Waste Education
Reducing, reusing and recycling
Managing the waste generated everyday entails more than just recycling or burying it in landfills. The 2010 waste education program for schools has a range of in-school presentations and site visits. The program is designed to meet the needs of both students and teachers.
You can visit Redland Bay Transfer Station (which includes Recycleworld). If a site visit is not possible, an education officer can conduct a ‘Waste Comes to You’ presentation at your school. Programs are tailored to meet curriculum needs.
Curriculum links include Health and Physical Education, Science, Art and SOSE.
Visit Redland Bay Waste Transfer Station (including Recycleworld)
| Days: |
Monday to Friday (Recycleworld only open on Friday) |
| Available times: |
9.30am – 2.00pm |
| Available tours: |
All day |
| Talk length: |
30 to 45 minutes per site |
| Age/Grade: |
Year 1 - 7 |
| Location: |
Redland Bay transfer station at German Church Rd, Redland Bay |
| Student numbers: |
25 to 30 students |
| Topics explored through this site visit include: |
- How and why items such as tyres, car batteries, mineral oil, scrap metal and green waste are re-used instead of being sent to landfill.
- The new life given to old and used waste items through the trash and treasure facility — Recycleworld. Students see the amazing range of discarded items, from the quirky to the ordinary.
*Weather and site operations permitting. The whole presentation is conducted from inside the bus.
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Waste comes to you (school visits)
| Days: |
Monday to Friday |
| Available times: |
9am – 3pm |
| Talk length: |
45 minutes |
| Location: |
School classroom |
| Student numbers: |
25 to 30 students |
Topics for the presentations include:
1. Waste in the Redlands
- waste and recycling once it leaves your home
- waste disposal and resource recovery in the Redlands
- how a landfill site operates
- the recycling bin and beyond
- sustainable waste management for the future
2. Talking rubbish
- the importance of reducing the amount of rubbish entering our landfill
- Waste hierarchy – avoid, reduce, reuse, recycle, dispose (explore ways to use the principles of the waste hierarchy in daily life)
3. Recycling
- the importance and benefits of recycling
- what can be recycled
- recycling processes and transfer stations
4. Recycling with worm farms and compost bins
- uses and benefits of organic recycling
- recycling organic waste by composting and worm farming
- setting up a compost bin/worm farm (class demonstration – 1 worm farm provided for each school)
5. Conducting a waste audit
It is recommended that one of the above presentations be conducted prior to the waste audit. Teacher preparation is required and resources must be available.
- understand the reasons behind unsustainable waste generation
- learn how to conduct a waste audit
- learn how to reduce waste in the home/school/classroom
Craft activities/workshops using recycled materials can also be organised as an extension to these topics.
Contact: Community Program Officer - Young Citizens Program
Ph: 3829 8466
Fax: 3829 8891
Email: ycp@redland.qld.gov.au