Education

Resources

Xtreme Waste has the following resources available for loan.

Books

  • How Earth Worms Live.
  • Earthworms and their Food.
  • How Earthworms Grow.
  • What is Soil?
  • Why should I Recycle?
  • Rubbish: Building Science Concepts 60: Ministry of Education.
  • Recycling: Building Science Concepts 61: Ministry of Education.
  • Suggested Reading List.
  • Enviroschools Kit (only available for use by Enviroschools).

Videos

  • The Complete Guide to Compost:
    • Introduction to Composting - 12 minutes
    • Introduction to Worm Farming - 5 minutes
    • Advanced Composting - 13 minutes
  • A series of short videos to be used in conjunction with the classroom units.
  • Enviroschoools: A whole school approach to environmental education.
  • Campbell Live: Raglan: Recycling Capital of NZ.
  • Wastewise Video: North Shore City Council.
  • Slash Trash: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
  • City Issues: Auckland Regional Council.
  • Green Dot Video: European Producer Pays Packaging Recycling Scheme.

Compact discs

  • Landcare Songs - recycling, worms, composting etc.
  • Raglan Area School original songs.
  • Teacher's Resource Pack on Waste and Recycling: Auckland Regional Council.
  • Sustainable Households.
  • Jack Johnson and Friends: Track 9: The 3 R's.
  • Worm farming information.
  • General Teachers Resources.

Leaflets

  • Adam and Eve of Composting.

Posters

  • How much of your waste could be fed to worms instead of being put in landfill?
  • Breakdown of average household rubbish bag into Paper/Cardboard/Organics/Plastics etc.
  • One year's waste from an average family ‘Visual of sorted versus unsorted waste'.
  • Inside a worm.
  • Landfill poster.

Resource Folders

  • Zero Waste.
  • Recycling Pamphlets.
  • Zero Waste Articles and Newspaper Clippings.
  • Composting and Worm Farming.
  • ARC Resources (Waste and Recycling).
  • City Issues: Auckland Regional Councils.
  • Waste Minimisation for Special Events.
  • Water Pollution.
  • Marine Mammals.
  • Waste Audits.

Display Products

  • Zero Waste Display Box.
  • Items made of recycled products.
  • Brochures and sample products.
  • Raw plastics.
  • Biodegradable packaging.