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Waste Wise Schools News View all
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06 May
Congratulations to Manea Senior College and Mary's Mount Primary School for their inspiring efforts which were recognised by the Environment Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson at the Waste Sorted award ceremony last night, 5 May.
Check out the winners stories here.
WasteSorted School of the Year
Winner: Manea Senior College
Highly Commended: Mary’s Mount Primary School
We were also inspired by the many organisations that were recognised for their exemplary work in the field of waste management and education, including the young waste acheivers.
2021 Young Waste Achiever
Winner: Youth Affairs Council – Youth Educating about Waste
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05 May
Waste Wise Schools would like to congratulate the successful schools from the March 2021 grant round!
The Minister's media announcement and list of successful schools is available here.
The latest round of Waste Wise Schools grants is now open and will close on 27 July 2021 at 12:00 pm.
To submit a Waste Wise School grant please visit the grant information page.
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22 Apr
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11 Feb
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11 Dec
Watch the recent Q&A webinar about setting up a Containers for Change collection at school, presented by Adelaide Kidson from WARRRL at https://youtu.be/mI59iELuVko
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04 Dec
Nominations are now being sought for the new-look 2021 WasteSorted Awards.
Formerly known as the Infinity Awards, the 2021 WasteSorted Awards will celebrate Western Australia's waste champions making positive waste change and recognise innovative solutions to reduce waste and improve reuse and recycling.
Open to individuals, business and industry, government, schools, community organisations, not-for-profits and media outlets, the categories for 2021 include:
- Avoid Recover Protect - Community Waste Award
- Avoid Recover Protect - Commercial and Industrial Waste Award
- Avoid Recover Protect - Waste Management Award
- Avoid Recover Protect - WA Regional Waste Award
- 2021 Waste Champion
- 2021 Young Waste Achiever
- Waste Team of the Year
- Waste Innovation of the Year
- Waste Wise School of the Year
- Media Award
- A further two awards - the 2021 WA Waste Award and the 2021 Waste Initiative of the Year - may be awarded at the judge's discretion.
Nominations for the 2021 WasteSorted Awards are now open and will close at 5pm (WST) on Tuesday February, 2 2021. Late entries will not be accepted.
Full details, including criteria and entry forms, can be found on the https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/about/view/wastesorted-awards
Winners will be announced in May 2021.
Workshops and Events View all
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10 Aug
Tuesday 10 August 2021
9:00am – 3:00pm
Gumblossom Community Centre
17 Tapping Way
Quinns Rocks, WA 6030
Join the team from Waste Wise Schools and Keep Australia Beautiful to learn about litter prevention and waste reduction. This workshop will inspire students to reduce waste and litter. It includes:
- a step-by-step guide on how to run a whole school waste and litter prevention campaign
- loads of resources to take back to your school–USBs, posters, booklets
- laws relating to litter, social and environmental impacts and behaviour change
- how to get started with waste avoidance and resource recovery projects
- tools for getting your school WasteSorted.
- information on how to become an accredited Waste Wise School and apply for grant funding
- a tour of the materials recovery facility so enclosed shoes are essential.
The workshop is suitable for principals, teachers, EAs, gardeners and parents. It is recommended two staff attend to help with planning for your school. Full day teacher relief is provided, maximum two per school.
Register here
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11 Aug
Wednesday 11 August 2021
9:00am – 3:00pm
Venue location to be confirmed
Geraldton, WA 6530
Join the team from Waste Wise Schools and Keep Australia Beautiful to learn about litter prevention and waste reduction. This workshop will inspire students to reduce waste and litter. It includes:
- a step-by-step guide on how to run a whole school waste and litter prevention campaign
- loads of resources to take back to your school–USBs, posters, booklets
- laws relating to litter, social and environmental impacts and behaviour change
- how to get started with waste avoidance and resource recovery projects
- tools for getting your school WasteSorted.
- information on how to become an accredited Waste Wise School and apply for grant funding
- a tour of the materials recovery facility so enclosed shoes are essential.
The workshop is suitable for principals, teachers, EAs, gardeners and parents. It is recommended two staff attend to help with planning for your school. Full day teacher relief is provided, maximum two per school.
Register here
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18 Aug
Reducing Waste Together: little green steps to becoming 'waste wise' in the early years.
Priority given to Educators in Bassendean, Bayswater, Swan, Kalamunda and Mundaring
This FREE workshop for Early Years professionals will equip educators to further reduce their waste at both the Service level and with children.
When: Wednesday 18th August 2021, 6.00-8.30pm
Where: Wind in the Willows, 2 Colstoun Road, Ashfield
Register your place here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RWTBassendean
Contact: Megan Mentz m.mentz@aaeewa.org.au
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18 Aug
Wednesday 18th August 2021
9:30am – 3:00pm
Henderson Environmental Centre
End of Groat Street
North Beach WA 6020
Join the team from Waste Wise Schools for a hands-on look at sorting your school waste. The workshop will include:
- the new WWS 10 steps to getting your WasteSorted
- new tools for assessing your school waste
- setting up your waste sorting stations at school
- Containers for Change and how to do it at your school
- how to engage students
- behaviour change in schools.
Register here
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31 Aug
Tuesday 31 August, 9.30am–3pm
Venue: Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre, Leach Hwy, Winthrop
Keen to reinvigorate your food garden to prepare for next term?
Join Robyn Brown from Waste is My Resource and Patrick Hamill from Waste Wise Schools for a day of garden talk. Discussions will include permaculture, composting, worm farming and growing food at school.
This workshop is free and lunch and morning tea will be provided.
A payment for teacher relief is available for two staff members from each school to facilitate attendance. Details will be provided on registration.
Register here
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23 Oct
Reducing Waste Together: little green steps to becoming 'waste wise' in the early years.
Priority given to Educators in SMRC region, Cities of Fremantle, Melville, Kwinana & Town of East Fremantle
This FREE workshop for Early Years professionals will equip educators to further reduce their waste at both the Service level and with children.
When: Saturday 23rd October 2021, 10.30am-1.15pm
Where: Fremantle PCYC, Back room then Hilton Harvest Community Garden, 2/34 Paget St, Hilton WA
Register your place here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PCYCFreo
Contact:Megan Mentz m.mentz@aaeewa.org.au