Our Waste Future

There are many actions that you can take at home to reduce waste, recycle more and save money.  Visit our Waste Wise Peninsula webpage to finds connections to businesses, programs and ideas to help you make simple switches!

• Avoid packaging, particularly single-use plastic packaging, by investing in BYO cutlery, coffee cup and produce bags.
• Avoid packaging by visiting one of the bulk food shops on the Peninsula
• Over 40% of waste going to landfill is food waste. Composting is a natural process that can be harnessed in your own backyard to reduce food waste going to landfill.  Order your discounted compost bin, worm farm or bokashi bin.
• Got e-waste? Recycle your unwanted e-waste (electronic or electrical items).
• What goes in your bins? Find out what can and can’t go in your recycling bin and household waste bin to help recycle right.
• Free recycling at our Resource Recovery Centres and Hoppers. Learn the range of items you can dispose of FREE. Reducing landfill by adopting recycling and resource recovery can save you money! Visit our Waste Disposal Guide.

The Shire offers a range of services to our community, to help them manage their waste.

Household rubbish

You can dispose of your rubbish using: weekly rubbish bin collection, hard waste collection or by taking your rubbish to one of our tips and hoppers.

Food and Green Waste

Learn how to dispose of your food and green waste, no charge green waste weekends, green waste drop-off at transfer stations or green waste kerbside pickup.

Recycling

Learn how and where you can Recycle Right on the Peninsula.

Booked Hard / Green Waste Service

The Shire’s booked hard/green waste service collects hard and/or green waste from your home (nature strip) and can be organised by calling the Shire on 5950 1406.

Cloth nappy and plastic free period products rebate

Shire residents can apply for a rebate on eligible cloth nappy and plastic free period products.

Mobile recycling trailer

Looking to book the Shire’s mobile recycling trailer? Community groups and organisations can book the trailer (free of charge) to come to your town. Making it available for residents to drop off their unwanted clothing and small electrical items.

Order a new or larger bin

Information for residents on ordering a new or bigger bin in order to dispose of rubbish, recycling or green waste.

The Shire is committed to best practice waste management and moving towards a zero-waste peninsula. 

Beyond Zero Waste Strategy

The Beyond Zero Waste Strategy 2030 works toward the ambitious goal to deliver zero waste to landfill.

Phasing out single-use plastics

Single-use plastics are often used once or twice and then disposed. Learn how we all can work together to phase out these plastics and protect the Peninsula.