Waste Reduction

🌿 Reduce Your Waste – Small Changes, Big Difference! ♻️

Ever wondered how you can reduce the rubbish your household sends to landfill?

Come along for a fun, practical workshop full of simple ideas, helpful tips and easy changes you can make every day.

Let’s work together to reduce waste and create a cleaner, more sustainable community!

Workshop Agenda:

Welcome & Introduction - Why waste reduction matters and what we can achieve as a community.

What's in Our Waste? – Personal Waste Audit Participants will complete a small waste audit of their own household waste. We’ll look at what is being thrown away, identify items that could potentially be reduced, reused, recycled or composted, and consider simple changes that could make a difference. This hands-on activity will help participants understand their own waste habits and identify realistic opportunities to reduce the amount they send to landfill.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Practical ideas for making better choices and keeping useful materials out of landfill.

Food Waste - Simple ways to reduce food waste, save money and make use of food scraps.

Practical Activity - Interactive activities to identify everyday waste-reduction opportunities.

Questions & Discussion - An opportunity to share ideas, ask questions and discuss local solutions.

Take-Home Tips & Action Plan - Participants will identify a few simple changes they can take home and put into practice immediately.

What will the workshop cover?

The workshop will be practical, interactive and focused on simple changes that can be made at home, at work or in the community.

Topics may include:

• Understanding what we currently throw away

• A small personal waste audit for each participant

• Simple ways to reduce waste before we buy

• Reusing and repurposing everyday items

• What can and cannot be recycled

• Food waste reduction and composting

• Reducing packaging waste

• Making the most of local recycling and resource recovery services

• Practical tips for saving money while reducing waste How small changes can make a difference