Education

Regional Waste Education Officers Ph: 08 9797 2404

WYW-L-C

 Greater Bunbury Region- Waste Education Program

Working with local Councils  City of Bunbury, the Shire of Harvey, the Shire of Dardanup, the Shire of Capel, the Shire of Collie , the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup and the Bunbury Harvey Regional Council.

Waste Education Officers are available to assist local residents, businesses, schools and community groups with fun activities and information encouraging us all to watch our waste.

Using your kerbside bins

As the population in Western Australia grows, so does the amount of waste generated. Everyone can take simple actions to follow the 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – and keep waste out of landfill. One easy way to do your bit is by separating waste correctly into your kerbside bins. This ensures recyclable items aren’t contaminated. Do you know what items can go in each of your kerbside bins? Find out in the A-Z Waste Guide.

What happens to your waste?

Did you know that your Organics waste is turned into compost which is used to naturally fertilise farms in the South West? You can find out more about the compost process here.

Did you know that around 1500 tonnes of recycling is processed each month from the South West yellow top bins? You can find out more about what happens to our South West recycling here.

Helpful websites

Waste Authority – WA… too good to waste

Adrift – find out where plastic pollution in the worlds oceans ends up

Story of Stuff – from a movie to a movement

Planet Ark – positive environmental actions for everyone

Keep Australia Beautiful – help reduce litter