Install a rainwater tank
Each year, around 40,000 litres of water could be collected from your home's roof area and used on the garden taking pressure of our drinking water supplies. A Waterwise Rebate of up to $500 is available for eligible rainwater tanks that are plumbed into the home.
- Water Corporation
1. Buy a smaller indoor rubbish bin to encourage recycling.
2. Close the loop and buy products made from recycled materials.
3. Use reusable shopping bags rather than plastic shopping bags.
4. When grocery shopping, buy products with less packaging and choose refills rather than new containers.
5. Start a compost heap. Turn your kitchen and garden scraps into compost for your garden.
6. Avoid using plastic wrap to cover left over food in the fridge - use a lunch box, or cover with a small plate instead.
7. Put a 'no junk mail' sticker on your letter box. You'll be amazed at how much this reduces your rubbish.
8. Crèches, schools and kindergartens often need boxes, plastic bags, old buttons, used wrapping paper, greeting cards, ribbons, tiles, crockery and other materials for art resources.
9.Old tyres can be used outside for plant pots - they are especially good for plants that like warm soils as they trap the heat.
10. Just about everything can be recycled in some way. Visit the RecycleIT directory to find out how and where to recycle.
Composting, mulching and worm farming |
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Organic waste can be recycled by using it as mulch, as compost, or in a worm farm.
Composting organic waste
How to set up home composting
How to start a worm farm and reduce waste
More about worm farms |
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About 60 per cent of our household waste is organic. Metropolitan Perth generates about 1.2 million tonnes of organic waste each year, and much of this waste goes to landfill. Organic waste is a valuable resource that can be used to help improve soil quality.