We have drafted our next waste and recycling strategy
Earlier this year, we asked our community how we can support them to reduce waste, accelerate a circular economy, and introduce a glass recycling service.
The results have fed into our draft waste and recycling strategy, which outlines how we will:
- reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill
- increase the recovery of valuable resources, and
- provide a value-for-money service.
Now, we’re seeking your feedback, so we know we’ve got it right.
What you can influence on this project
Your input helped shape this project through our community engagement in early 2025. Now we need your help one more time to review our draft Strategy and make sure we've got it right.
We're looking for your feedback on these three key areas:
- Objectives: We've set out our main goals. Do you think they are the right ones for our community?
- Targets and measurement: To meet our goals, we've set specific targets and ways to measure our progress (Indicators). Do you support these measures?
- Activities: We've listed the specific actions that will help us meet our targets. Do you support these proposed activities?
Parts of the project not able to be influenced include:
- Timelines for implementing the changes.
We're eager to hear your feedback. Your input, along with our expert advice and a focus on what's achievable, will help us create the best possible outcome for everyone.
At the moment, we can't move units and apartments to fortnightly garbage because they share bins and have complex collections.
Imagine you have a big pile of rubbish...
Diversion rate is like a recycling score: It tells us how much of that rubbish we're putting in the right bins (recycling and food/garden organic waste bin) instead of the garbage bin. The higher the score, the better we're doing.
Recycling the right stuff: When we put plastic bottles, paper, and food scraps in the correct bins, we're helping the diversion rate go up. That means less rubbish goes to landfill.
Less garbage bin space: Our neighbours in Glen Eira and Bayside decided to pick up the garbage bin only every two weeks instead of every week. When people have less space in that bin, they try harder to put things in the recycling and food/garden organic waste bin.
Our neighbours' scores:
- Glen Eira started picking up the garbage bin every two weeks, and their recycling score (diversion rate) went way up. They went from a score of 49 to 62. That's a big jump!
- Bayside also started picking up the garbage bin every two weeks, and their score also went up from 59 to 71.
- Stonnington and us (Port Phillip) pick up the garbage bin every week, and our recycling scores are lower. We got a score of 37, and Stonnington got a score of 40.
Why it matters: A higher recycling score means we're recycling more and sending less garbage to landfill.
Take the survey below to share your thoughts.
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What we've done so far...
Click below to find information on previous engagements we've undertaken for Waste strategy.
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Don't Waste it: Phase One
In March and April 2025, we asked our community how we’re going, what we’re doing well and what we can improve, and what you want us to focus on. You told us in detail what you think of our service and what direction you think we should go in.
Shaping the Waste Management Strategy 2022
This engagement program's purpose was to seek community input on developing the draft Waste Management Strategy for the years 2022-2025.
