WA’s Container Deposit Scheme kicks off on 2 June. This means WA residents will be able to drop off empty bottles, cans and cartons at refund points, and claim a 10 cent refund for each one. Eligible containers include most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard beverage containers which are typically consumed outside the […]
A bin tagging program commenced mid-February 2020 in selected households across the region to help educate residents to ‘recycle right’. Bin tagging is part of the rollout of the new 3-bin FOGO system that was implemented during 2019 in the City of Melville, City of Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle. The Southern Metropolitan Regional […]
The City of Melville was crowned champion of the most popular category, Communication Engagement Success of the Year at the recent 2019 Waste and Resource Recovery (WARR) awards. Winners were announced at the annual gala dinner on 14 November at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney. The City of Melville won for its grassroots, ground […]
By Sophie Hirsh | Image source: Istock The longer you’ve been living a zero-waste or sustainable lifestyle, the easier composting gets. But at first, it can be a bit overwhelming — suddenly, so many things that you used to put in the garbage or even the recycling bin can now go in the compost pile. […]
For most councils in the Perth Metropolitan Area, there have been changes regarding what can and can’t be recycled in your yellow-topped bin. These changes are part of an effort to try and reduce contamination and make recycling easier for everyone to understand. By having a clear and consistent range of recycling items, it not […]
Grocery stores are turning a new leaf when it comes to plastic. Banana leaves are replacing plastic for grocery packaging. In order to fight single-use plastics, supermarkets in Thailand and Vietnam have turned to a more eco-friendly solution to bundle their products. The world has produced roughly 9 billion tons of plastic so far … […]
A $200 rebate on the purchase and installation of a waterwise weather-smart irrigation controller is available for 600 Western Australian homeowners. The State Government, through the Water Corporation, launched the offer from the first day of September, with the initiative following on from a Water Corporation trial. The trial ran in 60 households in 2015-16 […]
BY SOPHIE HIRSH / GREENMATTERS How “Buy Nothing” Facebook Groups Work to Create a Gift Economy in Communities As the saying goes, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. With that in mind, Rebecca Rockefeller and Liesl Clark founded the Buy Nothing Project back in 2013. Now, six years later, the project has expanded to […]
Garage Sale Trail is a national, people-powered program that’s about sustainability, creativity and fun. By organising communities around Australia to hold sales on the same day the aim is to reduce waste to landfill, enable community connections, provide a platform for fundraising, inspire creativity and stimulate local economies. After 9 years, Garage Sale Trail has […]
Residents in the City of Fremantle, Melville and the Town of East Fremantle will soon go from two bins to three when the Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) system is rolled out in the second half of 2019. Commencing in October 2017, a 3-bin FOGO service was trialled to around 7,000 households in the City […]