◷ 2:52
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.
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
Depois do piquenique, o que Maja achou?
Uma garrafa plástica vazia
Um pote de vidro junto ao jornal
Uma casca de banana na grama
Tudo num saco? Maja parou para pensar
Leu as palavras e viu os símbolos
Escolheu o coletor pelo material
Cada material tem seu lugar
Compare o objeto com o símbolo
Separado, pode servir de novo
Menos vai para o lixo misturado
O jornal seguiu junto com o papel
Pote com vidro; garrafa com plástico
A casca foi com o lixo orgânico
Metal também tem coletor sinalizado
Na triagem, conferem e preparam tudo
Cada material tem seu lugar
Compare o objeto com o símbolo
Separado, pode servir de novo
Menos vai para o lixo misturado
Papel pode ser papelão; vidro, novo pote
Plástico, outra coisa; casca, composto
Assim usamos menos matéria-prima nova
Cada material tem seu lugar
Compare o objeto com o símbolo
Separado, pode servir de novo
Menos vai para o lixo misturado
A escolha de Maja deu outra chance aos materiais
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
Open on YouTube ↗