Waste education

Avoid, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover

Waste Education in the Community

Our Waste Education Officer is available to attend to your community group to offer a free interactive workshop or presentation on waste in the City of Joondalup. Suitable for all ages, we cover:

• Waste services available to residents in the City of Joondalup
• A look at what goes where in waste
• E-waste and battery disposal information
• Waste disposal guides and informational resources.

For more information on a community presentation, the City’s Waste Education Officer can be reached at info@joondalup.wa.gov.au or 9400 4000.

Waste Education In Schools

The waste education program for schools is curriculum aligned and delivered by professional educators.

• The City of Joondalup’s sponsored waste educator for schools, Veolia, delivers The Recoverable program. The Recoverable program is:

• • Free and presented by an experienced educator.
  • Varies in duration depending on the lesson/s selected by the school.
  • Adaptable for any age group from pre-school to Year six.
  • Suitable for groups of up to 33 students.
  • Veolia’s Waste Education Officer will visit schools and conduct the lessons that the school has selected. For further information or to make a booking, contact via email Veolia Waste Education Officer or Petta on 0448 034 260.

• Linked to geography and science content descriptors and the sustainability cross curriculum priority in the Australian Curriculum. Student outcomes include:
  • The importance of waste minimisation.
  • What it means to: Avoid, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover.
  • What happens to recyclables once collected.
  • The importance of protecting the environment through changes in our everyday activities.

There are many other ways in which schools can be involved in making the City of Joondalup cleaner and sustainable. Programs include:

• Clean Up Australia Day
• Plastic Free July
• Clean Schools
• Adopt-a-Spot.
• The Waste Authority also offers the WasteSorted schools program.

Teachers can keep up to date on what the City has available for schools by subscribing to the School Connections Newsletter.

Want to know more?

For more information about what can go into your kerbside bins, please refer to the Waste Guide 2022-23 or the Waste Disposal Guide. Feel free to contact the City’s Waste Education Officer on 9400 4000 if you would like more information.