Wyndham City has ambitious targets to both improve our community’s recycling and waste diversion.

To achieve this, Wyndham City provides and conducts several educational programs and offerings.  

To read Waste & Litter Strategy 2016-2040 and our vision to shift the focus from waste management to resource recovery, creating a comprehensive roadmap in order to achieve the ultimate goal of 90% waste diversion from landfill.

Bin Inspection Program

Wyndham City has commenced a bin inspection program with the aim to improve our recycling. 

These random inspections provide individual households with education around what can and can’t go into the recycling bin, with the aim to improve the recycling material provided to our processor Visy. This program also helps to formulate an education campaign around common recycling mistakes as well as geographic areas to target.

All bins inspected will receive either a ‘Top job’ tag for recycling correctly, or an ‘Oh no’ tag if the bin contains items that can’t be recycled.

With recent changes to global recycling, it’s more important than ever that we put the right things in our home recycling bin. Contamination not only causes issues when sorting materials, it can also pose a risk for collection and sorting staff as well as increasing the cost of service.

Common items incorrectly placed in the recycling bin include:

  • recyclable items inside plastic bags
  • soft plastics (such as plastic bags and food wrappers)
  • polystyrene
  • nappies
  • food scraps or garden waste

Recycling bins will continue to be collected as normal, unless the bin is visually overflowing or our recycling collection company deems the bin to be too heavily contaminated.

Building a Cleaner Wyndham

Building a Cleaner Wyndham is a Wyndham City initiatives that encourages builders to take responsibility for their waste. By educating builders on the importance of keeping a clean building site and taking a positive approach to waste management, Council hopes to reduce the amount of building litter getting into our public spaces and waterways.

Throughout the program, Council supports builders by providing:

  • information on the benefits of keeping a clean work site;
  • information on builders’ responsibilities towards keeping a clean building site;
  • a sign to put on your fence to show they are part of the Building a Cleaner Wyndham project;
  • bags to hang on their fence to make it easier for workers to secure their rubbish;
  • information on the enforcement procedures Council undertakes to encourage cleaner building sites;
  • opportunities to participate in local environmental awareness sessions to see firsthand the improvements cleaner building sites can make to the local environment.

If you would like more information or are a builder and would like to get involved in this program, please contact the Waste Strategy Team via wastewise@wyndham.vic.gov.au or 1300 023 411.

Community Group Support

Wyndham City offers community litter groups support by providing litter collection, promotions of events and advice on building your own community litter group.

For more information contact wastewise@wyndham.vic.gov.au.

Join a Local Litter Clean Up Group

Do you want to join a litter clean up group to make a difference? Here is a list of our local dedicated groups or you can contact wastewise@wyndham.vic.gov.au to get some help in starting your own movement:

Love our Street 3024 Manor Lakes

Litter clean-up group on the 1st Saturday of the month10.30am - 12noon - February to November.

Enquiries 3024@loveourstreet.com.au

Love our Street 3029 Hoppers Crossing/Tarneit

Litter clean-up group on the 3rd Sunday of the month 10.30am-12noon – February to November.

Contact 3029@loveourstreet.com.au

Love our Street 3030 – Werribee

Litter clean-up group on the 4th Sunday of the month 10.30am –12noon February to November.

Contact 3030@loveourstreet.com.au

Love Our Street 3030 Point Cook

Litter clean-up group on the 4th Saturday of the month 10.30am – 11.30 noon in different places around Point Cook

Contact: 3030pc@loveourstreet.com.au or https://www.facebook.com/loveourstreetptcook

Beach Patrol 3030 – Werribee

Litter clean-up group on the 2nd Sunday of the month, 11.30am –12.30pm, February to November.

Contact 3030@beachpatrol.com.au

Wyndham Litter Warriors – 6 locations across Wyndham

Regular litter clean up events across the year.

Contact https://www.facebook.com/groups/100453576981141

Litter & Illegal Dumping

The dumping of litter in Wyndham is an offence. Litter may not be thrown from a vehicle, dumped onto a public reserve, nature strip or on a road.

Across the municipality, signs have been installed, encouraging people to report illegal dumping, to secure their load of rubbish and warning people of the severe penalties which apply to people caught illegally dumping rubbish.

