Information For Schools/Community Groups

There are a number of ways in which Redditch Borough Council can provide support including the loan of videos and other educational and supportive material.

Please contact Ceridwen John to discuss your individual requirements on 3700. The Arrow Valley Countryside Centre is an excellent local educational resource, alternatively, Bishops Wood Environmental Educational Centre is a great resource for teachers – visit their website.

Guide for School Fete's/Events - How to make your event less wasteful

Below are a number of hints and tips for the keen recycler - thank you to everyone who has suggested ideas and please keep them coming!

If you have a number of items left over at the end of the day please do not just throw them away - many people would be glad to have them, or they may be recyclable.

• Charity Shops - clothes, books, bric a brac etc. will be gladly accepted by your local charity shop
• Textiles which are unsuitable for re-use can be taken to any of the green textile banks at recycling centres in Redditch where they will be shredded and used as rags.
• Cardboard Boxes and Hardback books which are unsuitable for re-use can be recycled in the green paper banks in Recycling Centres across Redditch, and at some schools. Raffle tickets can also be recycled this way.
• Electical items - please see the electrical recycling webpage (accessible from the homepage)
• Consider asking people to take their cans/plastic bottles home with them for recycling.
• Foil can be recycled in with cans in the kerbside recycling boxes or in the yellow can banks across town.