Sponsorship

WSN is committed to sponsoring a range of community activities and programs, including:

Local Government Environment Awards
WSN is a proud sponsor of the Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) Waste Management Award as part of the annual Environment Awards.

Blacktown Garden Competition
Since 2005 WSN has been the presenting partner of the Blacktown City Garden Competition. The awards are held each year to recognise that best gardens in Blacktown City based on overall appearance, general condition of plants and gardens and design.

Ku-ring-gai Council illegal dumping campaign
Ku-ring-gai Council’s campaign aimed at reducing illegal dumping to create a safer and cleaner local environment is sponsored by WSN. The campaign will use a proactive approach to target specific dumping 'hot spots' and raise awareness of the issue amongst residents and businesses.

Compost Awareness Week
WSN was a 'Diamond' sponsor of Compost Awareness Week 2007. Running from 6-12 May, the event aimed to improve awareness about the importance of this valuable resource and to promote composting and compost use at all scales.

World Environment Day Awards
We sponsored the Local Government category of the World Environment Day Awards 2006, run by the United Nations Association of Australia. This national awards program provides an opportunity for all sectors to showcase the many important and exciting environmental projects developed across Australia over the past year.

Clean Up Australia Day
Since 1990, WSN has accepted, free of charge, all waste collected by Sydney councils on Clean Up Australia Day. In 2008, 7,000 tonnes of waste were cleared from around 6,000 sites across Australia!

Keep Australia Beautiful
WSN is the foundation sponsor of the Waste Watchers Program run by Keep Australia Beautiful. Since 1994 Waste Watchers has increased the understanding of waste, litter and stormwater issues for primary aged school children across NSW. Through curriculum linked sessions, simple yet effective messages are communicated to over 30,000 students a year. Our sponsorship goes towards production of educational and display material, employing educators and transport costs.

The Waste Watchers program is designed to support Local Government Authorities in educating their local community in waste issues that are specific to their locality. Participation in the Waste Watchers sessions empowers students with the knowledge and skills to educate and influence their families as well as adopting practices in their home environment, which have been explored and demonstrated through the program.

WSN also partners with Keep Australia Beautiful through sponsorship of the Clean Beach Challenge. This competition aims to enhance beachside communities by promoting personal initiative, civic pride and environmental awareness and the program awards provide recognition to people who care for their community and coastal environment. The WSN Resource Recovery Award is granted for outstanding accomplishment in resource recovery and management and for initiatives by community, business and/or local government in promoting resource recovery, managing waste materials and reducing packaging to protect our coastal environments.

For more information on these and other great programs run through Keep Australia Beautiful, visit the website, email info@kabnsw.org.au or phone 02 9633 3380.

Revolve Shop
Products brought to the Resource Recovery Centre at Eastern Creek that are in good condition are now resold at a “Revolve Shop” on site. All proceeds from the shop go to the Cumberland Zone Rural Fire Service to help train local volunteers.

Barden Ridgebacks
We sponsor the Barden Ridgebacks Sports Club's soccer and netball teams, whose members play on sports fields developed at the rehabilitated landfill at Lucas Heights.

Support for National Tree Day
Each year our nursery at Lucas Heights donates native seedlings to local school and community groups to plant on Planet Ark’s National Tree Day. Each year around 2,000 seedlings are provided to schools and groups including the Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council. The nursery commenced operation in 1994 to provide native plants for revegetation of completed areas of the Lucas Heights landfill through collection and propagation of local seeds.

Bankstown City Council Waste Game
Bankstown City Council’s waste education game called “Recycle: Act local, think global” was made possible thanks to sponsorship from WSN. The game was developed by the Council to meet the aims and objectives of the Environmental Education Policy for Schools and to provide curriculum support. The game will assist local infants and primary schools in the Bankstown area to learn and care for the environment, solve issues in the environment, adopt practices and behaviours to protect the environment, encourage community participation and “Act locally – think globally”.

Gosford Council Schools’ Environmental Awareness Program
WSN is a sponsor of the Gosford City Council Schools Environmental Awareness Program. The program has been running for 16 years and specifically targets primary schools in the Gosford local government area. The Council supports the schools by providing guidance and resources on topics such as waste management, biodiversity, resource audits, providing plants and stormwater issues. The program is a theme based school awards program that fosters and promotes a commitment to positive environmental behaviour. School are encouraged to participate in the program by involving themselves in a range of activities and projects that are environment based

Manly Council Art Prize
In 2005 we worked with Manly Council to develop an art competition to be run through local primary and high schools. The theme of the competition was centred around re-using and renewing resources that are traditionally not recycled. Prize money was awarded to the winning schools to be used for sustainable projects.