Waste Wise Schools

The Waste Wise Schools Program is Australia's leading waste and litter education program. The program is managed by Gould Group for Sustainability Victoria and has been licensed to three other Australian states.

Waste Wise Schools Program summary of results (March 2006)

A brief overview of the results and outcomes of the Waste Wise Schools Program.

Waste Wise Schools Case Studies

Visit our Case Studies page for a full listing of Victorian Waste Wise Schools Case Studies.

Waste Wise Schools Evaluation Reports

2005 - An analysis of Waste Wise Schools Workshops held in 2005

This reports contains an analysis of data collected from Waste Wise Schools workshop particpants during 2005 and 2006.
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2005 - Highlights of Waste Wise Schools June 2005

Download the 2005 Waste Wise Schools Evaluation Report (PDF,515KB)

2004 - Ecorecycle Waste Wise Schools Program Report December 2004

A report summarising the findings of five research projects investigating different aspects of the Waste Wise Schools Program:
1. Evaluation of Waste Wise Professional Development Workshops
2. Case Study of Altone North Primary School
3. A Waste Wise Survey of parents at Altona North Primary School
4. A Case Study of Williamstown High School
5. An environmental sustainability survey of families at Williamstown High School
Download the 2004 Waste Wise Schools Program Report (PDF,109KB)

Summary-The impact of the Waste Wise Schools' program on families of students at Rutherglen Primary School

Can a school-based environmental education programs really impact on the behaviour and attitudes of families? This EcoRecycle funded study looked at the impact of the Waste Wise Schools Program on families with children at Rutherglen Primary school in north-eastern Victoria .
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Summary - EcoRecycle Waste Wise Schools Program survey of teachers and students at Cobden Technical School

A second study looking at the impact of the Waste Wise Schools Program on students, teachers and families but this time at a large secondary school in rural Victoria.
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