From September 20 until October 25, residents are invited to provide input on the 2021-2040 Long-term Waste Management Plan by visiting the virtual public engagement website DurhamWasteOpenHouse.ca.
Inspire your students and encourage them to learn more about how the waste they create at home is managed every day.
Learn about the five ‘R’s (Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recover), proper sorting, and other topics related to waste management.
Grade K to 8 Teachers
Our team is currently developing new comprehensive materials and lesson plans that make connections to the Ontario curriculum for elementary school teachers within Durham Region for the 2022-2023 school year. While you wait, we would love to chat about how we can help support waste education through virtual opportunities during the 2021-2022 school year. Simply fill out the request form for more information.
Grade 9 to 12 Teachers
Our team is excited to announce our NEW Virtual Education on Brightspace for high school teachers in Durham Region!
This platform was developed to provide teachers access to course materials and lesson plans connected to the Ontario curriculum to help learn and teach about solid waste management.
There's several topics to start that grade 9 to 12 teachers can explore. Each topic includes:
- Topic specific background module
- Lesson plans to help you deliver waste management course material within your classrooms
- Videos and resources
- Discussion boards
- Interactive activities
Request access to our virtual education on Brightspace by filling out the request form.
Post-secondary Teachers
For the 2021-2022 school year, all post secondary presentations will be held in a virtual format. Are you interested in requesting a general or topic specific virtual presentation? Complete the request form for more information.
Community Groups and Professional Affiliations
Are you interested in requesting a general or topic specific presentation? We would love to chat about how we can help support waste education through virtual opportunities. Simply fill out the request form for more information.
Resources
Know Before You Throw online tool
Not sure where a waste item goes? Let us help you! Use our Know Before You Throw online tool to search for information on particular items.
Check out our videos
- Material Recovery Facility: learn how your recyclables are sorted.
- Durham York Energy Centre: learn how your garbage is processed.
- What can you do to reduce single use-plastics? Waste Reduction Week 2019
Waste Management Annual Report
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