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  • 07 Aug '20 Workshop

    Organisation
    Waste Wise Schools Program and Containers for Change, WARRRL
    Contact person
    Rosie Bruce
    Phone
    6364 7215
    Email
    wastewise@dwer.wa.gov.au

    Containers for Change and Waste Wise Schools are hosting an informative webinar for teachers and schools interested in finding out more about the new Container Deposit Scheme, launching in WA on 1 October, 2020. Learn about why the scheme is being implemented in WA, how Containers for Change will work, and the different ways you can use it in your school community to raise funds and reduce litter!

    Please note that the webinar platform will be changed from Zoom to Teams due to technical difficulties. An email has been sent to all current registrants 6/08/2020. Please contact us on the email below if you wish to make a new registration.

    A recording will be available for those that are unable to take part on the day. Please contact wastewise@dwer.wa.gov.au  to request the link after the webinar.

  • 19 Aug '20 Workshop

    Organisation
    Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Waste Authority, in partnership with Main Roads WA
    Contact person
    Phone
    Email
    rtr@dwer.wa.gov.au
    Website
    https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/programs/view/roads-to-reuse

    Following the successful completion of the Roads to Reuse (RtR) pilot in 2019/2020, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation and the Waste Authority, in partnership with Main Roads WA, are delivering an online information session which will be held from 10am to 12pm on Wednesday, 19 August 2020. The session will provide an update to local governments on the RtR pilot, share experiences in using recycled C&D products in construction projects, and identify opportunities for local government use of recycled C&D products. 

    Session

    Roads to Reuse pilot and rollout (for local government): 10am–12pm, 19 August 2020

    For information about the session, email rtr@dwer.wa.gov.au.

  • 05 Nov '20

    When teachers take learning outdoors they report some powerful impacts: children’s behaviour improves, whole classes are excited to learn, and individuals who feel inhibited by the curriculum often thrive in an outdoor environment. 

    https://outdoorclassroomday.com.au/

  • 09 Nov '20

    9-15 November

    Many websites offer activities on recycling for schools. You can register your participation with Planet Ark’s Recycle Right Challenge.

    https://schoolsrecycle.planetark.org/

  • 05 Dec '20

    Be the Solution to Soil Pollution invites you to rethink our consumption patterns, reusing and recycling for a world free of pollution.

    https://www.un.org/en/events/soilday/