Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility supporting education of sustainable waste management

The Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility has been offering tours and educational opportunities for local young people and adults since it opened at the beginning of 2020.

The team has a strong and well-established education programme which is designed to provide insight and inform visitors of the waste process including the 4Rs of waste: reduce, reuse recycle, and recover. 

The facility has a well-established education programme

With a classroom on site available for schools, colleges, community, and interest groups to meet and learn, the team also offers tours of the Facility and a number of workshops throughout the year.

In 2024, the team hosted 29 tours for schools, including SEND children. So far this year, 18 school tours have been led by Community Relationship Manager Melanie de la Torre Zamora.

Each tour showcases the engineering and technology involved with the treatment of household residual waste.

In addition to the incredibly popular tours which book up a year in advance, the Facility offers four workshops throughout the year mainly aimed at children and are focused around educating young people on sustainability and the environment in an engaging and fun way.

For more information about workshops and education opportunities available, please visit https://gloucestershireefw.co.uk/