Council teams up with Challenge Recycling for Schools Program

Education is paramount when it comes to making long term behavioural changes towards sustainable waste practices.

The Challenge Recycling Services Schools Program, supported by Council, provides free waste sustainability education and services to local schools, with the focus on encouraging recycling and identifying ways that schools can improve waste diversion activities. 

Council has supported this program by providing a one-off donation of 150 recycling bins that Challenge can use to increase their collection service ability and volume in schools. School specific stickers have also been designed for the bins to show students what type of waste goes in each of the bins located in their playgrounds. 

Tomorrow, the bins will be placed in schools and the program will relaunch. We invite all interested media to attend an opportunity. 

WHAT:           Relaunch of Challenge Recycling Services Schools Program       supported by Tamworth Regional Council 

DATE:             Wednesday 27 March 2019

TIME:              Arrive at 10:45am for 11am start

VENUE:         Tamworth Public School, East Tamworth Please enter via the Napier Street Entrance to sign into the school grounds and allow time to do this. 

OPPORTUNITY: •Interview with Challenge Operations Manager, Victor Collett  •Interview with Council Waste and Sustainability Officer, Angela Dodson •Interview with school students about their knowledge of recycling and involvement in the program  •Footage of the bins being implemented at the school and of students engaging with Victor and Angela