Extremely useful local community tips

Did you know that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish? It's a startling fact, but there's good news too. There are simple things you can do to make a difference, and Plastic Free July is a great way to start!

Did you know that plastic plant pots can’t be recycled through your kerbside yellow top bin? If the answer is ‘No!’ join the club! They are made of a type of plastic that needs specialist recycling, so here’s what you can do with them instead, to keep them out of landfill.  

Coffee pods are usually made from a combination of aluminium and plastics. They are convenient and cause less mess to clean up. But the downside is that Australians consume an average of 3 million coffee pods a day, and most of them end up in landfill.

If you have old furniture at home, or just fancy a change – there are ways you can get it out of your house without sending it to landfill.

Single-use plastic bottle lids are too small for recycling sorting machines to cope with, which is why they can’t be recycled in your kerbside bin. As a result, they end up in landfill and our oceans. Read on to find out where you can recycle them instead.

We all do our best when it comes to recycling – but sometimes it can be a bit confusing! Don’t stress - we’ve got a list of what can and can’t be recycled in your kerbside bin, just to make your recycling life a bit easier.

Although soft plastics recycling via supermarkets has been paused, there is still a way to recycle some soft plastic items. This is via TerraCycle and the GLAD Food Care free recycling program.

Each year in Australia, over 140 million pens are sold, contributing approximately 700 tonnes of plastic waste to landfill sites across the country. Here’s what you can do with them instead.

We’re all used to recycling our empty containers these days, but when it comes to the lids, things get a bit more complicated. Here is some information about what you can do with the metal lids from drinks, jars, and bottles.

If you’ve taken a stroll down the supermarket aisles lately, you might have noticed a few changes – there’s less single-use plastic on the shelves. Yay! This is because the Stage 1 plastics ban has finished. Stage 2 is kicking off this year - here's what's happening.

We’re all getting the hang of recycling the usual items such as paper, cardboard, plastic, and glass. But what about those unusual items that can’t go into your kerbside recycling bin, such as tablet blister packs?

What do you do with used cooking oil when you’ve made dinner? We have the do’s and don’ts of disposing of it properly without damaging your home or the environment!

Here’s how you can keep (most of it) it out of landfill.

Fancy a change of pattern or colour for your bedlinen and towels? Or have they just seen better days and just need replacing? Either way, here’s what you can do with them to keep them out of landfill.

Did you know that shredded paper cannot go into your yellow lid recycling bin? It’s too small to be captured by the recycling machinery, and it can contaminate the glass stream. A small amount can go in your compost or FOGO bin (with the bright green lid for organic matter - if your council supplies one).

Over Christmas, Australians will create 50% more waste than the rest of the year. That’s a lot of stuff going to landfill not to mention the money that we are throwing away. Here are some easy ways you can cut down on waste.

Because they are too small for general recycling machines, plastic bread-bag tags are ending up in landfill, causing harm to our native wildlife and wreaking havoc on the marine environment. Thankfully, there are a couple of ways that these can now be recycled.

A life without plastic packaging may seem a bit daunting, but there are some simple things you can do to reduce the amount you use, starting with your food shopping. (Go on, give it a try!)

We throw away vast amounts of stuff – even things that could be easily repaired but we don’t know how. This is where a Repair Café comes in handy – they are a place where you can have things repaired for free and keep them out of landfill. Here’s how it works.

We all seem to have coped with the ban on single use plastic shopping bags when we visit the supermarket. Plastic produce bags are still available for use, (the ones you tear off the roll in the fresh produce section of the supermarket) – but they are next on the list to be banned. Try these easy alternatives instead!