They will find out how everyone can make theplanet more sustainable by taking simplesteps to recover resources and carefullydispose of residual materials in the mostresponsible way.

Kemps Creek SAWT Advanced ResourceRecovery Technology Facility, Landfill andEducation Centre. The future of resourcerecovery is here! Tours include a guided walkthrough the inside of the SAWT facility, a lookat a working engineered landfill, and somehands-on activities in our Education Centre.

Chullora Materials Recycling Facility (MRF),Education Centre and Resource RecoveryPark. About 1/3 of Sydney’s recycling isprocessed and sorted at the Chullora MRF!Tours include a presentation and Q&A sessionin the Education Centre, a look through theviewing windows at recycling machinery, anda tour of the site including waste and gardenorganics handling areas.

Eastern Creek Landfill and ResourceRecovery Park. See what happens to wasteand garden organics on a large scale – overhalf a million tonnes of waste arrives hereevery year! Tours include an up-close look atlandfill machinery and processes, as well as atrip through an industrial scale compostingoperation.

Lucas Heights Landfill and ResourceRecovery Park. Lucas Heights is one of thebiggest landfills in the southern hemisphere –but the site also has room for a windrowcomposting operation, a renewable electricityplant, and even a native seedling nursery!

SITA is committed to the safetyof all visitors to our sites.Group sizes for site tours arerestricted to 30 to ensuremaximum participation by

students and to comply with our OccupationalHealth and Safety policies.

Through curriculum linked activities, tours andworkshops, our fully qualified and experiencededucators provide the tools to help studentsreduce, reuse and recycle their waste.

• All education programs FREE to eligibleschools.

• Delivered by experienced environmentaleducators.

• Improves students’ awareness andunderstanding of the impacts of waste onthe environment and their part in creating amore sustainable future.

• All workshops tailored to meet stagerequirements.

• All workshops can be adapted to fit intoschool time tables.

• Fun and engaging hands on activities forstudents of all ages – and teachers mighteven learn something too!

• Extension material provided for follow-upactivities in class.

• Activities can be run in classrooms, halls oroutdoors with sufficient room forunobstructed movement. Access to poweris required for some modules.

For more information about the in-schoolsprogram, facility tours, or booking procedures,please contact our Education Team:

Phone (02) 9826 3100 or

Email sita.education@sita.com.au

Printed on recycled paper

FACILITY TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AT SEVERAL SITALOCATIONS IN SYDNEY. STUDENTS WILL DISCOVERWHAT HAPPENS TO WASTE, RECYCLING ANDGARDEN ORGANICS AFTER COLLECTION, ANDWHERE IT ENDS UP.

SITA AUSTRALIA PROVIDES IN-SCHOOL RECYCLINGAND WASTE EDUCATION SERVICES TO PROMOTEAND ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THERELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WASTE AND THEENVIRONMENT.

TOURSWHAT IS SITA’S WASTED TIMEPROGRAM?

CONTACT US

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THE LEADER IN RESOURCE RECOVERY

JOIN US ON A JOURNEYOF DISCOVERY AS WEINVESTIGATE THEWHAT, WHERE ANDWHY OF RECYCLINGAND WASTE!

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RUBBISH TODAY,RESOURCETOMORROWStages 1 to 3 – 45 to 60 minutes

This interactive unit explores the what, whyand where of household waste throughhands-on problem-solving activities anddiscussions that will explore and expandstudents understanding by investigating:

• What goes in each bin – the good, the badand the ugly (and it’s mostly ugly);

• What next? Where it all goes and whathappens to it;

• Waste and the World– the impacts on theenvironment if waste isn’t managedcorrectly.

SCHOOL WASTEAUDIT*

Stage 3 only – 90 minutes

Schools produce a lot of waste, most of whichcan be recycled or composted. The SITAEducation Team are available to run a schoolwaste audit. Students will help sort andclassify waste, weigh and record results,report on their findings and develop strategiesfor reducing the overall amount of wasteproduced in the school, as well as improvingrecycling and composting rates!

All protective equipment provided.

SMARTSHOPPINGStages 1 to 3 – 45 minutes

Smart Shopping focuses on reducingpackaging waste at the source, by makingsmart decisions while shopping for everydayitems.

Students will learn about rigid, flexible andcombination packaging: the pros and cons ofbuying in bulk (as opposed to individuallywrapped convenience foods and products),what can and can’t be recycled, and wheredifferent kinds of waste are likely to end up.

LIFE (BI)CYCLESStages 2 to 3 – 45 minutes

Many of the items we use every day are madeup of several different materials. Thisworkshop examines a common item (such asa bicycle) and looks at what it is made of,where the raw materials have come from, andwhat happens at the end of its life.

This workshop will enhance studentsunderstanding and awareness of thematerials which are used to make the thingswe use every day, how these materials wereproduced or derived, and the ways in whicheveryday items can be broken down andturned into useful new products.

