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 education will include information about:

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

In 2025, the Education Centre is offering waste and recycling education sessions to Darwin primary schools, facility-wide bus tours to Darwin secondary schools, and a 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 is seeking expressions of interest from Darwin primary schools for years 2-6 classes to participate in our 2025 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 2025 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. Students attending Shoal Bay will need to wear covered shoes and bring their own water bottles and hats.

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

City of Darwin is seeking expressions of interest from secondary school classes within the Darwin municipality to participate in our educational bus tours of Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility in 2025.
  
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. Students will need to wear covered shoes and bring their own water bottles.