All the resourcesbelow are available for anyone to download but teachers and communitygroup leaders should find them particularly useful.

DVD

Living with Landfill DVD: This short film explores Scottish communities affected by living near landfill sites and how this problem can be solved.

Information leaflets

You can download the following leaflets or request as hard copies

• Waste Prevention: helping to turn the tide on Scotland’s rubbish
  
• Top Tips to be a SMART shopper!
  
• Top Tips for a Waste Free Lunch!
  
• Top Tips to stop Unwanted Mail!

The following are available as hard copies only by request

• Simple tips for reducing food waste at home (WRAP)
  
• Composting at Home (Waste Aware Scotland)
  
• A Guide to Using Real Nappies (Waste Aware Scotland)

Practical activities

• Slim Your Bin: Activity Instructions/risk assessment
• Waste/lunch audit: Activity Instructions/risk assessment
• Reusable bag decorating: Activity instructions/risk assessment
• Mini plant pot making: Activity instructions/risk assessment
• Envelope making: Activity instructions/risk assessment                               

Powerpoint Presentations

• Scotland’s Waste: - an introduction to FoES, CREW and Scotland’s main waste issues
• SMARTshopping: – why it’s important for consumers to use their ‘purchasingpower’ when shopping and how to organise a packaging action day
• Plasticbags: – some shocking statistics about the environmental impact ofplastic bags and simple steps on how to start your own plastic bag freecampaign (based on advice given by Rebecca Hoskings, Modbury)
• Unwanted Mail: - a summary of how to put a halt to the junk you receive in the post