Small acts make a big impact

Small acts, like putting the right things into the right bins, remembering to take your reusables when you leave home or sticking to your shopping list, have a big impact on our environment.

By choosing to take action today you will be part of Victoria’s sustainable future.

Choose your small act

Creating a more sustainable future starts with your small acts

Together we can have a big impact by making small changes to how we manage our waste and recycling.

Keep coated cardboard out of recycling

Cardboard items like drink cups, takeaway boxes and ice cream cartons have a plastic or wax coating which means they can’t be recycled. Put them in your general rubbish so they don’t mess up the recycling process.

The big impact of keeping coated cardboard out of recycling

Plan your weekday dinners

Planning your weekday dinners helps reduce food going to waste because you can buy exactly what you need, which saves natural resources and the planet. Plus it can save you money!

The big impact of planning your dinners

Drop off used batteries for recycling

Taking your used batteries to a drop-off point for recycling helps keep harmful materials out of your bins and the environment and means we can make the most of valuable resources.

The big impact of dropping off used batteries for recycling

Remember your reusable water bottle

Remembering to take your reusable water bottle when you leave home helps reduce the number of plastic bottles piling up in landfill, littering our environment and harming wildlife.

The big impact of carrying a reusable bottle

More ideas to help you reduce waste and recycle more

There are many ways we all can contribute to a sustainable future. Discover simple ideas to help you reduce waste and recycle more and find out how these small acts have a big impact on our environment.

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