Waste Education in Schools and Communities

• Waste Education
• Schools and Teachers
• Where does YOUR waste go?

Waste Education

The Moray Council aims to increase the awareness and understanding of good Waste Management practices in the broadest sense and it promotes many messages including:

• Waste minimisation
• Waste disposal
• Recycling
• Anti litter
• Anti fly tipping
• Eco Schools programme

The Waste Team can provide information on any of the above practices and also on a wider range topics that may be of interest such as:

• Kerbside recycling scheme/Recycling in Moray
• Where does your waste go?
• Ways to reduce and reuse your waste
• Waste management in rural communities

The Waste Team also has a Waste Aware Information Vehicle that travels around Moray providing information and advice on all waste related matters. If you are running a community event and feel that having a Waste Aware presence would be of benefit then you can book the Information Vehicle FREE OF CHARGE.

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Schools and Teachers

The Waste Team is also available to support schools and nurseries through the Eco Schools programme.

This is a programme that the Scottish Government Education Department has adopted as a performance measure for one of their National Priorities in Education (Priority 4 - "Values and Citizenship"). The Eco Schools programme is:

"An international project designed to encourage whole school action for the environment. It is a recognised award scheme, rewarding and accrediting schools that have made a commitment to continuously improving their environmental performance."

The programme operates an award system which consists of Bronze, Silver and Green flags.

Congratulations to all school who are participating in the Eco Schools programme and in particular to the following schools who have achieved their Green Flag status:

Primary Schools -

• Applegrove
• Cabrach
• Inveravon
• Kinloss
• Logie

Secondary Schools -

• Forres Academy

For more information about the Eco Schools programme you can visit their website  www.eco-schools.org.uk (this link opens in a new window)

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Where does YOUR waste go?

Recycling saves scarce natural resources, energy, and money and also decreases the level of harmful emissions produced. Find out what happens to YOUR waste and recyclates:

Your Green Bin
Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCV’s) collect your waste from green bins on a fortnightly basis, in areas serviced by the  Kerbside Recycling Scheme and on a weekly basis in rural areas not served by the Kerbside Recycling Scheme. The RCV’s take their load to the closest Recycling Centre - Waterford in Forres, Moycroft in Elgin and Gollachy in Buckie. Waste from all the Recycling Centres is taken to Moycroft Recycling Centre, Elgin where it is bailed and loaded onto trailers. These trailers take the waste to their final destination, Dallachy Landfill site in Spey Bay.

Your Brown Bin (areas served by Kerbside Recycling Scheme)
RCV’s collect the contents of your brown bins on a fortnightly basis. The RCV’s then take the green waste to the closest Recycling Centre - Waterford in Forres, Moycroft in Elgin and Gollachy in Buckie. Waste from all the Recycling Centres is taken to Moycroft Recycling Centre, Elgin where it is shredded. The shredded waste is then transported to Keenans Recycling in Aberdeenshire to be composted. The compost generated is used for land restoration and to cap our landfill site.

Your Blue Box and Paper Banks
The contents of your blue box and your local paper bank gets collected by the RCV’s and are taken to Moycroft Recycling Centre, Elgin. The paper and cardboard gets bailed and then is collected by lorries from Securecycle Scotland Ltd – a paper mill in Fife. The paper and cardboard gets made into new paper based products.

Your Orange Box and Glass Banks
The glass content of your orange box and your local glass bank gets collected by the RCV’s and is taken to Moycroft Recycling Centre, Elgin. It is taken to British Glass in Alloa where it is made into new products.

Your Orange Box and Can Banks
The food and drink cans (aluminium and steel) from your orange box and your local can bank are taken to Moycroft Recycling Centre, Elgin. From here they are transported to Buckie where a charity called Waste Watchers will then separate and bale the cans. The bales of aluminium are transported to Novelis (this link opens in a new window) in Alloa and are made into new aluminium cans. The steel cans are transported to JR Adams in Glasgow and are made into new steel products, including cans.

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