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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 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

Three Valleys Water have a local education centre www.3valleys.co.uk/education/index.shtml

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

The Yellow Woods Challenge is a yearly competition for schools to recycle old Yellow Pages and win money for their school. www.yellow-woods.co.uk

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
Plastic bottles, food and drinks cans, and aerosols.
Cardboard, green waste and food 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

Jewellery

Computers