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Around 9,100 tonnes of household waste each year will be diverted from landfill through a new arrangement with East Rockingham Waste to Energy (ERWtE). Household waste collected in red-lidded bins …
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Council endorses “once-in-a-generation” plan for West Metro Recycling Centre
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The Western Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC) has formally endorsed a Concept Redevelopment Plan that will guide long-term transformation of the West Metro Recycling Centre. WMRC Chair Cr Paul Kelly said …
Cut waste in the kitchen
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Learn how to get the most out of your groceries with the Western Metropolitan Regional Council’s new Cook More Waste Less workshops. Hosted in collaboration with Foodbank WA, the workshops …
Back to basics on bins and beyond
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A new interactive workshop series by the Western Metropolitan Regional Council (WMRC) will go back to basics on managing household waste. If you’ve ever practiced ‘wishcycling’ – placing items you …
Agreement reached to optimise space for waste at Recycling Centre
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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 …
Slowing the flight of fast fashion
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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 …
Western Metropolitan Regional Council to tackle textiles in 2024 with WasteSorted grant
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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. …
Mother and daughter team up to volunteer
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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 …
War on wardrobe waste doesn’t have to be a battle
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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 …
Jolimont Primary students wise up on waste
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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 …