To report dumped litter:

Help Keep Wyndham Clean with Our Litter Cabinets

Wyndham City is proud to provide Litter Cabinets at three key locations to support residents and visitors in creating a cleaner and more pleasant environment for everyone. Together, we can protect our community and the native plants and animals that call Wyndham home.

Located:

Chirnside Park Playground, Werribee (near toilet block)

Presidents Park Playground, Wyndham Vale 

Werribee South Boat Ramp, Werribee South (near toilet block)

What Are Litter Cabinets?

Our Litter Cabinets are cleaning stations stocked with:

  • Litter grabbers
  • Garbage bags
  • Gloves
  • Hand sanitiser
  • Sunscreen

These cabinets are available for anyone who would like to dedicate a little time to cleaning up litter and making a positive impact on our community.

How to Access the Litter Cabinets

Register Your Details

    • Contact Wyndham City by providing your name, phone number, and email address.
    • You’ll receive a combination code to unlock the cabinet.

Use the Cabinet

    • Access the tools provided in the cabinet to collect litter.
    • Notify Wyndham City of your clean-up activities so we can arrange to collect the rubbish.

Return the Equipment

    • After your clean-up, return all tools to the cabinet and lock it securely.
    • If there’s too much rubbish to fit into the cabinet, let us know so we can arrange for prompt collection.

Get Started Today!

Contact Wyndham City at wastewise@wyndham.vic.gov.au or call 1300 023 411 to register and receive your code.

Put a Grin on your Recycling Bin Online Game

This new online game aimed to help children and adults to learn what can go in their household yellow lidded recycling bin.

Everyday household items are thrown onto the screen for users to swipe, sending them to the recycling bin if they are recyclable. For every correct swipe the user earns 10 points.  

This game is a fun way to remind everyone that bagged recycling, soft plastics, batteries, and food waste are among common forms of contamination that shouldn’t go in household recycling bins.

If you swipe three times on items that can’t be recycled and you’re out!

The game is a fun and interactive reminder of what we can recycle at home.

Three levels to test your knowledge, Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. Enjoy and check your score at the end!

PLAY

Single-use plastics ban

Plastic pollution harms our health, wildlife, and the environment. Victoria’s single-use plastics ban is a crucial step to protect Victoria’s rivers, waterways and oceans from plastic pollution. 

From 1 February 2023 single-use plastic straws, cutlery, plates, drink-stirrers, cotton bud sticks and expanded polystyrene food and drink containers will be banned in Victoria. The ban includes items wholly or partly made of plastic, including biodegradable, degradable, renewable, and bio-based plastics.

Free information packs, posters, translated materials and online information sessions are available to help businesses. Businesses can also access a dedicated hotline (1800 844 946) and email (sustainability@nra.net.au).

More information and guidance about the ban: www.vic.gov.au/plastics

Waste Education Sessions for Schools and Community Groups

The Wyndham City Council Waste Education team offers engaging and informative sessions tailored for schools and community groups.

Schools:  We offer engaging incursions on topics such as Organics: Food Waste to Compost and Worm Farms or Waste and Recycling. These sessions inspire students to adopt sustainable habits, reduce waste, and actively contribute to a healthier environment.

Community groups sessions: Connect with a Waste Education Officer for personalised guidance on recycling correctly and maximising Wyndham's waste services. Explore how to recycle right, make the most of food and garden waste collections, and minimise landfill through our services and program like hard waste collections and other recycling programs to help people manage their waste.

To learn more or book a session: https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/waste-education-incursion-booking-form

 

Waste Watchers Pledge

The most common item people mistakenly put into their recycling bins in Wyndham are soft plastics. Soft plastics are those scrunchable plastics such as plastic bags, bread bags and chip and lolly wrappers.

Placing these items into your recycling bin causes both environmental and cost issues, as well as being hazardous for workers at the facility, with soft plastics often causing jams of the automated sorting machines at the Material Recovery Facility.

We need your help to share the message about keeping soft plastics out of your recycling bin.  

You can help by joining the “No Soft Plastics in Recycling Bin” campaign by signing up for the Waste Watchers’ Program. By signing up you will receive a Wyndham Waste Watcher Family sticker for your bin which will help to share the message within your neighbourhood.

We would also love if you could share with your friends and families on social media.

How does it work?

  1. Take the pledge online
  2. Share your pledge with friends on social media (optional)
  3. Receive a bin sticker in the mail
  4. Talk to curious neighbours or friends about your bin sticker

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