THE WORLDBENEATH OURFEETStages 1 to 3 – 45 to 60 minutes

Composting is nature’s way of recyclingorganic material. We can copy nature’sexample by composting at home or at school,or through kerbside organics collectionservices.

The World Beneath our Feet explores nature’srecycling system by getting up close andpersonal with the bugs and critters in the soil.Students will use magnifying glasses and amicroscope to study bugs and how they breakdown organic materials, and to learn how thishappens both in a backyard compost bin andon an industrial scale.

CLOSING THE LOOPON ORGANICSStages 1 to 3 – 45 minutes with presentation

Kids love watching things grow and thisworkshop provides them with a goodunderstanding of the three R’s – Reduce,Reuse and Recycle. Students will create asmall self-sustaining greenhouse usingrecycled organics and bottles which they cantake home and watch grow while learninghow to close the loop on organics.

A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE WASTE WE SEND TOLANDFILL IS MADE UP OF RECYCLABLE PACKAGING –MORE THAN WE MIGHT THINK!

KNOW YOUR PRODUCTOVER HALF OF THE WASTE WE PRODUCECONSISTS OF ORGANIC MATERIALS WHICH CAN BETURNED INTO A VALUABLE RESOURCE – COMPOST!BUT ONLY IF IT IS PLACED IN THE RIGHT BIN, ANDNOT MIXED UP WITH OTHER NON-COMPOSTABLEMATERIALS.

COMPOSTING CRITTERSWE ALL PRODUCE WASTE, BUT NOT MANY OF USKNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO IT AFTER WE PUT IT INTHE BIN. FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT THROUGHOUR RUBBISH TODAY, RESOURCE TOMORROWINTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP.

WHAT A WASTE!

*Rubbish Today, ResourceTomorrow workshop must becompleted first before undertakinga School Waste Audit.

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They will find out how everyone can make theplanet more sustainable by taking simplesteps to recover resources and carefullydispose of residual materials in the mostresponsible way.

Kemps Creek SAWT Advanced ResourceRecovery Technology Facility, Landfill andEducation Centre. The future of resourcerecovery is here! Tours include a guided walkthrough the inside of the SAWT facility, a lookat a working engineered landfill, and somehands-on activities in our Education Centre.

Chullora Materials Recycling Facility (MRF),Education Centre and Resource RecoveryPark. About 1/3 of Sydney’s recycling isprocessed and sorted at the Chullora MRF!Tours include a presentation and Q&A sessionin the Education Centre, a look through theviewing windows at recycling machinery, anda tour of the site including waste and gardenorganics handling areas.

Eastern Creek Landfill and ResourceRecovery Park. See what happens to wasteand garden organics on a large scale – overhalf a million tonnes of waste arrives hereevery year! Tours include an up-close look atlandfill machinery and processes, as well as atrip through an industrial scale compostingoperation.

Lucas Heights Landfill and ResourceRecovery Park. Lucas Heights is one of thebiggest landfills in the southern hemisphere –but the site also has room for a windrowcomposting operation, a renewable electricityplant, and even a native seedling nursery!

SITA is committed to the safetyof all visitors to our sites.Group sizes for site tours arerestricted to 30 to ensuremaximum participation by

students and to comply with our OccupationalHealth and Safety policies.

Through curriculum linked activities, tours andworkshops, our fully qualified and experiencededucators provide the tools to help studentsreduce, reuse and recycle their waste.

• All education programs FREE to eligibleschools.

• Delivered by experienced environmentaleducators.

• Improves students’ awareness andunderstanding of the impacts of waste onthe environment and their part in creating amore sustainable future.

• All workshops tailored to meet stagerequirements.

• All workshops can be adapted to fit intoschool time tables.

• Fun and engaging hands on activities forstudents of all ages – and teachers mighteven learn something too!

• Extension material provided for follow-upactivities in class.

• Activities can be run in classrooms, halls oroutdoors with sufficient room forunobstructed movement. Access to poweris required for some modules.

For more information about the in-schoolsprogram, facility tours, or booking procedures,please contact our Education Team:

Phone (02) 9826 3100 or

Email sita.education@sita.com.au

Printed on recycled paper

FACILITY TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AT SEVERAL SITALOCATIONS IN SYDNEY. STUDENTS WILL DISCOVERWHAT HAPPENS TO WASTE, RECYCLING ANDGARDEN ORGANICS AFTER COLLECTION, ANDWHERE IT ENDS UP.

SITA AUSTRALIA PROVIDES IN-SCHOOL RECYCLINGAND WASTE EDUCATION SERVICES TO PROMOTEAND ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THERELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WASTE AND THEENVIRONMENT.

TOURSWHAT IS SITA’S WASTED TIMEPROGRAM?

CONTACT US

WASTEDTIMESCHOOLS RECYCLING ANDWASTE EDUCATIONPROGRAM

THE LEADER IN RESOURCE RECOVERY

JOIN US ON A JOURNEYOF DISCOVERY AS WEINVESTIGATE THEWHAT, WHERE ANDWHY OF RECYCLINGAND WASTE!

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