For many toddlers and small children, the rubbish removal day in their street is the most exciting day of the week, with children eagerly waiting for the noisy and animated garbage truck to arrive to empty their bins.

This book is a great way to introduce young children to the world of recycling and responsible rubbish disposal. Aimed at pre-schoolers and early-schoolers, this book is engaging and introduces these concepts in a fun way. Children will learn about what happens to the rubbish once it has been collected and taken away by the garbage trucks, through the misadventures of the three curious bins.

The bins themselves will teach young children the importance of friendship and the importance of looking out for one another. The Yellow and Green Bins both show concern for the Red Bin when he doesn’t return from his ride in the garbage truck. Concern and empathy are both important concepts for young children to learn at this age, which this book successfully achieves.

Take away benefits of reading this book:

The Child learns that their rubbish is useful and turns into reusable products.
That being curious and adventurous can be both exciting and scary but that strong friendship comes to the rescue.

The Adult has visual information to discuss differences in the household rubbish with children, and how the rubbish is segregated into individual bins. Also, to understand the meaning of the recycle sign on products seen or purchased.

The adventure and friendship which the bins share is a must read for children with a fascination for bins and garbage trucks.