- Businesses, not-for-profits, local governments and community groups to share in almost $255,000 of WasteSorted Community Education Grants
- Funding to help 19 entities minimise waste and improve recycling throughout WA
- Adds to $11 million in WasteSorted grants distributed by Cook Labor Government since 2017
The Cook Labor Government is continuing to help communities make landfill the last resort with 19 businesses, not-for-profits, local governments, and community groups to share in almost $255,000 of WasteSorted Community Education Grants.
These grants provide funding to improve waste behaviour in ways that support the aims of the State's Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030.
Among the projects to receive funding through this latest grant round include a variety of waste workshops in regional locations, an educational card game on waste sorting, and an online educational package for kids.
Since 2017, the State Government has provided $11 million in WasteSorted grants for projects that improve the recovery and reuse of materials.
To find out more about the WasteSorted Community Education Grants, head to: https://www.wasteauthority.wa.gov.au/programs/view/wsg
As stated by Environment Minister Reece Whitby:
"Western Australia is a national leader in waste reduction, whether it's through our Plan for Plastics, Containers for Change, or the three-bin Food Organics, Garden Organics system.
"These grants will help keep WA a clean and inviting place to live."
WasteSorted Community Education Grants 2024 recipients
Name of Organisation |
Project Title |
Brief Project Description |
Approved Funding |
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Shire of Ashburton |
Green Guardians Eco Superheroes - Protecting 'Land, Sea and Air' |
The Shire has launched an Integrated Waste Services Platform to help waste generators and residents manage waste more efficiently. A key feature is a fun, online educational package for kids, featuring a trio of eco superheroes to promote recycling and prepare them for the new recycling services rollout. |
$25,000.00 |
|
GO2CUP Pty Ltd |
Reuse Revolution: Demonstrating Avoid, Recover and protect with GREAT Sorts |
This project will integrate the GREAT Sorts messages into a successful waste education program at six events in Western Australia, engaging over 50,000 individuals in effective waste sorting. It will also be complemented by featuring GREAT Sorts messaging on event-ready reusable serve ware. |
$17,582.50 |
|
City of Kalamunda |
City of Kalamunda and Adventure Kids Entertainment presents the 'Let's All FOGO' show! |
The City of Kalamunda and Adventure Kids Entertainment will present the 'Let's All FOGO' show in 2025, touring 27 venues such as libraries, schools, and after-school care programs. The show will teach children about environmental stewardship, earth-cycling, and waste reduction, encouraging them to make smarter waste-management choices and view landfill as a last resort. |
$24,174.00 |
|
Shire of Northam |
A N.E.W. Approach to Recycling - Northam's Education on Waste |
The Shire will promote the Waste Authority's GREAT Campaign over six months, emphasising 'R' for RECYCLING through innovative and interactive workshops. These sessions will offer hands-on learning experiences. Additionally, a workshop on garden and organics will promote FOGO waste management. |
$3,359.00 |
|
Harvest Lakes Residents Association Inc |
Beyond Single-Use: A Community Commitment |
This project focuses on community waste education, particularly reducing single-use plastics. Harvest Lakes Residents Association will collaborate with food vendors at events to cut down on plastic usage and promote correct waste sorting through onsite education. Over the year, four clothing swaps, toy swaps, and community meet-ups will be held to encourage item reuse. Additionally, lunchbox cook-ups will be run during school breaks to help parents choose alternatives to single-use plastics for their children's lunchboxes, fostering practical, eco-friendly habits for a more sustainable community. |
$7,125.47 |
|
City of Bunbury |
Be a GREAT Sort in Bunbury |
A series of workshops targeting specific demographics that could benefit from learning about the 'Be a GREAT Sort' and WasteSorted campaigns but would not necessarily go out of their way to seek waste education. Topics will include food waste, textiles, composting and proper waste sorting. Incentives like lunch boxes and keep cups will encourage participants to apply what they learn at home and on the go. |
$18,480.00 |
|
Shire of Waroona |
Free community waste workshops to promote at-home options for diverting organic waste from landfill. |
The Shire of Waroona will offer free community workshops to promote at-home waste behavioural changes. Two of the three workshops will focus on diverting organic waste from landfill, while one will address reducing plastic use at home. Workshops include composting, worm farms and bees wax food covers. |
$ 4,129.20 |
|
Green Skills Inc |
FOGO Local, Small and Smart: A small-scale FOGO composting bin hub for education and demonstration of food waste management in regional rural communities |
Green Skills will offer three workshops on composting organic food waste at home, educating the Denmark community on setting up vermin-proof composting bins for FOGO waste management. A pilot community composting mini-hub will be established at the Denmark Kwoorabup Community Garden in partnership with the Denmark Community Resource Centre. The FOGO mini-hub will serve as a waste reduction solution for commercial restaurant food waste and will encourage resource recycling through the utilisation of the resulting compost. |
$16,642.60 |
|
Curtin Heritage Living Inc |
