We have teamed up with Levenseat, the recycling and waste management business, to launch a new partnership initiative to educate primary school pupils across the region.
Learn with Levenseat education programme
Developed jointly by Levenseat and our Waste and Education Departments, with further contributions from the wider waste management industry, the ‘Learn with Levenseat’ programme embraces the key principles set out in the Curriculum for Excellence enabling young children to learn about recycling, sustainability, and eco-friendly practices while also promoting development of literacy, numeracy, and health and wellbeing.
Increasing awareness about recycling in schools
The online educational tool has been developed as part of the residual waste treatment contract between the two organisations and aims to increase awareness amongst young people around the importance of recycling and provide them with the skills and knowledge that will allow them to recycle responsibly.
A study of the waste habits of Borderers conducted last year by Scottish Borders Council revealed…
