Waste education

Our Waste Aware Officer is available to provide a wide range of advice, guidance and support on waste, waste minimisation and recycling.

We can meet you in person, or online.

Contact Waste Aware Officer

Schools and youth groups

Aactivities can be arranged to meet the specific age group, level of awareness and number of participants. These include:

  • Talks and presentations
  • Recycling activities and games
  • Waste audits

Further details are available in our school's waste activities booklet.

Adult groups

Seminars and discussion sessions allow you to ask specific questions on all aspects of recycling and waste management.  We are available to meet you any time from Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 18:00.

  • Lunchtime talks
  • Coffee mornings
  • Fetes
  • Workplace groups

Educational resources

A range of educational materials, posters and literature is available which can be displayed in your work place or community venue.

Where your recycling goes

Visit our pages on where your recycling goes which explain what happens to the materials you separate for recycling.

Bringing waste to our recycling centres

Tours of Millerhill Energy-from-Waste facility

FCC Environment offer tours of the Millerhill Energy-from-Waste plant

These start in the visitor centre, visit the Control Room from where the bunker area can be seen, then the grate and lastly the condensing fans. 

For more information, email Tricia Falconer, Visitor Centre Manager.

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