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Book a free recycling workshop

Calling all Cambridgeshire organisations, why not book a free recycling workshop

Are you interested in booking a free recycling and waste reduction workshop?

We have put together fun and engaging workshops for schools, community groups and businesses. Learn about what happens to household waste and how we can all do more to reduce, reuse and recycle.

We can cater for KS1, KS2 and KS3 pupils as well as uniformed groups, parish councils and community organisations.

Workshops will help to address recycling and waste reduction by providing attendees with:

  • An opportunity to learn about recycling and how it’s sorted, why putting things in the right bin is important. Plus, what they can do to reduce their waste both at home and school.

We can deliver three 60 minute workshops in a single day or six split over two days. We can also provide a school assembly which is suited for all ages.

Workshops can take place between Monday and Friday. We can also accommodate evening meetings.

To book please complete the online enquiry form. Select the Waste Management & Recycling option from the dropdown menu.

Our workshops are free to attend, and we can tailor the content to suit individual group needs.

We offer outreach visits in person to your school, community group, or organisation’s premises, Monday to Friday. Evening meetings can also be accommodated upon request.

Designed around the national curriculum, our outreach visits for school children last 60 minutes. The workshop is delivered by a qualified teaching professional.

The age range for the workshop is Key Stage 2 and above. Each workshop accommodates a single class of 30 children plus teaching staff or we can deliver at a whole school assembly.

Our workshops are Covid-19 compliant and we can conduct them outside if preferred.

Schools can book up to six workshops split over two days (up to three per day).

We have also produced a range of downloadable materials which we make available after the booking.

As well as school children, these workshops are open to youth groups.

Workshop content

The content of the workshop includes:

  • Presentation followed by question and answer session on why we recycle and landfill
  • Recyclables film
  • Bin sorting activity - what each bin is for and what goes in each one
  • Recycling processing films and presentation

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, the children will have a greater understanding of:

  • The size of waste / recycling / landfill needs
  • The process of waste sorting
  • Waste contamination and the detrimental effects, both financially and environmentally
  • Waste hierarchy

Curriculum links

  • Science KS2 / SC2 / 5F - understanding of microorganisms and the role they play in decomposition
  • Citizenship and PSHE KS2 / 2J and QCA unit 6 - communities and the sustainability of the environment
  • English and Literacy KS2 / EN1 / 3CD - learn to talk effectively with others. Qualifying and justifying their answers. Dealing politely with opposing point of view.
  • Design and Technology - KS2 / 3C and QCA unit 3 - challenge students to make things largely from waste materials

The workshops we run for community groups and businesses include:

  • An overview of the importance of waste recycling in protecting our environment
  • A presentation and films on processes involved in sorting and recycling waste
  • Guidance on which household waste items you can recycle
  • Advice on what we can all do to minimise our household waste

The workshops last around one hour and we can accommodate 15+ people.

We can conduct outreach visits on weekdays, evenings and weekends.

For a current copy of the education centre newsletter please complete the online enquiry form. Select the Waste Management & Recycling option from the dropdown menu.

Contact

For more information about the Waste Education Service or to arrange a workshop, please contact:

Jon Crisp
Waste Education Officer
Email: Jonathan.Crisp@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Mobile: 07887 387 977

Or complete the online enquiry form. Select the Waste Management & Recycling option from the dropdown menu.