The Werribee River Association has one question for Wyndham residents: how low can you go?
Plastic and pollution often ends up in local waterways so the association is encouraging community members to try to reduce their waste for the month of July.
Werribee River Association sustainability project officer Jess Fairfax said there are number of steps people can take to participate.
“First refuse, then reuse, repair, recycle and right down the bottom, is disposal. The ‘How Low Can You Go?’ initiative is a way to communicate to our community the different ways we can implement this hierarchy into our lives,” Ms Fairfax said.
“This includes visiting the various produce swaps around Wyndham, the repair cafe, utilising the community recycling stations, and finding innovative ways to avoid single-use plastic. These are all things that can reduce what ends up in our bin each week.
“Community members can join, send us a pic of your bin on bin night and commit to trying to get it lower throughout Plastic-Free July. ”
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