Waste reduction resources

Waste reduction resources

The City of Hobart aims to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2030.

That means working together to avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle as much as we can and reduce waste.

Below are some resources to help us achieve this goal together.

City of Hobart waste and recycling fact sheets

What goes in your bins?

Learn what goes in your:

Want to know more about recycling?

What happens to waste?

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

How to compost

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

We released this booklet as part of our efforts to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2030.

It provides strategies and techniques for composting food waste. Topics covered include:

  • worm farms
  • keeping chooks
  • common composting problems
  • building a no-dig garden.

Home Composting in Hobart(PDF, 3MB)

These three flyers also provide handy tips:

Produced by Good Life Permaculture, with illustrations by local artist Rachel Tribout.

Single-use plastic reduction resources

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 following resources help to assist the transition away from single-use plastics:

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

Schools Waste Audit Toolkit

We provide all the equipment needed to run a waste audit in Hobart schools.

A waste audit is a great learning tool for students. It's 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.

Use the kit alongside the Rethink Waste Schools Program. This includes information and instructions to run a waste audit 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 the equipment, contact us at coh@hobartcity.com.au.

Tasmania's Waste Management Groups' recycling information

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

The materials include:

Rethink Waste Tasmania

Rethink Waste Tasmania provides resources and links to help reduce, reuse and recycle. The goal of these are to decrease the amount of waste that ends up as landfill.