Join the Joondalup GREAT Waste Challenge

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.

 

This project is supported by the Government of Western Australia and the Waste Authority.

Plastic Free July 2023

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:

Title of Workshop Date Location Time Register your attendance
Sustainable Living with Lottie     Thursday 6 July Online webinar 5.30pm
Meet the Author: Lindsay Miles     Thursday 6 July Woodvale Library 5 Trappers Drive, Woodvale 6.00pm – 7.30pm

As part of Plastic Free July, Duncraig Library are collecting bottle tops. Please help them to collect as many as possible by taking bottle tops to the library. There is more information available at the library regarding Plastic Free July and ways you can contribute to the Plastic Free July challenge.   Businesses within the City have been involved in the Plastic Free July movement in a bid to create awareness and be part of a solution to plastic pollution. Well done to the following businesses who are supporting this fantastic initiative.

  • Paper Ave (offer a 60c discount for people who bring a re-usable)
  • San Churros (offer a 20c discount for people who bring a re-usable)
  • Coffee Club (offer a 50c discount for people who bring a re-usable)
  • Cinnayum
  • Dome, Boas Ave
  • 2 Beans Café
  • Moments
  • Patisserie Café Bakehouse
  • Luca

Be sure to visit them and show your support. To find out other ways that you can get involved in the Plastic Free July challenge, take a look at the Plastic Free July website. For more information on the events listed, please call 9400 4000.

 

Reducing waste

Avoid – prevent waste in the first instance

  • Maintain and repair items rather than disposing of them
  • Grow your own fruit, vegetables, herbs and nuts at home
  • Purchase quality products that have no or minimal packaging.

Reduce – to produce less waste

  • Refuse single plastic e.g. coffee cups, produce bags
  • Purchase in bulk where possible
  • Say no to junk mail
  • Use beeswax wraps instead of cling wrap or foil
  • Only purchase what you need.

Reuse – use the same item more than once

  • Take your own reusable shopping and produce bags to the shops
  • Consider hosting a garage sale
  • Find creative ways to repurpose waste for practical purposes, art projects or gifts
  • Consider purchasing eco-friendly products made from recycled materials
  • Opt for reusable rather than disposable products, such as keep cups instead of disposable coffee cups, carry your own utensils to avoid single use knives, forks and spoons
  • Take reusable items to the REUSE shop at Tamala Park.

Recycle – converting waste materials into new materials and objects

  • Recycle all paper, cardboard, milk and juice cartons, glass bottles and jars, aluminium and steel cans, plastic bottles and containers in the yellow lid recycling bin
  • Green waste from the lime green lid is turned into compost
  • Place food or garden waste in a compost or worm farm at home
  • Take eligible containers to a Containers for Change drop off point
  • Clean and undamaged clothes can be donated to a local charity shop
  • Local schools can participate in a waste education program funded by the City of Joondalup, please visit the City’s Waste education page or call 9400 4077 for further information.

Please refer to the A-Z Waste Disposal Guide to ensure you are sorting your waste correctly.

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