Book a visit to the Waste Aware Education Cabin at Seafield

Visit the Trick or Treat Halloween family event at the Waste Education Cabin on Tuesday 21 October.

WHAT

A fantastic educational experience is open at Edinburgh’s largest Community Recycling Centre!

School and community groups can visit the Waste Aware Education Cabin to find out what happens to recycled waste and why it is important to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

The standard visit lasts about 1.5 hours and includes:

• a waste workshop
• fun activities including a display on composting mini-beasts
• a guided tour of the Recycling Centre
• a chance to see the compactor trucks crushing recycled waste

THEMED VISITS AND RESOURCES PACKS

The first of a series of themed visits and resources packs will soon be available to schools. Contact us now to order your Composting Resource Pack!  It includes Curriculum-linked activities your class can do in the lead up to a Composting themed visit to the Cabin, and then activities to follow-up on the visit and help get your whole school composting.

By the end of 2008, we will be able to offer themed visits on EcoFootprinting/Materials and Make Waste History as well.

Our themed visits are also available to community groups and families.

WHEN

We are taking bookings now for groups of between 8-15 people. Visits can be arranged from April-September: during the week from 10am-7pm, and on Saturdays from 10am-4pm and from October-March: Monday-Saturday from 10am-4pm.

HOW

To book a visit, contact the Community Education Officer for Waste Aware Edinburgh on: 0131 469 5070, complete an online booking form or e-mail : wasteaction@edinburgh.gov.uk.

Visit details and booking form for the Waste Aware Education Cabin (372 kB)

Waste Aware Education Cabin: Risk Assessment for Visits (131 kB)