Environmental Awareness and Education is a priority for Roscommon County Council and through the Environmental Awareness Officer it aims to provide a comprehensive programme of education and information on waste management, waste prevention and minimisation and litter. Emphasis is placed on working with Tidy Towns Committees, Community Groups and Schools. Through working with these groups it is hoped to educate in regard to waste, recycling, and litter, also to encourage schools to join the Green Schools Programme.