Divert and Earn
What's included, how it runs, and how your team is supported. Intake closes 31 Oct, 2026.
What's included
How it runs
Training runs as a hybrid program including online briefings, 5 hours face to face for the whole operations team and a CAS coach.
The Training
Four sessions delivered - your team leaves with the roadmap and the tools to run it.
Your coach keeps you on track
10 one-on-one, one-hour sessions with your CAS coach — including access to industry experts, such as Sustainability specialists, when you need them (10 hours total).
You bring it to life
We provide the system and train your team to run it. Setting up a physical Sustainability Skills Centre is optional and entirely up to you — how you apply the system is your call.
From joining to running on your own
Five stages, from the day you say yes through to your system running without us. A guide, not a schedule — your CAS coach confirms dates with your delegate.
2026 Nov–Dec
2026 Term 1
2027 Term 2
2027 Term 3
2027 Ongoing
Commit and pay. Submit your interest and nominate your delegate, then secure your place with your deposit.
Pledge, welcome and briefings. Take the Pledge during National Recycling Week, announce it to your school community, and join the online Delegates Welcome Event and Cleaners Briefing.
Co-design, install and train. Your Business Manager completes the Waste Walk Workshop, your team attends the Divert and Earn Workshop, and your system is built with your CAS coach.
Go live and capture data. Your system runs. Daily data capture, weekly on-track checks, and the first circular income reported back to your P&C.
Report, review and celebrate. Results packs and control charts for your grant applications, continuous improvement cycles, a staff showcase, and your program review.
What your school brings
This is a co-design process — fit for purpose, and built around your school. No two schools are the same, and how you apply the system is up to you.
- One school lead/delegate — this doesn't take extra hours, just a change of behaviour
- Your cleaning and operations team included from the first briefing — a little time upfront, designed to make their day easier, not add to their ongoing hours
- An aerial map of your school
- Your recent waste bills
- Wifi access for your team
- Curiosity, and an openness to change
- A bin lifter in place, if you don't already have one — this can take time to arrange, so it's worth starting early (equipment isn't included)
- Sign-off from your P&C or business manager to receive Containers for Change / circular income
A working space, not a recycling shed
The Sustainability Skills Centre (SSC) is a purpose-fit working space inside your school where your team recovers resources using industry-standard tools — cans, bottles, paper, glass, organics and e-waste. What used to cost you money to send to landfill becomes savings, and circular income for your P&C through Containers for Change.
Most schools have it running day to day within the first term — staffed by your cleaning and grounds team, with your CAS coach checking in along the way. It takes a little time to set up, but from there it's designed to make their day easier, not add to their ongoing hours.
Ten locations, Term 1 2027
In-person Divert and Earn Workshop dates below — part of your school's hybrid training pathway alongside the online audit and December sessions.
Four easy steps to start your journey
Is your school ready to lead?
Not sure it's the right fit? Start with a free 30-minute Leadership Briefing.