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Garbage Sorting turns your screen into an eco-training arena. This drag-and-drop puzzle game challenges you to clean up scattered trash by sorting it into four color-coded bins—organic, plastic, glass, and paper—before time runs out. Think of it as a classroom-friendly spin on Overcooked, but instead of cooking chaos, you're racing to organize waste. It's fast, simple, and oddly satisfying when that last banana peel snaps into the green bin.

Key Features

• Four Waste Categories: Green for Organic, Blue for Plastic, Yellow for Glass, and another Blue for Paper. Each bin reacts with a happy bounce and sound when you nail it.
• Clean Vector Graphics: Minimalist 2D visuals keep the screen distraction-free. No clutter—just you, the trash, and the bins.
• Progressive Difficulty: Early levels scatter a few items. Later stages? Your screen gets swarmed with plastic bags, bottles, and apple cores. The cognitive load cranks up fast.
• Instant Feedback: Drop something in the wrong bin and an error signal fires. No guessing—you know immediately if you messed up.
• Endless Progression: Clear the field, hit "Next Level," and face a tougher wave. No endgame—just more trash to sort.

How to Play Garbage Sorting

Easy to start, hard to master once the screen fills up.

Controls

Works perfectly on both desktop and mobile.

• Desktop: Click and hold the left mouse button on any trash item, then drag it to the matching bin.
• Mobile: Tap and hold your finger on an item, drag it to the correct bin, then release.

Starting the Sort

Hit the "Start Game" button and watch trash spawn across the screen. You'll see organic waste (apple cores, potato peels), plastic bottles, glass jars, and paper scraps. Your job? Identify the material and drag it to the right corner bin. The green bin bounces when you drop an apple core. The yellow bin glows for glass. Nail the category and the item vanishes with a pleasant chime.

Beating the Clock

The timer in the top corner counts down—or the screen just keeps filling. Either way, speed matters. Early levels let you breathe. By level 5, you're juggling banana peels, plastic cups, and newspaper fragments at once. Miss a drag? The trash snaps back to its spot and an error sound fires. No mercy. The challenge is in the chaos: can you sort faster than the game spawns items?

Leveling Up

Clear every piece of trash and you'll see "Sorting complete" flash on screen. Click "Next Level" and the difficulty jumps. More items. Faster spawns. Tighter margins for error. The game never ends—it just keeps testing how long you can maintain focus. Pro tip: prioritize the bins closest to clusters of similar items. Dragging a plastic bottle across the screen wastes time.

Who is Garbage Sorting for?

Perfect for kids aged 4-7 learning about recycling, but also weirdly addictive for adults who want a quick brain workout. Each level takes 30 seconds to a minute, so it's ideal for micro-breaks. Teachers use it in classrooms. Parents love it because it sneaks education into screen time. And if you're into casual puzzles that don't demand hours of commitment, this fits the gap between meetings.

The Gameplay Vibe

The first few levels feel zen—slow drops, clear choices. Then the chaos hits. Your screen becomes a landfill, and you're the only one who can fix it. The minimalist art style keeps the FPS smooth (zero lag, even when 20 items spawn at once), and the clean vectors mean your eyes stay locked on the trash, not flashy effects. It's not about graphics. It's about the rhythm of grab-drag-release, grab-drag-release. When you hit a flow state, it's meditative. When you panic, it's pure adrenaline.

Technical Check: Saves & Performance

1. Saves: Browser-based via Playgama's cloud system. Your progress syncs automatically, so you can pick up where you left off on any device.
2. Performance: Lightweight web engine (likely Phaser or Construct) ensures 60 FPS even on low-end hardware. Instant loading, no downloads, no bloat.

Quick Verdict

If you want a fast, no-nonsense sorting challenge that teaches eco-awareness without feeling preachy, this is your game.

• The Hook: Drag-and-drop simplicity meets escalating chaos. You'll underestimate level 3, then level 5 will humble you.
• Visual Style: Clean, distraction-free vectors. No depth, no shading—just functional design that runs buttery smooth.
• Pro Tip: Group similar trash types mentally before dragging. Scan for all plastic first, then organic. Random sorting kills your time.
• The Challenge: Can you clear 10 levels without a single misclick? The error sound becomes your nemesis.

Release Date & Developer

Garbage Sorting was developed by 27Studio. Released in February 2026.