Bin Tagging – it’s in the bag!

Published on 08 July 2020

This week, the Channel 9 news crew hit the streets with our waste team and spoke to City of Swan Mayor Kevin Bailey about our bin tagging program.

While most of us have the best intentions with our waste and recycling, many people are still unsure of what to place in our general waste and recycling bins.

If your recycling bin is contaminated with even a few unsuitable items, the remaining recyclable material in that bin will go to landfill. This is why it’s so important to recycle properly, every time. 

Mayor Kevin Bailey said the City of Swan is serious about waste education – we want our community to be the best in the State.

Our bin auditing program involves City staff conducting a visual check of the contents of general waste and recycling bins in randomly selected areas, followed by constructive individual feedback about how each household can recycle better and waste less.

Around 10,000 households and businesses in the City of Swan have been involved in the program to date.

All of the areas that partake in our bin tagging program have shown an improvement – Midland and Ellenbrook improved by 59 and 63 per cent respectively.

We even introduced the program into a commercial area. In Malaga, there was a 40 per cent improvement during the auditing period.

If you see our bin taggers on your street, feel free to ask them any questions you might have about the program or recycling in general.

You can watch the segment here.

For more information, check out our bin tagging page.