Waste Wise Schools

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

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.

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

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.

Join the team from Waste Wise Schools to prepare your classroom to go Plastic Free Term Three!

The workshop will include:

• How to reduce plastic in your classroom and school
• Tools and activities to engage students
• Resources available from Waste Wise Schools
• Behaviour change in schools
• Making beeswax wraps
• Guestspeakers- get inspired and take the pledge

The workshop is suitable for school staff including teachers, principals, administration staff and parents. It is FREE and teacher relief payments are available for two staff from each school.  

Date: Tuesday 22 June 2021

Time: 9:30am – 3:00pm

Venue: Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre, Corner of Murdoch Drive and Leach Highway, Winthrop 6155

Contact: kate.macrae@dwer.wa.gov.au

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/waste-wise-schools-plastic-free-term-3-workshop-tickets-150852300291

Join Waste Wise Schools to learn about plastics and packaging.

Are you trying to be green but getting confused by different label terminology? Do you want to know the most environmental option between biodegradable, degradable, or compostable? Let our expert Jo O'Connor explain the difference and to help get your school ready for Plastic Free Term 3!

Date: 29th June 3:30pm-4pm

Presenter: Jo O'Connor, Senior Environmental Officer, Program: Single-Use Plastics, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

Format: 10 minute online presentation followed by Q&A session with attendees

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/plastics-and-packaging-qa-registration-150858890001