Introduction
Waste Education is a key part of the Regional Council's efforts to reduce waste and increase resource recovery in the region. The SEMRC employs a full-time Regional Waste Education Officer who is available to work with schools, the member councils, local businesses and community groups to encourage and educate the community about waste reduction.
Facts & Figures
In 2004, the region's population disposed of OVER 92,000 tonnes of waste. And that just came from the 73,000 households in the region.
| Council/2004 Figures | Armadale (Tonnes) | Gosnells (Tonnes) | South Perth (Tonnes) | Total Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic waste (household only) collected in green bins | 16,645 | 30,509 | 14,460 | 61,614 |
| Kerb-side recycling (household only) collected in yellow-topped bins | 4,094 | 8,330 | 3,910 | 16,334 |
| Green-waste collected during verge collections | 2,417 | 3,000 | 650 | 6,067 |
| Junk collected during verge collections | 1,007 | 1,500 | 928 | 3,435 |
| Green-waste from street tree pruning | 2,690 | 1,500 | 600 | 4,790 |
| Total tonnes of waste generated by householders | 26,853 | 44,839 | 20,548 | 92,240 |
| % Recyclable | 70% | 71% | 72% | |
| % Currently recycled | About 28% | |||
One tonne of waste roughly equals one cubic metre of space in a land fill site. So every year the region uses about 72,000 cubic metres of land fill space. This is enough to cover Subiaco Oval in three metres of rubbish every year.
The Regional Waste Education Program aims to reduce this by at least 7% in the next two years. It will do this through promoting reduction and reuse strategies and improving community understanding of what can be recycled.
This will operate hand in hand with the Rregional Council's research into resource recovery within the region. (See Future Planning for more information)
To contact the Regional Waste Education Officer, email: education@semrc.wa.gov.au
The Three R's
The Waste Education Program encourages people to consider the three R's of waste minimisation:
- Reduction
- Reuse; and
- Recycling
Explore the following downloads to find out more.
Download Documents
| Waste Education | schools information |
|---|---|
| 21st Dec 2007 MobileMuster Locations - 48Kb | 13th Mar 2007 schools program information - 230Kb |
| 11th Dec 2007 2008 Calendar - 2,069Kb | |
| 17th May 2007 No 9 Autumn Waste-less Words - 343Kb | |
| 2nd Mar 2007 WasteLess Words Summer 2007 - 128Kb | |
| 9th Jan 2007 2007 Calendar - 2,690Kb |
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