The City of Joondalup, in conjunction with the City of Cockburn and the Waste Authority, ran a series of FREE workshops highlighting the importance of being a GREAT Sort. Have a look at some of the highlights and key take aways from our workshops.
G – Gift: This workshop covers the importance of gifting items that you already own – either to charity, to swap or to sell.
R – Recycle: This workshop covers the importance of recycling only five things – cans, plastic, paper, glass and cardboard.
E – Earth-cycle: This workshop covers how you can earth-cycle food scraps and garden waste into compost.
A – Avoid: This workshop covers the need to avoid excess packaging by taking shopping bags, reusing or borrowing items and to ask yourself the right question – ‘do I actually need to buy this product?’
T – Take: This workshop covers the history of plastic, why it was invented and the impacts on society, environment and economy.
Make your pledge today on ways you will contribute to being a GREAT Sort via social media using the #joondalupGREATwastechallenge.
See what some residents have already made a pledge for:
‘I pledge to reduce the use of plastic’, Jude, Take Workshop’I pledge to teach my grandchildren’, Tom, Take Workshop
‘I pledge to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!’, Nisha, Take Workshop
‘I pledge to do more to reduce plastic usage at work and home’, Emily, Take Workshop
‘I pledge to reduce my purchasing of overtly single-use products’, Malcolm, Take Workshop
‘I pledge to reduce my household plastic, recycle correctly, and use the Containers for Change scheme’, Caryn, Take Workshop
‘I pledge to set up a compost bin to put my food scraps’, Annie, Woodvale
‘I pledge to encourage my children to recycle correctly and make sure that they know soft plastics do not go into the recycling bin’, Steven, Burns Beach.
‘I pledge to spread the word of reducing waste’, Anonymous, Earth-Cycle Workshop
‘I pledge to start a mini worm farm’, Jennifer, Earth-Cycle Workshop
‘I pledge to use my bokashi more efficiently’, Anonymous, Earth-Cycle Workshop
‘I pledge to purchase a compost bin and use it on a regular basis’, Catherine, Earth-Cycle Workshop
‘I pledge to definitely purchase a compost bin and use it on a regular basis’, Sandra, Earth-Cycle Workshop
‘I pledge to use our compost bin better and turn it more regularly’, Deb, Earth-Cycle Workshop
‘I pledge to spread the words to have zero organic waste to landfill’, Anonymous, Earth-Cycle Workshop
‘I pledge to try and do more recycling and be aware of what I buy’, Maryanne, Avoid Workshop
‘I pledge to buy less plastic’, Vianney, Avoid Workshop
‘I pledge to reduce my use of single use plastic’, Vicky, Avoid Workshop
‘I pledge to stop buying long-life milk’, James, Avoid Workshop
‘I pledge to save up my blister packs and take them to St Nic Recycle Hub’, Mel, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to educate our 4 grandchildren on recycling’, Annette, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to remove bottle tops’, Deborah, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to help spread the message’, Hilary, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to ensure that I sort household waste correctly and place into the correct bins’, Sandra, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to not waste food’, Shirley, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to think twice about buying a product that can be recycled and placing materials into the correct bins’, Maryanne, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to do my best to educate my son and his family, and to look for alternatives to individual packaged items e.g. snacks’, Susan, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to reuse items and when replacing them to buy metal and glass products’, Rani, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to avoid and reuse’, Andy, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to use more green waste at home’, Jennifer, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to strongly think about how much waste is going to be generate when purchasing items e.g. single use yoghurt packets’, Zak and Rock, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to keep learning, implementing, and sharing knowledge’, Marian, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to ensure i dispose of products with batteries at Tamala Park’, Rana, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to wash everything before placing into the recycle bin’, Meryl, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to do better!’, Graham, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to continue spreading the word – Reuse first!’, Karen, Recycle Workshop
‘I pledge to think about packaging I buy’, Rhonda, Recycle Workshop
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This project is supported by the Government of Western Australia and the Waste Authority.
Plastic Free July is recognised globally as an annual month of global action where individuals, businesses and governments come together to take action to reduce plastic waste, creating a social change movement. By sharing ideas, positive actions and stories of change, Plastic Free July helps people and organisations “choose to refuse” single-use plastic everyday. Last year, an estimated 140 million people worldwide took part in Plastic Free July. On average, participants reduced their household waste and recycling by 15kg per person. As part of the City’s ongoing efforts to reduce waste going into landfill and to protect the environment and support WA’s Plan for Plastic, the City has partnered with the Plastic Free July organisation again in 2023 to help the community take action to end plastic waste. Upcoming event for residents to attend to learn ways in which they can reduce the use of plastic: 
