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
What iff a lesson could less waste?
Helping schools inspire the next generation of sustainability champions.
Inspiring the next generation of sustainability champions through sustainable waste management education
Teaching young people what happens to waste after it leaves the classroom can play an important role in building better recycling habits. Schools are often where these habits first take shape, making education a powerful way to encourage more sustainable choices at school, at home and within local communities.
As part of its commitment to sustainable waste management education, Biffa is expanding its school engagement programme, with the ambition of reaching 100,000 young people by 2027.
Over the past year, Biffa has delivered 1,224 school visits, engaging almost 45,000 young people to inspire them to waste less and recycle more.
To arrange a visit, schools can contact education@biffa.co.uk, providing their location, age group, and school name.
As part of its commitment to sustainable waste management education, Biffa is expanding its school engagement programme, with the ambition of reaching 100,000 young people by 2027.
Over the past year, Biffa has delivered 1,224 school visits, engaging almost 45,000 young people to inspire them to waste less and recycle more.
To arrange a visit, schools can contact education@biffa.co.uk, providing their location, age group, and school name.
Our workshop with Biffa launched one of our key eco projects – recycling. The children had the opportunity to learn about where our recycled waste goes and how it's transformed into new products. This experience will help everyone understand the importance of making sustainable choices.
Jane Wills
Headteacher at Polruan Primary Academy in Cornwall
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.
"Whitney the Wasteater and the Wrong Bite" is out now!
Our family of colourful bin-loving Wasteater monsters have come to life in a new children’s book designed to spark curiosity about recycling from an early age. Printed on paper made from 100% recycled coffee cups, with all proceeds going to our charity partner WasteAid, this feel-good rhyming tale can be ordered today with discounts for schools, nurseries and libraries.
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.