In Germany, each person throws away an average of 450 kilograms of waste into the bin each year. This is a problem, as there is nowhere to put all that trash. With the provided materials, you can teach your students in special education focused on intellectual development about waste management in a particularly simple, practical, and action-oriented way. The main goal is for students to learn to avoid waste and dispose of it correctly, but also - in line with the motto "turn old into new" - to recycle waste creatively. The volume offers richly illustrated pre-reading and independent reading texts, a collection of differentiated worksheets, suggestions and templates for independent work materials, experiments, and small projects.