Education Resources
Schools:
Wales Recycles launched a schools recycling campaign September 2023 and provides a range of information, advice and resources to engage pupils and put recycling into practice.
EcoSchools is a global programme and delivered in Wales by Keep Wales Tidy. The programme is designed to encourage and inspire young people to make positive environmental changes to their school community.
Lets Go Zero is a UK wide climate change campaign to help schools become carbon zero by 2030. The campaign provides information, resources, case studies and webinars to support schools.
Universities:
Support for higher and further education establishments is available from the EAUC (Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges). They provide a range of resources and information specifically for the post 16 education sector.
Food Service:
There is a ban on Single Use Plastics including plastic cutlery, drink stirrers, polystyrene products and drinking straws.
Guardians of Grub - resources for the food and hospitality sector to help food waste reduction.
For support and help for food businesses, including educational premises, to take targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations, their supply chain and from consumers the Food waste reduction roadmap toolkit provides practical actions. To see what others have achieved following the Food waste reduction toolkit Hospitality and food service case studies.
For guidance on implementing the new law in the food service locations in your schools, colleges and universities please also see our Hospitality and Food Service Sector Guide .
Resources
Webinar: Education settings and Universities
Links to the recording, slide deck and Q&As of the webinar held 20 February 2024 as an introduction to the Workplace Recycling Law in Wales.
Who is included in this sector: All educational settings in Wales including state and private schools, as well as further and higher educational establishments such as colleges and universities. Speaker: Meirion Edwards, Isle of Anglesey County Council, Georgina Taubman, Cardiff University & Gareth Davies, Business Wales
3 filesPontyberem School - Case study
Pontyberem School
PDF - 593KBDownloadNRW Resources for the education sector
As the regulator for this law, Natural Resources Wales wants to support workplaces in Wales to improve the quantity and quality of their recycling and reduce their risk of non-compliance.
The pack includes a range of suggested activities, which aim to engage learners as part of the process.
PDF - 603KBDownloadSurplus food redistribution resource hub
If you are looking for ideas of what to do with leftover food, the Surplus food hub can help.
A hub of information hosted by WRAP to help increase the redistribution of surplus food waste.
What's in Your Bin? Education
These ‘Bin Guides’ will assist you to work out your requirements for recycling and waste containers once your materials are separated out from each other.