Earth Carers
Earth Carers educate and support the community to adopt more environmentally sustainable behaviours by reducing waste and conserving resources. We aim to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill in the WMRC by providing free information and training on a range of topics including recycling, composting, worm farming, energy efficiency and water saving.
Earth Carers in the community
Earth Carers work with schools, community organizations and commercial businesses to encourage and support environmentally sustainable behaviours in the Western Suburbs.
Activities include:
- Delivering presentations on composting, worm farming and reducing household waste
- Holding information stalls and display at local events
- Assisting retailers with the reduction of plastic bags and other initiatives
- Assisting schools with developing curriculum based activities and on-ground establishment of waste management practices
- Working with businesses to encourage recycling in the work place
How to become an Earth Carer
Earth Carers regularly hold workshops for Western Suburbs residents that include information on:
- Minimising household waste and recycling affectively
- Making environmentally friendly purchasing decisions
- How to compost and worm farm
- How council manages your waste
Once the workshop is completed, participants have the option of working together to educate and engage others in the community to reduce waste and conserve out natural resources.
Benefits of Earth Carers
- Improve the way you mange waste in the home and garden
- Opportunities to join your local group and encourage friends, neighbours and others to live more sustainably
- Invitations to workshop and presentations on a variety of environmental issues
- Receive regular newsletters
- Opportunities to attend field trips to places of relevant interest
- Being kept up to date on waste management initiatives
- Invitations to social events with other volunteers in your community
