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council case studies

Success in the South: Whyalla City Council

3/4/2025

 
As South Australia continues to pave the way in sustainable waste management, Whyalla Council is making waves by engaging their community in the Garage Sale Trail program. Joining over 80 councils nationwide, Whyalla Council has embraced the opportunity to take a community-driven approach to reducing waste and promoting a circular economy.

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Boost shoppers to your reuse centre

31/5/2022

 
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Reuse centres (or tip shops) recover quality items which were destined to become landfill and sell them back to the community. They are found at council transfer stations across Australia.

These shops—and secondhand selling in general—represent the circular economy in action. They keep items in use, delivering more value for longer. 

​Councils across Australia often use the Garage Sale Trail program to promote their reuse centres. More tip shop customers means more sales and greater impacts for the community. The program has also been used to promote other council facilities like libraries, plant nurseries and daycare centres.

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Engage communities in multi-unit dwellings

22/4/2022

 
More Australians than ever are living in apartment blocks or multi-unit dwellings (MUDs).  A 2020 report from the Strata Community Association revealed that 9% of the population live in an apartment, unit or flat, with that number forecasted to grow over the coming years.
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Engaging this segment of the community in waste avoidance and resource recovery services is a tricky business so it should come as no surprise that the Garage Sale Trail program is increasingly being used by councils across Australia to engage MUD dwellers in reuse and waste avoidance.

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Australia’s leading waste education program inspiring Australians to sell and shop secondhand.
Contact
85 William Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
[email protected]
​PH: 0290 643 847​

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This project is a NSW EPA Waste Less Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.

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