DO BETTER THAN THE BIN

Your landfill bin is the last place for your waste... and with a bit of waste sorting at home, it could be almost empty each week! Join the GREAT Sorts in your street who put 60 per cent less into their landfill by doing better than the bin. 

It’s easy to find a better place for unwanted items and reduce what we send to landfill.

Did you know that your green-lidded general waste bin could be almost empty each week? With a bit of waste sorting at home, you could have 60 per cent less go into your general waste bin. Join Western Australians in making landfill the last resort by doing better than the bin. 

How to be a GREAT Sort?

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R – Recycle these 5: plastic, glass, cans, paper and cardboard.opens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window 

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A – Avoid excess packaging and disposable containers.opens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window 

T – Take to drop-offs batteries, light globes, e-waste and chemicals. opens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window

Learn more about Waste Sorted – A Waste Authority programopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window and download your own stickers and posters for free.  

Recycling A-Z

Still unsure how to recycle? Here are some great resources to help:

• Materials A-Z Guides on RecycleRightopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window

Just select which bin system you currently have at home to find a detailed A-Z list for recycling and disposing of household waste.

• Find a recycler near you - PlanetArkopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window

Type in your postcode or region and select the material you want to recycle to find a list of recyclers closest to you.

• Containers for Changeopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new windowopens in a new window

Recycling your containers have never been easier! Head to Containers for Change website to find all information needed around the topic. 

• See our video below on how to recycle at Millar Road Landfill and Recycling Facility.

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