Waste and recycling for community groups and schools
Information and resources for community groups and schools on waste and recycling in County Durham.
Encourage your group members and pupils to like our Recycle for County Durham on Facebook page to get handy tips and information on reducing waste, reusing, recycling and composting all throughout the year
Bag 2 School
Schools and community groups can raise funds by getting paid for collecting clothes and materials to be recycled through the Bag 2 School scheme. So far the scheme has raised over £48 million for schools and other organisations across the UK.
For more information on the Bag 2 School scheme call 01609 780 222 or visit the Bag 2 School website.
Free waste and recycling talks
We run free school assemblies and community group talks on waste and recycling across County Durham.
The talks will last from 20 to 30 minutes and include a PowerPoint presentation and will delve in to the ins and outs of what can and cannot be recycled, where the recycling collected goes and what it's made into. The presentation will also cover home composting, reducing food waste, electrical recycling and reusing items.
If you'd like to book a talk for your school or community group Contact Waste Management and we'll arrange a date and time convenient for you.
Educational resources
There are also good waste resources available from:
Road shows and community events
We hold road shows at events throughout County Durham promoting our waste and recycling campaigns including kerbside recycling, Love Food Hate Waste, home composting and reuse. If you're holding an event that you would like us to attend, please Contact Waste Management.
- Email wasteaware@durham.gov.uk
- Telephone 03000 26 1000
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