Communication Materials for Community Groups
Zero Waste Scotland supports the work of community groups.
Managed through our Resource Efficient Circular Economy Accelerator Programme, funded by The Scottish Government and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support projects involving waste and circular economy activities, or installation of energy efficient measures in community-owned buildings.
Zero Waste Scotland recognises that behaviour change on issues around waste can often be most effectively achieved through community engagement at a local level.
We have a range of materials, training and support available to help you take action on waste in your community.
As part of this, we have a range of communications materials that are designed for partner organisations like community groups to use, free of charge.
In many cases, original artwork is available to allow you to add your own logo to personalise these for your community.
Zero Waste Scotland has been working in partnership with the Highland Good Food Partnership and The Highland Council to develop a Community Composting Resource for communities in the Highlands that are interested in starting or further developing community composting projects.
The resource provides a step-by-step guide to composting, taking users through everything they would need to consider if looking to set up a community composting project.
Community composting provides a mechanism to deal with materials locally. Dealing with green waste and food waste at a local level avoids waste streams from being hauled long distances for disposal and provides a substitute to buying expensive and sometimes environmentally damaging composts (in particular if containing peat).
View the Highland Community Composting Resource.
The Love Food Hate Waste materials are designed to get across key messages about the easiest ways for people to reduce the amount of food they waste in a really clear and motivating way.
Our suite of materials includes:
- ‘What’s in your kitchen recipe collection – recipes from around Scotland for using up leftover food, including information leaflets, and recipe cards
- Food Waste and Home Composting Toolkit - this combined food waste and home composting toolkit contains associated leaflets, posters, social media posts, press releases and an infographic.
- Posters, leaflets and other items - a colourful selection of print material aimed at different food groups and audiences.
- Education Pack- this is an interdisciplinary learning pack for all of primary and early secondary levels. The activities, PowerPoints and resources can be used in or outside the classroom by anyone who works with young people.
- Website - the Love Food Hate Waste Scotland website has a huge range of recipes for using up leftovers, plus great information, for example on portioning and planning to reduce food waste.
- Facebook – the Love Food Hate Waste Scotland Facebook page is an active and engaging page for sharing ideas and promoting food waste events and projects.
- Presentation slides - a Powerpoint presentation with facts and figures is available for giving talks to local groups. This can be amended for you to add your own slides in too.