Re-fashion, re-style, re-create: Upcycling waste products fabulously through intergenerational activation |
A series of over 20 upcycling workshops and activities at the Curtin Heritage Living heritage artist maker space and cinema will educate aged-care residents, partner high schools, the wider community, and stakeholders on various waste-related topics. The project will foster intergenerational engagement, bringing together people of all ages to collaborate on waste reduction and sustainable practices. |
$25,000.00 |
|
Western Metropolitan Regional Council |
Cook More, Waste Less |
The 'Cook More, Waste Less' project will offer eight low-waste cooking and waste sorting workshops for young people (18 to 35). These workshops will enhance cooking skills, build confidence in the kitchen, and teach how to make affordable, healthy recipes using leftovers. They will also focus on behaviour-change messages from the GREAT Sorts campaign, particularly Avoid and Earth-cycle, to improve waste sorting skills. A co-branded social media campaign will extend the reach beyond attendees. |
$11,032.11 |
|
Shire of Kent |
The Kids Can Do It, So Why Can't We; Sorting Waste Correctly to Protect Our Environment |
The project will educate the Shire of Kent community on sorting waste correctly to protect the environment. The Shire will collaborate with two local primary schools, and have students design bin stickers to highlight the importance of using the right bins and their environmental benefits. |
$1,890.00 |
|
Shire of Carnarvon |
Carnarvon Gets WasteSorted |
The Shire's 'Carnarvon Gets WasteSorted' program will tackle regional waste management challenges by promoting sustainable practices through innovative education. In 2025, workshops and events will focus on waste avoidance and landfill diversion, with an emphasis on organics, plastics and textiles. Community engagement in knowledge-sharing activities aims to inspire behaviour change and enhance sustainable living practices. |
$12,812.50 |
|
Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes |
Waste to worms, recycling and repair: reframing what is waste in the South West |
The Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes will offer educational opportunities to help the community reduce organic waste, recycle correctly, understand hazardous waste, and support repair and reuse. The project includes school incursions and community workshops, partnerships with a community garden to convert old bins into worm farms, and a volunteer-led repair cafe initiative to promote a circular economy. |
$9,173.08 |
|
The Yangebup Family Centre Inc |
Waste Wise Workshops: creative ways to reduce food and textile waste |
The program will promote 'Be a GREAT sort' by encouraging the community to reduce food and textile waste through repurposing, reducing, and creating alternatives. Workshops will cover:
Extending the shelf life of fresh foods through fermenting and preserving. |
$16,685.00 |
|
Dapper Cranium Studios |
Bin Off - Upcycled: Education from entertainment. Saving the world with card games! |
Bin Off is a card game with 79 unique cards representing various waste items. It encourages better waste-sorting habits by rewarding points for donating or upcycling, sparking valuable conversations on waste management. Through entertaining workshops using the educational card game Bin Off, Deeper Cranium Studios aims to tackle disengagement in youth and communities, leading to empowerment and action in waste management. |
$19,800.00 |
|
City of Mandurah |
Sustainable Living Series |
The City of Mandurah's Sustainable Living Series offers 16 hands-on workshops to teach practical skills in waste reduction and sustainability. Aligned with the Strategic Waste Plan 2020-2025, sessions cover cloth nappies, worm farming, recycling, composting and more. Participants will receive incentives like rebates, free compost bins, and worm farms. The workshops aim to reduce waste, promote eco-friendly practices, and enhance local environmental stewardship. |
$12,627.27 |
|
The University of Western Australia |
Sustainable UWA |
The Sustainable UWA initiative aims to enhance waste management and sustainability behaviours among UWA staff and students using the Be a GREAT Sort messages. It includes educational sessions with incentives, community garden activities, and opportunities to Give (textiles), Recycle, Earth-cycle, and Avoid (textiles and single-use items) on campus, fostering a culture of sustainability and informal education. |
$16,135.50 |
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The University of Western Australia: Children's University WA Partnership (CUWAP) |
Sustainability Explorers |
Sustainability Explorers will engage families from the Great Southern, Peel, Perth and the South West in community-based waste management education over 9 to 12 months. The program includes two home-based activities focused on fast fashion and plastics. Families will use a 'sustainability passport' for a self-guided waste scavenger hunt at waste management organisations. Each region will also host a workshop to help families make lasting behaviour changes with 'Be a GREAT Sort' toolkits. |
$4,544.00 |
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Permaculture West (Permaculture Association of WA) |
The GREAT Permaculture Switch: from waste to resource |
Touring the Wheatbelt, this roadshow introduces practical techniques to help the community become GREAT sorts and aim for a waste-free future. Interactive workshops will focus on organic waste, household waste management, landfill issues, and GREAT Sorts behaviour, showcasing local facilities and resources. |
$8,550.00 |
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