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Get ready for a rap recycling pep-talk! In "Mets du respect dans ton bac," Canadian collective Alaclair Ensemble turns the humble blue bin into the star of the show. With cheeky punchlines, they picture Quebec’s rap scene as a messy sorting center crammed with all the wrong stuff—truck tires, dirty diapers, wilted blueberries—while the chorus chants "mets du respect dans ton bac" like a rallying cry. The message is simple: if you contaminate your recycling, Mother Nature and the soaked workers at the plant pay the price.

Behind the playful beat and bilingual word-play, the song slips in a crash course on eco-etiquette. The rappers shout out the five heroes of recycling—métal, verre, plastique, carton, papier—and roast anyone who mixes them with trash.

• Only those five belong in the blue bin.
• Diapers, construction debris, rotten food? Straight to the garbage.
• When in doubt, check before you chuck. By the final "bac, bac, bac," you’re ready to change bad habits, double-check your bin, and show the planet some well-earned respect!