The disused DiCOM waste processing plant at the West Metro Recycling Centre can now be deconstructed and the site rehabilitated. The West Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC) and DiCOM have reached …

The disused DiCOM waste processing plant at the West Metro Recycling Centre can now be deconstructed and the site rehabilitated. The West Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC) and DiCOM have reached …
When a t-shirt costs the same as a sandwich, it’s easy to lose sight of its true value. But our clothes are not disposable – the labour, water and energy …
2024 will be the year to face the waste from your wardrobe, as the WMRC plans a season of textile-themed events with funding from the WasteSorted Grants Community Education program. …
International Volunteering Day (5 December) marks one year of the Western Metropolitan Regional Council’s revamped volunteering program bringing like-minded people together to spread the word about reducing waste at community …
Kids go through clothes fast. It seems like it only takes a minute before the perfectly good clothes you just bought are too small, torn, missing buttons or simply no …
You may remember the three Rs of waste – reduce, reuse, recycle – but as the students at Jolimont Primary School found out, these days it’s all about doing GREAT …
If you’ve got a FOGO bin at your place, the food scraps and garden organics you’ve been placing into it are about to make their way back to you – …
The new FOGO (food organics, garden organics) bin system in Cottesloe has been even more successful than predicted, thanks to the enthusiastic cooperation of residents. Six months of placing food …
The Town of Cottesloe is nearly good to go FOGO, with FOGO to be introduced in early June. FOGO is a great way to reduce waste, help the environment and …
Two Regional Councils were winners of the 2022 Local Government WasteSorted Award for their GREAT games and School Waste Education Day. The Resource Recovery Group (RRG) and the Western Metropolitan …