Warrington Gets An Education In Waste

13 October 2011

A new education centre dedicated to educating residents of all ages about waste and recycling in Warrington officially opened yesterday (12 October)

Warrington's Waste Education Centre

Based at Gatewarth Community Recycling Centre, the new initiative is unique to the area and boasts interactive displays showing how waste of all kinds is recycled and reused.

Visitors to the centre will find out about the UK's rubbish, learn about the wide variety of materials that can be recycled and how to make a real difference by reducing waste and recycling more at home.

The centre aims at providing a destination for schools and community groups wishing to learn more about what happens to their rubbish and what they can do to ensure they're doing all they can to help the environment.

Cllr David Keane (Lab, Penketh & Cuerdley), executive board member for environment and public protection, said: "This new facility will help educate even more residents on the importance of reducing and recycling waste as we continue to strive to move away from sending waste to landfill.

"The Gatewarth Community Recycling Centre is a fantastic facility and it recycles over 75 percent of the waste that is dumped at the site.

"The more we in Warrington recycle through these sites or through the blue and green bins at home, the more we can help the environment and save valuable resources."

The centre has been developed with support from two contractors - Environmental Waste Controls (EWC) who have provided a converted reused shipping container to house the centre and DHL Enviro Solutions have provided funding and support in fitting out the centre.

For more information visit: www.recyclHYPERLINK "http://www.recycleforwarrington.co.uk/"eHYPERLINK "http://www.recycleforwarrington.co.uk/"forwarrington.co.uk

To organise a visit call: 01925 443094

Darrel Moore