Keen to make the most of the silly season without all the extra waste? Register now! Christmas day is just around the corner, along with all the extra consumerism, excess packaging, overindulgence and food babies. By rethinking some of these old traditions, you and your household can have a more sustainable and conscious Christmas with […]
Media Release 11 November 2020 The Southern Metropolitan Regional Council is part of a consortium who were crowned winners of the Waste Management Award category of the 2020 WA Waste Authority’s Infinity Awards. The joint submission from the Waste and Recycling Industry Association of Western Australia (WRIAWA), Cleanaway WA, Southern Metropolitan Regional Council, SUEZ WA […]
Whether you’re keen to earn a bit of extra cash, raise money for your local sports club or even donate to your favourite charity, you can now start earning 10-cents for every eligible drink container collected for the Containers for Change program.
It was a visit to the Regional Resource Recovery Centre (RRRC) back in 2011 that triggered Rebecca Prince-Ruiz to begin what is now a worldwide movement with a record-breaking 326 Million people participating in Plastic Free July this year! Plastic Free July, now in its tenth year, helps millions of people be part of the […]
Recycle Right/Southern Metropolitan Regional Council, together with our partners City of Melville, City of Kwinana, City of Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle are proud Plastic Free Council Challenge members. Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have […]
May is the month to compost! Get your hands dirty and find out more about compost. From backyard worm farms and compost bins to large scale composting processes, recycling and reuse is far more than just your recycling bin. In the Southern Metropolitan Region, the contents of your FOGO bin get turned into compost by […]
The average Australian produces over 2 tonnes of waste every year, that’s roughly 40kg of waste per week. Can you imagine that building up if we didn’t have our amazing waste truck drivers collecting it for us?! We’d like to give a shout out to waste truck drivers everywhere and say a huge thank you […]
Waste collection continues to be an essential service during these changing times. Put a smile on the face of our waste teams 😊 by decorating your bin using recycled or reusable materials and take a photo. You may even like to dress up yourself! Get creative and decorate your bin, take a photo, share and […]
Given the continually evolving COVID 19 situation, the Southern Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) continues to monitor and act on the advice of the WA State Government, WA Department of Health and the Australian Government’s Department of Health. The following changes to our operations are currently in place at the RRRC and administrative building in Booragoon. […]
Will you be the next Waste Champion? The Infinity Awards are back for 2020 to find the best of the best! The Infinity Awards are an annual event which recognise inventive ways and solutions to reduce waste and meet the reuse and recycling targets in Western Australia’s Waste Strategy. Nominations are now open for the […]