COMING IN MAY!
Recycling in Schools Education (RISE) team works with local schools throughout the Derbyshire Dales to support recycling education. This year the RISE team have partnered up with the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, to create a new programme, looking at Waste and the Environment.
This will be launched in primary schools, for key stage 2 children, in May 2025 and will run into the next school year of 25/26.
The RISE team and DWT team will deliver a joint presentation and engage with the children, using interactive activities:
- Life cycle of a can activity
- Guess which item can be recycled activity
- True / False game
- Tree ID activity with tree saplings (outside after the presentation)
Activity Sheets, which include:
- Create your own recyclable character
- Maze
- Word search
- DWT bookmark to take home with ideas for helping nature
The new project looks at closed loop recycling and the 8 Rs:
- Reduce
- Reuse
- Recycle
- Rethink
- Refuse
- Repair
- Repurpose
- Rot
The RISE Team can also arrange for a recycling vehicle to be brought to your school, (the ones that you see the refuse operatives using around the Derbyshire Dales District).
We can also offer information about improving your school’s recycling rate and composting facts that will improve your school’s eco school status. DWT can offer advice and future sessions about creating tree nurseries from seed, composting and improving your schools site for nature.
For more information on the activities available, to discuss your school's needs or book a date please complete the online interest form and a member of our Waste & Recycling Team will be in touch with you shortly.
School Recycling
Working in partnership with Serco, we provide a range of waste and recycling services in order to meet your requirements.
In addition to general trade waste collections (residual), we can provide collections of recyclable materials, these include;
- Paper and Cardboard: - This is stored in a 240 or 360 litre blue lidded bin, labelled appropriately.
- Plastic, cans and glass: - This is also stored in a 240 or 360 litre blue lidded bin, labelled appropriately.
- Food Waste: - This can be stored in containers either 23 or 140 litres in size dependent on requirements. The food waste can be placed directly into the appropriate container or in compostable caddy liners.
- Garden Waste: - is stored in a 240 litre green lidded bin. It is for grass clippings, small branches, weeds and other non-food organic material. Garden materials should be placed directly in to the container and not in bags, also no packaging materials. There is an annual subscription charge for this service in 25/26, that costs £58 per bin.
Visit our commercial trade waste page for further information on costs, etc.
How do I sign up?
Schools can arrange a collection and order a bin/s by contacting our Waste Helpline:
Phone: 01629 761122
Email:
