Waste education for Darwin

City of Darwin opened its Education Centre at Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility in 2024. The Education Centre provides an opportunity for the community to learn about waste management and resource recovery in Darwin.

Focus areas for waste education and learning include:

• Reducing waste
• Maximising reuse and recycling
• the Northern Territory circular economy  
• Shoal Bay’s best practice infrastructure

The Education Centre currently offers waste and recycling education sessions to Darwin primary schools, facility-wide bus tours to Darwin secondary schools, and an annual Community Open Day to the general public. 

City of Darwin has made a commitment to being recognised as a clean and environmentally responsible city. Over the next ten years, our aim is to reduce waste going to landfill by 50 per cent and grow the circular economy in Darwin. Community education is key to achieving these objectives. 

Expressions of Interest - Waste & Recycling Education Sessions for Primary Schools

City of Darwin seeks expressions of interest from Darwin primary school classes to participate in our waste & recycling education sessions. The limited number of sessions can be delivered as either incursions at your school or at the Education Centre at Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility. Bookings are available throughout the school year.

The sessions provide an insight into the operation of Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility and focus on ways to minimise household waste and recycling contamination. Developed in collaboration with KESAB Environmental Solutions and NT Recycling Solutions (NTRS), the sessions include interactive activities and interpretive signage to make waste education fun and engaging.

To register your school’s interest, please complete the registration form here

For any questions, contact environment@darwin.nt.gov.au. 

Please note: Education sessions will go for 1 hour in total. Schools attending Shoal Bay will need to organise their own bus transport, and students should wear covered shoes and bring their own water bottles and hats.

Expressions of Interest - Facility-wide Bus Tours for Secondary Schools

City of Darwin seeks expressions of interest from secondary school classes within the Darwin municipality to participate in our educational bus tours of Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility. The tours are delivered by a representative from Veolia on-site.
  
The limited number of “behind the scenes" tours provide students with an opportunity to look at how Darwin’s waste is managed. The tour includes best practice examples of resource recovery initiatives, landfill upgrades and environmental management across Shoal Bay. 
 
To register your school’s interest, please complete the registration form here

For any questions, contact environment@darwin.nt.gov.au. 

Please note: Tours will go for 1 hour in total. Schools attending Shoal Bay will need to organise their own bus transport, and students should wear covered shoes and bring their own water bottles.