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Circular economy waste management
Bayside Council uses a circular economy model for managing waste in a way that reduces the amount of disposed material in landfill, and creates more environmentally friendly resources for Bayside.
Our approach to the circular economy ensures that most reusable material is returned to benefit the community, while smaller amounts of unsuitable material are treated before disposing in landfill.
We have won 13 state environmental awards since 2018, including a 2023 National Local Government Awards finalist nomination in the category of Waste Management.
The circular economy waste management process
There are eight simple stages of waste management in a circular economy that places the community at the centre of the waste process, while Bayside Council leads initiatives and innovations that make products from responsibly disposed waste.
| Stage | Examples |
|---|---|
| Refuse | Avoid using single-use plastics |
| Rethink | Share products rather than disposing |
| Reduce | Choosing products with longer a life cycle, and reduce food wastage |
| Reuse / rehome | Donate usable items instead of throwing them out |
| Repair / refurbish | Attempt to fix broken products before disposing |
| Repurpose | Use unwanted plastic takeaway containers to make a worm farm |
| Recycle | Process used office paper to make recycled office paper |
| Recover | Thermally treat materials (processed engineered fuels) that cannot be reused or recycled to generate heat and electricity |
Find out more about our waste and recycling solutions here.
Download the Bayside Waste Services app
You can use the Bayside Waste Services app to:
- set reminders for your bin collection day
- report an issue or request a service
- find out your nearest waste and recycling facility
- learn more about waste and recycling in Bayside.
The app is available for Android and iPhone devices.