Trash Talk City of Kingston

Are you interested in learning how to be waste-wise this festive season?We're talking tips, tricks and busting myths around Christmas waste on our waste education podcast!You'll learn how to correctly dispose of your Christmas waste items including wrapping paper, bonbons, foil trays, wine bottles... and more! We'll also cover sustainable gifting and our Christmas tree collection service.Our A to Z of waste disposal guide can help you recycle and dispose of other waste items correctly.

Did you know that Kingston residents can now recycle their soft plastics by taking them to a soft plastics drop-off point?We're talking all things soft plastics recycling on our waste education podcast!You'll hear all about the service, where you can drop off your soft plastics, and what happens to them after they are collected.Learn more about soft plastics recycling in Kingston.

We're talking all things hard waste on our waste education podcast.You'll hear all about our new hard waste collection service, how it works, the benefits and how to book a collection.Learn more about hard waste in Kingston.

Did you know Australians go through 70 billion pieces of soft plastic every year? That’s almost 250 pieces of plastic every week, per person. We need to start saying no to problematic plastics. We're talking all things plastic free and sustainable living with community member Kylie Milne on our waste education podcast.
We encourage you to check out Kylie's Facebook Group - 'Less - Aspendale Gardens' for more tips on how you can live more sustainably.
Learn how you can live more sustainably at kingston.vic.gov.au/plastic-free

50,000 properties in Kingston are now recycling food scraps with their garden waste. But why? And where does it all go? And what exactly can, and can’t go in our green-lidded bins?
 
We’re talking all things food waste recycling on the City of Kingston’s new waste podcast. Learn more about food waste recycling in Kingston.

We all have objects made from glass or metal in our homes. But how do we correctly dispose of these items, especially when they don’t fit in our bins?
 
We’re talking all things metals and glass on the City of Kingston’s new waste podcast. Visit our A to Z of waste disposal guide for information on how you can recycle and dispose of waste items correctly.