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Recycling Education

Three Rivers District Council is keen to work with local people to help spread the recycling message. To reach young people we work with schools, youth groups and scouts / brownies etc. We are also willing to visit adult groups such as WI meetings and Rotary Clubs.

Yellow Woods We run competitions, give talks, have a range of 'goodies made from recycled products' and have various posters, as well as running roadshows.

To arrange a talk please telephone 01923 776611 and ask to speak to the Environmental Projects Officer. Daytime and evening talks are available with no charge.

Watch 3 R News - a film about recycling, produced by young people.
(Please note this film was produced in 2008 and therefore some information may be out of date with regards the items we can collect for recycling, however it still a useful film to watch with regards what happens to the materials and how they are collected)

Please visit the links below for other useful information.

The Hertfordshire Waste Partnership works together to spread the message throughout the county www.wasteaware.org.uk or call 0300 1234 051

WasteAware has produced a leaflet for children, which includes some facts and figures, a paper making activity and a word search.

WasteAware Children's Leaflet DOWNLOAD

WasteAware produced a Key Stage 2 education pack www.wasteaware.org.uk/ks2kids.cfm

Groundwork produced a key stage 3 education pack www.wasteaware.org.uk/edks3.cfm

To make surfing the net and looking for the right information easier, the Council has developed a one-stop-shop website providing among other interactive maps of nature walks and cycle paths, list of eco-friendly materials and renewable energy technology, location of recycling depots, information on gardening and organic or fairtrade food and a comprehensive list of links supported by fast search engine. Visit www.ourclimateischanging.com
There is also an Adult Free Zone with an interactive recycling game, visit www.ourclimateischanging.com/adult-free-zone

Veolia Water have a local education centre https://central.veoliawater.co.uk/education.aspx/how-to-guides.aspx

The national campaign website has lots of information on it, including loads of activities and a dedicated schools page www.recyclenow.com

The national campaign is currently giving a big push on waste prevention. The Love Food Hate Waste Campaign has been introduced to help cut down on food waste, which also could lead to you saving money! Includes various recipes etc www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

West London Composting, in Harefield, have a learning resource centre which schools can make use of to learn about the composting process www.wlcompost.co.uk for more information or contact Deborah Gray on 0208 868 0694 or email deb@deborahgraypr.com

Sign up to the Eco-Schools programme www.eco-schools.org.uk

You can also visit CHANNEL Mogo - Hertfordshire's website for young people in the County.

Where to recycle:

The Council will provide recycling bins free of charge for schools for the following materials:

Paper, magazines, junk mail, telephone directories, including Yellow Pages
Glass bottles and jars
All plastics (except clingfilm and foam-like plastics), food and drinks cans, cartons (e.g Tetra Paks) and aerosols.
Food waste, cardboard and green waste.

Some other organisations offering recycling services can be found below. Some of these may give money back to your school. There are many more organisations that do recycle; these are just a few that local schools have said they are signed up to.

A range of other items, including old sewing machines, electric handtools, and horticultural tools can be donated to www.workaid.org.

Need materials for a school art project? Visit the Watford Recycling Arts Project (WRAP)www.hertsdirect.org/comdirectory/comvol/hobbi2y/hyart3y/scrapstores/445634

A local A-Z of recycling gives details of various recycling schemes around the district.

Please check full details about these schemes directly with the organisations / companies listed. The Council cannot be held responsible for any arrangements you make with them.

Recycling Education

Cartridges

Mobile telephones

Paper

Stamps

Textiles

Computers