Council Waste & Recycling Presentations

Book a free presentation for Cairns regional school students, adaptable for classes, cohorts, or assemblies. The presentation explores waste types, environmental impacts, Cairns Regional Council's waste and recycling processes, and collective proactive measures for environmental protection through material reduction, reuse, and recycling. Further details  about the presentations can be viewed in the booking guides below.

Optional Recycling Relay activity available by adding additional 15 minutes to your booking. Further Terms & Conditions apply; minimum group size: 15.

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Council also offers free waste and recycling tours for schools, early learning centres, community groups, and residents.  View the Council Tours page for further information.

Book a Free Early Learning Centre presentation suitable for age 4 and above. The age appropriate interactive and fun presentation explores different forms of waste, impacts of our waste on the environment and what happens when we place waste and recycling in bins here in the Cairns region. Children are also introduced to what it means to reduce, reuse & recycle waste. The session concludes with a hands on waste sorting activity, where each child receives a prize for participating. Terms and conditions apply, minimum group size 15 participants.

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Council also offers free waste and recycling tours for schools, early learning centres, community groups, and residents.  View the Council Tours page for further information.

• Do you want to know more about how Cairns Regional Council manages residential waste and recycling?
• Do you have questions about what belongs in your yellow lid recycling bin and what doesn’t?
• Ever wondered what happens at the Council Resource Recovery Precinct?

Book a free, informative and engaging presentation by Cairns Regional Council’s Waste Education Officer, who will give you a comprehensive overview of CRC Resource Recovery operations and share with you tips and tricks on how to reduce, reuse and recycle waste better at home, work and school.  Terms and conditions apply. Minimum group size: 15.

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Council also offers free waste and recycling tours for schools, early learning centres, community groups, and residents.  View the Council Tours page for further information.

• Presentations are available to schools, early learning centres and community groups within the Cairns Regional Council area only.
• Sessions are offered Tuesday to Thursdays, between 9:00 am and 2:30 pm of the school term.
• Age and participant number restrictions apply based on the presentation type.

Presentations are provided free of charge provided the following aspects have been provided:

• A suitable space for presentation delivery (room/hall/venue space allowing for total
  number of participants including presenter)
• Suitable AV system for participant numbers (with tested/working projector, TV-HDMI
  connection, speakers)

Further Terms & Conditions for each presentation type apply.

Presentations may need to be cancelled or rescheduled with short notice in the event of extreme weather conditions, staff illness or due to Council operational requirements.

For further information please contact Council Customer Service on 1300  69 22 47 or email wasteeducation@cairns.qld.gov.au.