Sortation

A falling-item arcade where you sort waste into the right bin against shifting regional rules — and a single wrong item spoils a whole banked batch.

How to play

Items drop down five lanes; the lowest one is active. Send it to recycle, compost, or landfill before it hits the catch line. Local recycling codes change by simulated region, so the right answer shifts as you play.

• Sort the lowest falling item into the correct bin.
• Watch the region banner — its rules change which items go where.
• Avoid contaminating a bin; one wrong item spoils its batch (clean a glowing bin to fix it).
• Build combos of correct sorts for a higher score before you run out of lives.

Controls

• Desktop: click a bin button or tap the lane the item is over; press keys 1/2/3 to sort and Q/W/E (or right-click a bin) to clean.
• Phone & tablet: tap a bin or the chute to sort — touch-friendly.

Game modes

• Daily (shared seed) and Practice (random).

Tips & strategy

• Re-read the region banner whenever it changes — an item that was recyclable may now be landfill.
• Clean a contaminated bin promptly; leaving it spoils everything you bank there.

What you'll learn

Sortation teaches real recycling, composting and waste-sorting rules, including how they vary by locale.

• Skills: recycling, composting, waste sorting, environmental literacy
• Best for: roughly grades 3–9 (ages 8–15)
• For parents & teachers: real-world recycling and waste rules.

About Sortation

Sortation teaches real recycling, composting, and waste-sorting rules — including how they vary by locale — in an arcade format. It is an original, free browser game built in-house.

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