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The aim of this study is to identify the knowledge and opinions of high school students of 6.7 and 8th grade on waste recycling, and according to this purpose the study is carried out in the scan model. In the framework of the study, a single question form was applied to the participants and the data collected from this measurement tool was evaluated by content analysis. The examples of the study consist of 61 girls and 87 men (N=148) students who are continuing their studies in the 6th, 7th and 8th classes of a secondary school located in Istanbul or Kartal district in the 2016-2017 educational year. For the obtaining of the data, a form consisting of five open and closed end questions prepared by the researchers was used. The first two questions in the questionnaire form are prepared to measure the knowledge of the students about recycling and the other three questions are also designed to identify their thoughts on this subject. With the codes created by two researchers after the data were obtained, the student answers were analyzed separately and the knowledge and opinions of the students on the recovery were revealed. The findings obtained from the study showed that the vast majority of students have a recovery symbol and meaningfully interest knowledge and positive thoughts, and the level of class has increased and the environmental awareness has increased. This is also considered a hopeful result in creating a positive attitude towards the environment and developing awareness for future generations. At the same time, on the question where they met with this symbol, very few students have answered the curriculum. They also stated that the recycling box was not used too much by their families. Based on the results of the study, recommendations for subsequent studies were presented.