One of the key objectives of Moray Waste Busters has always been to deliver environmental education in a way which engages the listener and leaves them with an abiding memory of what we are about. We have had great success in the past, hosting visits from over 40 schools from as far afield as Kiltarlity in the north to Grantown in the south and many points in between.

The comments and letters which we receive after the visits bear testament to the fact that children have a great capacity for retaining information when it is presented in an absorbing way. They then go home and educate their parents and other family members, thus spreading the message into the wider community.

Our new re-vamped Education Programme is now up and running. This season we have hosted visits from schools as close by as Kinloss and as far away as Achiltibue. There have been some changes to the format but we have kept some old favourites such as the wormery and the can crusher - it's funny how those two keep cropping up on the evaluation sheets as the kids' favourite parts of the tour!

We have also introduced a craft activity in the shape of papermaking. This is fast proving to be a popular addition and will soon be vying with the wormery and can-crusher for favourite activity.

If you think your school or group would benefit from a visit to our site, contact Kay Ford at kay.moraywastebusters@btconnect.com for more information.

 

HISTORY

"We have learned a lot about Reusing, Reducing and Recycling. I am going to tell my mum and dad to start recycling more things and stop throwing away." - Becky, Primary 7

"It was the best trip I ever had. It was really fun thank you." - Martin, Primary 7.

"Some of the bits were really amazing but my favourite bit was the little tunnel and the green house made from plastic bottles." - Stewart, Primary 7.

"I think other schools would like this trip as much as I did because it is very interesting and you learn about how important it is to look after the worlds resources or we will run out of them in the future." - Fiona, Primary 7.