Waste education activities
Fun activities and tools for educating children about the impact of waste and the importance of recycling.
How does waste affect the environment?
Our waste education programmes provide answers to the question: “how does waste affect the environment?” and enables people to recognise the materials that can be reused and recycled, and provide an understanding of the impact of school waste and waste production.
Did you know?
45kg
average amount of waste generated per primary school pupil
70%+
of waste is made up of food, paper and card
£250 million
cost of food waste to the education sector
Recycling activities for children
Using our fun and engaging Wasteater characters, we’ve created a series of school resources to help kick start educating the next generation about recycling and waste management.
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Educational workshops
We are able to offer schools and organisations educational waste workshops. These workshops cover the impact of waste on the environment and how we can reduce, reuse and recycled more materials, demonstrating that small changes that make a big difference to the future.
Biffa Bees
The Biffa Bees campaign is aimed at promoting biodiversity through the planting of wildflower habitats, which have seen a 97% decline in the UK. It’s also a great way of increasing engagement by getting local communities involved.
The Wasteaters
Our Wasteaters are here to help everyone across the country reduce, reuse and recycle more. These eye-catching characters provide a fun way to bring recycling to life in schools and across our communities. You’ll find them on our educational materials, but you might be lucky enough to spot them out and about on our trucks.