Students Years 7-9
HEY STUDENTS!
Welcome to the GO Game Changers resource hub.
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Wherever you are on your sustainability journey, this toolkit is designed to help you get ready to take some real action!​
The BIG IDEAS behind GO Game Changers include:
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What is the problem with Waste?
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Why Recycling systems matter.
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Understanding GO Waste.
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How to be a GO Game Changer.
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This toolkit is your go-to place to keep learning, discovering, and taking action. Watch videos, explore awesome games, download your student handbook, and find out the opportunities that exist right in your backyard of the City of Ipswich!
Got a question or idea? Send it to the Go Game Changers team at ipswich@project-go.com.au​
What is the problem with waste?
Every day, we throw things away: food scraps, packaging, and broken stuff. But much of what we call “waste” is actually a resource in the wrong place.
If we manage it properly, those resources can be turned into something useful again.​
When rubbish goes into our red-lid general waste bins, it’s sent to landfill.
If recyclable or reusable items end up there by mistake, valuable natural resources can’t be reused or recovered. More waste in landfill also means more methane gas is released, which is a powerful greenhouse gas with a global warming effect around 28 times stronger than carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚).
A landfill site filled with waste.
Landfill doesn’t have to be the end of the story. When we recycle, compost, or reuse, waste becomes a resource. That means less pollution, fewer greenhouse gases, and more materials that can go back into making new things.
How much waste do you think Queensland generates each year?
Queensland generates over 10 million tonnes of waste each year, and the amount is still growing.
HOVER to find out!
What Goes Where?
In Ipswich, every household has three main kerbside bins. Knowing what goes in each bin is one of the simplest ways to be a GO Game Changer.
RED LID
General Waste:
Non-recyclable items like disposable/takeaway coffee cups, plastic bags, broken ceramics, and food scraps (if not composted at home) should go in the general waste bin.
YELLOW LID
Recycling:
Recyclable items like paper, cardboard, firm plastics, glass bottles and jars, aluminium and steel cans should go in the recycling bin. Items must be put into the recycling bin clean and loose, never bagged.
GREEN LID
GO (Garden Organics):
Natural materials from your garden like grass clippings, leaves, weeds, shrubs, prunings, loose bark and twigs should go into the Garden Organics (GO) bin.
Words to Know
Knowing the key terms featured in GO Game Changers will help you learn more about recycling and sustainability. Review these vocabulary words and test your friends!
GO GAME CHANGERS - Digital Experience takes you through three interactive levels that make you lean in, click, and get curious. Each stage blends dynamic sketch comedy and digital challenges to keep you engaged from start to finish. As you progress, you’ll uncover the concepts behind the problem with waste, why recycling systems matter, understanding GO waste, and how YOU can be a GO Game Changer.
Ready to change the game? Work your way through the 3 interactive levels below!
Level 1 - What is the Problem with Waste? & Why Recycling Systems Matter.
Lights, camera... landfill! Join chaotic news anchors Ben and Sandra for Level 1 as you uncover the truth about waste, landfill, and recycling.
Level 2 - Understanding GO Waste &
How to be a GO Game Changer.
Ready to level up? Dive into Level 2 with detective Cole Lector and lab tech Pam as they crack the case of a plastic bag in the GO waste bin, and uncover how sorting waste correctly can help us all become GO Game Changers.
Your time to shine! Test your skills and step up as a GO Game Changer in the final level.
Digital Games
Play the games below by yourself or with your class, friends and family for an exciting way to learn more about STEM and recycling!
Student Resources
Below you can find additional student resources to download.
Videos
Project GO Actor Q&A
Watch the actor Q&A video to hear all about the making of the Digital VPX!