Waste Management and Minimisation
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» Committed to excluding single-use, lightweight plastic bags from Council events and activities » Expanded Council’s Public Place Recycling program across the City’s shopping areas » Expanded Council’s office food waste
» Conducted an Apartment Composting Pilot at three apartment buildings to trial innovative solutions for recycling food waste on site » 4,513 kg batteries, mobile phones and chargers, CDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes and floppy disks diverted from landfill through recycling stations located at our Service Centres, libraries and pools
» 83,030 kg of electronic waste diverted from landfill through Council’s Waste Transfer Station and our spring and autumn hard waste service
composting program to reduce the amount of food waste going to landfill
Sustainable Purchasing and Product Use
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» Supported a range of paper reduction initiatives across Council departments, including increasing the use of iPads, paper-free meetings, reducing the amount of printed materials and the development of on-line forms and systems » Embedded environmental specifications in tender documents including events and infrastructure projects » Continued to maximise the use of recycled materials for Council’s Civil Works » Launched the Armadale Baptist Church Community Garden to help residents
» Commenced work on Stages 4 and 5 of the Yarra River Biodiversity Linkages Project » Undertook maintenance of Stages 1, 2 and 3 of the Yarra River Biodiversity Linkages Project » Participated in trialling the Biodiversity Monitoring Framework for Melbourne’s East to monitor urban biodiversity and habitat health » Installed interpretive signage at Glen Iris Wetlands with engaging and interactive information on indigenous plants, wetland birds, frogs, waterbugs and stormwater treatment
students participated in Council events
» 232 students from 10 schools participated in Council events for National Tree Day at the Urban Forest and Glen Iris Wetlands
61,374 plants and trees planted
access locally grown food » Delivered workshops for residents to help them learn how to grow their own food
» 61,374 plants and trees planted across Stonnington
Environmental Education
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» Delivered the school Leadership Conference involving 80 students from five schools within Stonnington to empower students to become the sustainability leaders of tomorrow » Delivered 221 sessions to 2,115 kinder, primary and secondary students across 23 schools and early learning centres
» Delivered 13 workshops and tours through our annual Calendar of Environmental Events to 275 residents to inspire behaviour change and support the adoption of sustainable practices at home
» Developed a series of case studies to promote local businesses who are adopting sustainable practices
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