Waste Sorting is found under the learning area I Explore My Surroundings:

• "Children should learn to care for their environment and the well-being within it."

Waste Sorting is found under the learning area Me and Our Community:

• "The goal is to strengthen children's interest in community activities, especially in their local environment, and to enhance their participation in their activity environment."

Waste Sorting is part of the versatile competence of everyday skills:

• "In preschool education, children should learn, according to their abilities, to take responsibility for themselves and others, for their belongings and the shared environment."

Waste Sorting is part of the versatile competence of multiliteracy:

• "Multiliteracy is closely linked to thinking and communication skills and the ability to search for, process, produce, present, assess, and evaluate information in various environments and situations. Information can be produced and presented using verbal, visual, numerical, or other symbolic systems or combinations thereof."

Composting and Gardening is part of the learning area I Explore My Surroundings:

• "Environmental education in preschool gives children opportunities for nature experiences, to explore and become familiar with plants, animals, and natural phenomena. [...] Children should learn to care for their environment and the well-being in it."

Composting and Gardening is part of the learning area I Grow and Develop:

• "In preschool education, mealtime should be used as a health-promoting learning environment that develops children's knowledge about food."

Composting and gardening are included under the diverse competence of everyday skills:

• "In preschool education, children should learn to take responsibility for themselves and others, for their belongings, and the shared environment based on their individual abilities."