Education

Check out videos on our ACRD Recycling and Organics playlist on the ACRD YouTube channel.

Boat Disposal Services on Vancouver Island (PDF)

The ACRD is pleased to present engaging and interactive workshops on waste in the region. Contact our education programs coordinator at recycling@acrd.bc.ca to set up your workshop covering the "Story of Waste in the ACRD Region". Find out:

How much waste
Where does it go
What are the challenges
What are the solutions
How waste management is governed in BC
How can each person make a difference

School programs

School workshops are designed to be in-line with the BC Curriculum Big Ideas and cross-curricular competencies for all grades. They are interactive and include:

The link between consumption and waste
Place-based learning (local ecological, historical and social connections)
Project-based learning if appropriate (e.g. stewardship initiatives or support for sustainable school projects)
Creative ideas for personal change

Recycle BC Colouring Book suitable for K-4

Community programs

Suitable for audiences of all ages, from Kindergarten to adult, indoors or outdoors
Relevant to local issues yet in the context of the big picture
Inspiring, promote concrete ideas for making a personal difference.

Train the trainer model

Resources and training can be arranged for your in-house trainers (e.g. First Nation communities, businesses, apartment buildings etc.)