For schools

Waste Education

Council aims to provide and support a range of waste education opportunities for schools.

Educational material, programs and services are available to encourage and support sustainable change.

Waste audit and action plan guide

Passionate young people and the educators who support and empower them are vital to sustainable futures.

Council’s Resource Recovery Education Officer can assist with provision of resources for school based waste audits and action plans to assist educators and students in reducing waste to landfill, reducing waste costs, and becoming a more sustainable school.

Schools Waste Audit and Action Plan Guide(PDF, 17MB) 

Resource recovery education programs

Mid-Western Regional Council, Dubbo Regional Council and Narromine Shire Council are working together collaboratively to deliver a school resource recovery education program that links to the school curriculum, aiming to encourage positive waste behaviours in young people while addressing NSW Department of Education key learning areas.

Primary school programs

Council funds the provision of fun, engaging workshops where students learn about issues surrounding waste and resource use. The workshops provided are curriculum linked and are delivered at no cost to schools.

Program information for 2023 will be made available soon, please check back at the end of Term 4 2022 for information on the program and how to register.

If you have any questions please contact wasteeducation@dubbo.nsw.gov.au

Download the flyer(PDF, 10MB)

High school programs

In collaboration with Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre, Mid-Western Regional Council, Narromine Shire Council and Dubbo Regional Council are providing syllabus linked waste education workshops to students in years 7-10 as part of an interactive and fun day out at the zoo.

For pricing, program information and registration, please contact Taronga Western Plains Zoo Education Centre on 02 6881 1433 or email twpzeducation@zoo.nsw.gov.au

Download the flyer(PDF, 559KB)

Waste education activity sheets

Fun and engaging waste education activity sheets with helpful information about items that belong and don’t belong in recycling and organics bins.

Waste education activity sheet 1(PDF, 4MB)

Waste education activity sheet 2(PDF, 2MB)

Early Learning Centre and Childcare programs

Council invites Childcare, Daycare, Playgroup and Early Learning Centres in the LGA to take part in The Get Grubby Program, a suite of environmental and sustainability learning tools designed especially for kids - delivered by dirtgirl, scrapboy and Costa the Garden Gnome.

If your centre is interested in this amazing free program contact us at waste.admin@midwestern.nsw.gov.au for your access code.