Reducing Waste - What you can do

Think before you buy:

• choose products with least packaging
• buy in bulk
• use green or cloth bags or re-use plastic shopping bags
• plastic bags can be re-used as bin liners
• choose items made from recycled material
• reuse products such as jars, plastic and glass bottles
• choose Australian made and or local products
• participate in the Council's 'Follow Your Recyclables Tour' in November each year

Recycle non-biodegradable waste:

• hold a garage sale or donate unwanted items to charity
• organise free pickup of unwanted items

Recycle organic waste

• Read more: Composting

Other waste reduction tips:

• place a 'no junk mail' sticker on your letterbox
• limit excess printing: set double sided as default printing, print 2 to 1 pages, reduce font size from 12pt to 10pt and re-use one sided paper.

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Last updated: 29 March 2011

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