The Government's Waste Hierarchy Prevention Preparing for Reuse Recycling Other Recovery Disposal
Recycle Western Riverside (RWR) is a communications and outreach campaign which encourages residents to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle their rubbish (the three R's).
The campaign has been running since 2002 and is funded by WRWA. The RWR campaign consists of an education function currently carried out by four Education Officers and a communications programme which is directly managed by Authority staff.
The four Education Officers are directly employed by the Authority on a part time/term time only basis. These officers have the responsibility for using the Visitors Education Centre to host and conduct educational talks and tours for schools, colleges, community groups, residents' associations and other interested parties based in the Authority's area, with particular emphasis on the three R's and the importance of recycling correctly. Their responsibilities also include the promotion of these education services, outreach work in schools and providing assistance with the general RWR communications programme.
At the Education Centre, visitors can view how the recycling materials are processed and how the materials are separated from each other using a variety of modern techniques (for more information see Section 5). Talks by the Education Officers and a DVD focus on how we can all contribute to a reduction in waste through adherence to the three R’s of waste – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Visitors can also see how the residual waste is containerised, loaded onto barges and transported by river. The reuse garden area shows that food can be grown, and food waste composted and reused, using only materials that would otherwise be thrown away.
The Authority's team of education officers run tours of the Smugglers Way site for visiting schools and deliver a range of activities in school for all age groups, from