The Waste Education Team offer a range of resources which link directly with the Curriculum for Excellence and Eco-Schools to promote the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle message. Please see details of the resources below.

To book or enquire about waste education resources and activities, please complete our Waste Education Online Form.

Food Waste Resources

Food waste resources for schools include:

• Whole school pack
• Primary school resources
• Secondary school resources
• Food saving action poster
• Food waste in Scotland poster
• PowerPoint-Autopsy of food waste

Further information and support can be viewed here - Zero Waste Scotland - Teaching Resources (opens new window)

Food waste monitoring toolkits for schools are also available and include:

• Risk assessment form
• How to set up a monitoring area guide
• Monitoring sheets

Further information and support can be viewed here - Zero Waste Scotland - Food waste monitoring toolkit for schools (opens new window)

To support learning with practical activities in school you are welcome to borrow our Waste Free Lunch Lending Kit.

Did you know?

Scots are throwing away around £490 million worth of food and drink each year due to it 'not being used in time?

The Scottish Government's 2019 'Food Gone Bad' Campaign is highlighting actions that can be taken to reduce food waste and to recycle food waste that can't be prevented.

Please visit the following links for hints and tips on reducing food waste:

• Scottish Government - Greener Scotland (opens new window)
• Love Food Hate Waste (opens new window)

Learn with Levenseat

Levenseat Resource Management site provide a wide range of recycling and waste management solutions. Situated just South of Fauldhouse by Forth the site is perfectly positioned to help West Lothian Council manage many of our waste streams. Currently our brown and grey bin material is sorted/recycled/disposed of at Levenseat alongside bulky waste and waste from our local Community Recycling Centres. 

Leavenseat have created a bespoke learning package specifically for use by schools in West Lothian to aid teachers in the Learning for Sustainability topics relating to Waste Management, Reduction, Reuse and Recycling and how this can be incorporated into the classroom and community. The resources embrace the values, purpose and principles set out by Curriculum for Excellence and provide a variety of relevant and engaging resources and activities for ages 3-18.

For more information you can download the Learn with Levenseat Launch Pack (PDF, 3 MB)(opens new window) or visit the Learn with Levenseat website (opens new window) to see the resources available. Remember when using the resources please select the West Lothian Council area to ensure you have access to the most relevant information.

Lending Kits & Downloadable Resources

We have a variety of educational videos and downloadable resources on our Recycling Downloads and Recycling Activities  pages which you are welcome use to support learning objectives. This includes information on which bin to use for different waste materials, what happens to the material after it is collected at the kerbside and why it is important that we reduce our waste consumption and reuse as much as we can before it is recycled.

There are also a variety of lending kits which you are welcome to borrow and all provide direct links to Curriculm for Excellence. Each kit has fun and relevant activities to help make learning about waste management fun and encourage behaviour change in our everyday lives. You can find more information about the kits on our Lending Kits.

School Visits

The Waste Education Team are also available to visit your school where we can help support use of our lending kits or bring along some reduce/recycling crafts, games and activities, some which include making compostable newspaper plant pots and sorting games using litter pickers. We can also offer presentations at assemblies or support your school in improving how you manage your waste and encourage more engagement in recycling.

You can book a visit by completing our Waste Education Resources Form and we will be in touch as soon as possible.