Helping the Western Isles Community to become more Waste Aware

Educating local school children about the benefits of recycling the Council’s Waste Aware team recently visited Lionel School in Ness.

The Waste Aware Team visit schools and other organisations by invitation to present a range of promotional and display materials that help to highlight the Reduce Reuse Recycle message.

Visits can be tailored to the individual needs of the school or group. It may be that the group are participating in a particular activity or project that includes Reducing, Reusing or Recycling Waste. Perhaps it is in support of an area of the curriculum, or perhaps it’s just to understand a little more about the 3 R’s message. All of these needs can be catered for.

“Variety of materials”

In schools the Waste Aware Team give a brief talk on the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle message highlighting the key points in each of these areas. This talk and the display material used will be targeted at the age group attending.  The talk is then followed by an activity session.

For younger audiences the activities include colouring pictures associated with Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The team also have toys and games that are associated with the issue.

For older audiences there is also a quiz and recycling game. Designed as team activities, the quiz tests the knowledge of participants. The game then involves placing a variety of materials in the correct bins to show that the material is ideal for Reducing, Reusing or Recycling.

To find out more about the visits log on to:

http://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/recycling/visits.asp

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