Sustainable Stirling - Our Natural Environment

Waste-wise City

Support a low-waste circular economy that protects our environment from the impacts of waste Our facilities, services, and projects generate diverse waste streams. With landfill sites nearing capacity, our challenge is to foster a low waste circular economy and find ways to reduce waste generation, recover more resources, and minimise the environmental impacts of waste. Our community also generates a large volume of waste and is seeking guidance to adopt more sustainable practices, including avoiding waste and increasing recycling efforts. Across the City, we need a collective effort in managing and avoiding waste, including in the design, production, consumption and end of life treatment of everyday goods and services.

Our Priorities 1. Increase the City’s use of recycled and recyclable materials 2. Reduce the City’s waste generation 3. Improve resource recovery for all waste streams across the City 4. Support, engage and guide our community to avoid waste and divert waste from landfill.

Our Targets and Goals

20 per cent reduction in waste generation per capita

Increase resource recovery to 75 per cent

All waste is managed and/or disposed of using better practice approaches and facilities

No more than 15 per cent of waste generated is sent to landfill

In-line with Western Australia’s Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030.

For more information see Western Australia’s Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030

Sustainable Stirling 2022–2032 Our Natural Environment

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