Waste reduction resources

What goes in your bins?

Learn what goes in your:

• rubbish bin(PDF, 868KB)
• recycling bin(PDF, 453KB)
• FOGO bin(PDF, 304KB)

Want to know more about recycling?

• A to Z of Recyclables(PDF, 30KB)

What happens to waste?

Are you curious to know what happens to the rubbish you put into your bins? Download the following flyers:

• What happens to your rubbish?(PDF, 2MB)
• What happens to your recycling?(PDF, 3MB)
• What happens to your FOGO?(PDF, 565KB)
• What happens to your compostable packaging?(PDF, 568KB)

How to compost

Food waste comprises nearly half of the rubbish in an average household rubbish bin. You can turn this waste into compost at home by learning how with the free booklet Home Composting in Hobart.

This booklet was released by the City as part of efforts to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2030.

Produced by Good Life Permaculture, with illustrations by local artist Rachel Tribout, the booklet provides strategies and techniques for composting food waste.

It covers topics from worm farms to keeping chooks, as well as advice for common composting problems and how to build a no-dig garden.

Home Composting in Hobart(PDF, 3MB)

The following flyers are also great resources on specific composting topics:

• Composting Tips(PDF, 720KB)
• Large Compost Piles(PDF, 635KB)
• Chickens(PDF, 761KB)

The City now has a by-law that bans single-use plastics at takeaway food retailers.

The by-law is designed to reduce plastic litter and waste going to landfill.

The below resources have been developed to assist both businesses and the community transition away from single-use plastics.

• Introduction(PDF, 156KB)
• Reusable cups and containers safety tips(PDF, 229KB)
• What happens to compostable packaging(PDF, 568KB)
• Single-Use Plastics By-Law FAQs(PDF, 964KB)

Visit the single-use plastic by-law page for further information.

The City provides all the equipment needed to run a waste audit in Hobart schools.

A waste audit is a great learning tool for students and a practical starting point for schools looking to better understand their waste. Once an audit is complete, schools are able to make an informed plan and take action to reduce waste.

The kit is designed to be used in conjunction with the Rethink Waste Schools Program which includes all the information and instructions for you to run a waste audit and take action at your school.

The program is available at the Rethink Waste website.

The equipment is available at no charge but you do need to book it and return it clean, dry and complete.

To book, or for more information or additional support for your school's recycling and waste diversion efforts, contact us at coh@hobartcity.com.au

The three regional Waste Management Groups have collaborated to produce Tasmanian-specific recycling information. The content explains the business of recycling and the national and international context in which it operates.

The materials include:

• Business of Recycling FAQs(PDF, 6MB)
• Recycling Commodities table(PDF, 190KB) - showing where Tasmanian kerbside recycling materials are sent for processing and the proportion of these materials,
• Non-kerbside Recycling Services table(PDF, 182KB) - listing other resource-recovery services available across Tasmania.

Rethink Waste Tasmania provides a number of resources and links to help reduce, reuse and recycle in order to decrease the amount of waste that ends up as landfill.