: "the blue bin is for plastic." Older kids learn to tell what material an item is actually made of (is this jar glass or plastic?).

🏠 Use at home

• With no penalty, a child never hesitates to try, and absorbs real recycling logic through trial.
• An adult can connect the game to real life by asking "which bin would we use for this at home?"
• Since new varieties unlock gradually, early sessions stay simple while later ones get a bit richer.