Partners & Related Programs

Maroochy Catchment Centre facilitates operations of the Sunshine Coast QESSI Hub for the Queensland Environmentally Sustainable Schools Initiative, helping local schools build on their sustinability outcomes. Their website provides valuable educational resources on the subject.

Maroochy Waste Alert Education Program offers education services at their Environmental Education Centre and Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Nambour.

Queensland Litter Prevention Alliance (QLPA) coordinates strategically planned litter prevention, education and management activities across Queensland, and provides loans of specialized equipment such as mobile butt bins and waste audit gear.

Moreton Bay Regional Council, through EnviroCom Australia, is conducting a Waste Education Pilot Study, aimed at progressing previous waste education efforts into long term sustainable waste minimisation programs within schools.

Keep Australia Beautiful runs the annual Green and Healthy Schools Program which awards schools for the efforts in a range of areas including litter prevention and resource recovery.

Clean Up Australia runs clean up campaigns regularly, notably Clean Up Australia Day and Schools Clean Up Day.

Department of Education and Sustainability Victoria runs annual Rubbish Free Lunch Challenge, with detailed linkages to the Victorian curriculum.

Sustainable Schools NSW supports schools in sustainability education and environmental achievements through a School Environmental Management Plan (SEMP).

The Reef Guardian Program provides curriculum resources concerning the Great Barrier Reef and encourages schools to manage resources and their school grounds in ways that help protect the GBR.

Healthy Waterways SE QLD is a collaboration between government, industry, researchers and community working towards improving catchment management and waterways health.

Education QLD has a network of Outdoor and Environment Education Centres across the state, providing specialized education facilities.

QLD Environmental Protection Agency has launched Public Place Recycling.

Endeavour Foundation provides a confidential paper destruction and recycling service. Depending on location, it also collects paper and cardboard for recycling, and pre-loved clothes, furniture and other items for resale, with proceeds going into support for disability services.

Locally for the Sunshine Coast, North Coast Recycling collects cardboard and paper for recycling.