Tips for less rubbish

Donate things that people can use

Give unwanted clothes, books, toys, magazines and furniture to charity organisations. These items will be given or sold to raise funds for people in need.

Put things inside the charity bin, not outside it.

Take a reusable bag

Take a green bag or reuse plastic shopping bags.

Choose recycled products at home and work

Paper, toilet paper and tissues are some common recycled items for the home. Sustainability Victoria’s Waste Wise Shopping Guide has a list of many kinds of recycled products from dog kennels to recycled sign boards.

Recycle a product or its packaging

Use glass containers or steel cans as storage containers. Put cardboard boxes into your recycling bin. 

Get a compost bin for food scraps

Instead of throwing them out, put food scraps in a compost bin. Council sells subsidised compost bins and offers free delivery to Moreland residents.

Get a worm farm for food scraps

Kids love feeding worms and watching them multiply. CERES, nurseries and hardware stores sells worm farms and worms.

Use a green waste bin

Get Council to collect your green waste . Council collects branches, grass clippings and leaves from a green waste bin every two weeks. Some transfer stations also take green waste.

Use your green waste as mulch

Up to 50 per cent of our waste at home is green waste. Putting mulch on your garden can reduce water loss through evaporation by up to 75 per cent. Some green waste can also go in a compost bin.