Toys That Instill in Children the Care of the Environment The Woman Post | Catalina Mejía Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio tag. Research has explored children’s agency in the context of recycling behavior by investigating how different contexts may teach them to take care of the environment. Recycling is a process that begins in many different contexts. It can happen in public areas as well as in homes, schools, and even in outdoor experiences. Even if we put effort into adopting environmentally-friendly lifestyles, single-use plastics are widely used. This is why it is important to teach children to recycle in various contexts.