WASTE WISE MORNINGTON PENINSULA

We want to change the label of ‘greenie’!

 

We are working to create a new normal - where we’re all more mindful about our limited resources, where reusables become the norm and plastic pollution is the distant past.

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Our mission is to inspire and empower our community to rethink (or reduce) waste, phase out single-use plastic and end plastic pollution of our environment through small, deliberate, everyday actions.

 

We’re accelerating the Peninsula’s transition to a circular economy by working with business, community and individuals to develop a sustainable, regenerative economy beyond zero-waste.

We created Waste Wise Peninsula to:

 

• Provide a hub to share tips, tricks and inspiration to be more mindful about our resources and live a more sustainable life.

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• Facilitate a community space where we can connect and learn from each other

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• Celebrate changemakers who challenge the status quo and work hard to make a meaningful difference on the Peninsula.

 

Our goals:

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• Overall reduction in waste - ‘towards zero landfill’

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• The phase out of fossil-fuel based single-use plastics

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• Sustainable packaging throughout supply chains

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• Best practise recycling rates and better quality recycling streams

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• Ending litter and plastic pollution of our bays and the broader environment

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• Composting of food waste and compostable packaging

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• Kicking off the Peninsula’s circular economy