The City offers the following free waste education tours, incursions and resources for schools, businesses and the community.
The Waste Education Team also encourages all schools to join the State Government's WasteSorted Schools Program.
Henderson Waste Recovery Park tours
Henderson Waste Recovery Park tours are a great way to find out what happens to the waste we produce. Tours include:
- Introduction to waste
- How to minimise waste
- Resource recovery
- Understanding landfill
- Transfer station
- Waste gas to energy
- Hazardous waste
- Reuse Shop
- Garden organics decontamination station.
School tours for years 4 to 12 can be arranged to suit you. Tours are free and we even fund travel to the park if your school is within the City of Cockburn!
Book a Henderson Waste Recovery Park Tour
Tours for all community members run regularly - visit Events and Workshops to find out tour dates.
Waste Education incursions
The City can run tailored waste education incursions at schools within the City of Cockburn, for years 4 to 12.
For younger years, see our partners at
Little Green Steps
For more information please contact City’s Waste Education Officer on 08 9411 3444 or email
[email protected].
Waste Education Mobile Trailer – for hire
Schools and community groups can hire the City's mobile waste education trailer. The trailer contains resources on how to 'reduce, reuse, recycle', as well as fun games.
Book the Waste Education Mobile Trailer
Which Bin? posters
See below for a range of printable posters, explaining what should go in each bin
More information and contact
For more information on waste education please contact the City on 08 9411 3444 or [email protected].