Council Waste & Recycling Presentations
Cairns Regional Council offers a unique opportunity for schools, early learning centres, community groups, and residents to book free waste & recycling presentation (incursion) sessions.
Tailored for various age groups, Council's engaging and informative Waste Education Presentation sessions explores waste types, environmental impacts, Cairns Regional Council's waste and recycling management processes, and collective proactive measures for environmental protection through material reduction, reuse, and recycling. 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.
Interested Schools, Early Learning Centres, community groups, and individuals can now book their own presentation session requests directly through our new automated booking system (see below). Please note, terms and conditions apply for each presentation session.
Book your free Council presentation (incursion) below
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.
Click on the 'presentation type' links below to be redirected to our booking online booking system
Presentation type (click on link to book) | Available times | Detailed presentation information (including risk assessment) |
Primary School - Waste & Recycling Presentation (1 hour | Hourly slots between 9am-2.30pm | Prep-Yr6 Waste and Recycling Incursion Session Presentation Booking Guide ( PDF, 0.52 MB ) |
High School - Waste & Recycling Presentation (40 min) | Hourly slots between 9am-2.30pm | High School - Waste & Recycling Presentation Booking Guide ( PDF, 0.48 MB ) |
Years 5-6 - Food Waste Presentation (1 hour) | Hourly slots between 9am-2.30pm | Yrs 5 & 6 - Love Food Hate Waste Presentation Booking Guide ( PDF, 0.52 MB ) |
High School - Food Waste Reduction Presentation (40 min) | Hourly slots between 9am-2.30pm | High School - Love Food Hate Waste Presentation Booking Guide ( PDF, 0.53 MB ) |
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.
Click on the 'presentation type' links below to be redirected to our booking online booking system
Presentation type (click on link to book) | Available times | Detailed presentation information (including risk assessment) |
Early Learning Centre - Waste & Recycling Presentation (30 mins) | Half hourly slots between 9am-2.30pm | Early Learning Centre Waste & Recycling Presentation Booking Guide ( PDF, 0.47 MB ) |
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.
Click on the 'presentation type' links below to be redirected to our booking online booking system
Presentation Type (click on link below to book) | Available times | Detailed presentation information |
Hourly slots between 9am-2.30pm* |
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.
Last Updated: 28 August 2024
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