Waste Education Resources and Programs
Dubbo Regional Council aims to provide and support a range of waste education opportunities for the whole community.
Council's Resource Recovery Education Officer engages with the community through programs, partnerships and events to influence positive reuse, recycling and waste reduction behaviours.
Educational material, programs and services are provided to schools, businesses and community groups to encourage and support sustainable change.
For more information on council’s waste education please contact us on (02) 6801 4000 or email wasteeducation@dubbo.nsw.gov.au
Waste Education for Schools
Dubbo Regional 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
Council’s Resource Recovery Education Officer can assist with provision of resources for school based waste audits and action plans to assist your school and students in reducing waste to landfill, reducing waste costs, and becoming a more sustainable school.
Download the resource here Schools Waste Audit and Action Plan Guide (PDF 17.4MB)
To assist with conducting audits at your school, Council offers the option to borrow an auditing kit which contains equipment required to conduct an audit.
For more information call 02 6801 4000 or email wasteeducation@dubbo.nsw.gov.au
PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM
Dubbo Regional Council provides engaging syllabus linked sustainability workshops tailored for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.
These workshops are delivered as an incursion at no cost to schools and provide the opportunity for students to foster care for the environment and learn about sustainably managing our resources, connecting content to real world experiences outside the classroom.
Sessions offered include Fight Against Food Waste, Recycle Right Together and The Litter Problem.
This program is offered throughout Terms 3 and 4. Registration for the program is open now until 11th April 2025.
To find out more about the workshops offered, and to register for this program, interested schools should contact wasteeducation@dubbo.nsw.gov.au after downloading and reading the program; Primary Waste Education Program Flyer (PDF 2.9MB)
ACTIVITY SHEETS
Dubbo Regional Council, Narromine Shire Council and Mid-Western Regional Council have provided fun and engaging waste education activity sheets, with helpful information about items that belong and don’t belong in recycling and organics bins.
Download an activity sheet here:
Waste Education Activity Sheet 1 (PDF 4.4MB)
Waste Education Activity Sheet 2 (PDF 3MB)
RESOURCES
The following website resources are available:
Waste Education for Charity Shops
Dubbo Regional Council aims to provide and support a range of waste education opportunities for charity shops. Educational material, programs and services are available to encourage and support sustainable change.
TEXTILE RECYCLING
Dubbo Regional Council offers opportunity shops and residents a free textile recycling service. Items that cannot be sold in store can be disposed of at Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre, where they are bagged and sent for recycling. Quantities larger than 20kgs are accepted, but we request that you contact Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre to arrange a suitable time for drop off on 02 6801 4900 for larger quantities.
WASTE AUDIT AND ACTION PLAN GUIDE
Council’s Resource Recovery Education Officer can assist with provision of resources for waste audits and action plans to assist your charity shop in reducing waste to landfill, reducing waste costs, and decreasing the burden waste places on your organisation.
Some of the ways we can support you in reducing waste going to landfill includes a waste audit and action plan guide, directing you to waste relating signage for your store, and collating a lost of recycling organisations to direct your customers to take problem wastes you cannot accept in store.
Download the resource here Charity Shop Waste Audit and Action Plan Guide (PDF 16.4MB)
For more information call 02 6801 4000 or email wasteeducation@dubbo.nsw.gov.au
WASTE EDUCATION RESOURCES
The following resources are available to download:
NSW EPA Signage - Bad Donations (PDF 647.4KB)
NSW EPA Signage - Donate Quality Goods (PDF 493.4KB)
NSW EPA Signage - Donate During Store Hours (PDF 400.5KB)
NSW EPA Signage - Leaving Donations Unexposed (PDF 1MB)
Waste Education for Business and Community
Dubbo Regional Council aims to provide and support a range of waste education opportunities for business and community. Educational material, programs and services are available to encourage and support sustainable change.
WASTE LESS, SAVE MORE
Dubbo Regional Council has partnered with Love Food Hate Waste aiming to reduce food waste across our region. The Your Business is Food Program provides food businesses with information, advice and resources to help reduce food waste and potentially save your business money. Find out more or sign up at Love Food Hate Waste's dedicated webpage Your Business is Food
Council’s Resource Recovery Education Officer can assist with provision of resources for waste audits and action plans to assist your business in reducing waste to landfill, reducing waste costs, and re-evaluating your business waste systems and contracts.
Download the resource here Business Waste Audit and Action Plan Guide (PDF 16.4MB)
For more information call 02 6801 4000 or email wasteeducation@dubbo.nsw.gov.au
AVAILABLE KERBSIDE WASTE SERVICES
Council have kerbside waste services available for commercial (non-domestic) waste needs.
Kerbside organics (FOGO) and recycling services are less expensive than general waste (landfill) services. Over half the items in the average red bin could be rescued and recycled, or composted through FOGO.
By signing up for Council’s FOGO and recycling services you can:
- Save money in comparison to landfill costs
- Help to save water, energy, and resources by diverting more from landfill
- Reduce your business emissions
- Customers are caring more and more about sustainability, changing your waste system can be good for your business reputation
Find out more about business responsibilities regarding rubbish and recycling at Council's webpage Rubbish and Recycling
SECONDBITE
Food waste and food insecurity in Australia are complex intertwined issues. Many people across the Central West and Western Region live below the poverty line and go without food often; while large volumes of food are wasted at the household, producer and retail scales.
Supported by Federal, State and Local government SecondBite is a charity food rescue agency that works across Australia to rescue food and redistribute to the people who need it.
SecondBite need more help from large and small businesses and producers. Your business could be part of the solution by donating to your local agency. Find out more at their website; Food For Those In Need
Last Edited: 13 Mar 2025