- More than $250,000 awarded under latest round of WasteSorted Community Education Grants
- Funding supports repair, reuse, recycling, and waste avoidance education initiatives
- Cook Government has delivered more than $16 million in WasteSorted grants since 2017
- Part of government plan to cut impact of waste through single use plastics reduction and recycling
The Cook Government is backing community-led action to cut waste, protect the environment, and build a more circular, low-waste future for Western Australia as the nation celebrates National Recycling Week.
A total of 17 not-for-profits, local governments, businesses, and community groups will share $252,281 to deliver innovative programs that help make landfill the last resort in WA.
Funded projects include:
- developing interactive WasteSorted education packs for Girl Guides units across WA;
- repair caf pop-ups at farmers markets;
- a mobile clothes swap and repair caravan for metro and regional communities; and
- community workshops promoting repair, reuse, and recycling.
These grants support the goals of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030, helping Western Australians become GREAT Sorts by improving waste behaviours and reducing landfill.
Since 2017, the State Government has provided more than $16 million in WasteSorted grants to support projects that recover and reuse priority materials such as plastics, textiles, and Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO).
More information of the WasteSorted Community Education Grants can be found here .
As stated by the Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn:
"Local community groups, councils, and not-for-profits are driving real change on the ground, and I thank them for leading the way.
"These initiatives show what's possible when communities champion repair, reuse, and smarter waste choices with practical actions that cut landfill and protect our environment.
"Waste management is a shared responsibility, and even small changes in everyday behaviour can lead to significant reductions in landfill and improvements in resource recovery.
"These grants highlight the power of collaboration in communities to deliver meaningful environmental outcomes."
Recipients of the WasteSorted Community Education grants 2025-26:
Recipient |
Project title |
Project description |
Grant amount |
Adventure Kids Entertainment |
Adventure Kids Entertainment and the City of Canning present Pirate Pete's Recycling and Sustainability Adventure |
Pirate Pete's Sustainability Adventures will engage children across 30 locations in the City of Canning with fun, interactive performances that teach environmental responsibility and the importance of making landfill the last resort. |
$9,800 |
Care to Rewear |
The Mending Machine: a pedal powered sewing repair hub |
A pedal-powered sewing hub will tour communities, promoting repair and reuse through hands-on garment mending and storytelling, aiming to upcycle at least 100 items in its first year. |
$9,670 |
Circular Fashion Festival |
RE:Fashion The CFF Clothes Swap & Repair Caravan |
RE:Fashion is a mobile clothes swap and repair caravan which will pop up at community events across WA, making sustainable fashion fun and accessible while reducing textile waste. |
$25,000 |
City of Bunbury |
Be a Great Sort Bunbury Phase 2 |
The City of Bunbury will deliver targeted workshops to engage community groups less likely to seek waste education. Covering topics like smart shopping, food waste, textiles, composting and decluttering, the workshops will promote Be a Great Sort, WasteSorted, and The Great Unwaste campaigns, helping residents adopt practical waste reduction habits. |
$13,810 |
City of Busselton |
Bin Better Busselton: Waste Sorting Kits for Holiday Homes |
200 holiday homes within the City of Busselton will receive tailored waste sorting kits to improve recycling habits, supported by surveys and bin inspections to measure behaviour change. |
$13,348 |
City of Canning |
Worn Again: Reimagining Fashion |
The City of Canning will engage young people through creative workshops and events about tackling textile waste, with activities including clothes swaps, repair labs, and sustainability expos. |
$7,670 |
City of Wanneroo |
Repair, Reuse, Restyle - Sustainable Clothing Series |
The City of Wanneroo will deliver a Sustainable Clothing series comprising of inclusive, hands-on workshops and events to empower residents to repair, reuse, and restyle clothing, reducing textile waste and promoting sustainable choices. |
$20,346 |
Girl Guides WA |
Smart Sorting: WasteSorted the Girl Guide Way |
Girl Guides WA will develop tailored, interactive WasteSorted education packs with the support of Cleanaway for every Girl Guide unit across Western Australia. |
$14,721 |
Responsible Cafes |
Let's Get WasteSorted Roadshow: Cafs and Community Waste Education Program for Remote and Regional WA |
Partnering with regional cafs, this roadshow will promote reusable cup systems and certified home compostable alternatives, aiming to reduce single-use plastics and food waste. |
$23,599 |
Serpentine Jarrahdale Community Resource Centre |
Repair and Re-use Teach and Learn Cafe |
Monthly pop-ups will offer free item repairs at the local farmers markets, encouraging reuse and sharing practical skills to reduce landfill. |
$4,860 |
Shire of Broome |
Sustainable Steps |
Sustainable Steps will deliver a year-long workshop series that will teach sustainable living practices, from composting and sewing to DIY cleaning products, inspiring long-term behaviour change. |
$15,953 |
Shire of Goomalling |
GO Circular - Be a GREAT Sort |
Through workshops, incentives, and a flagship community event, Goomalling residents will be encouraged to adopt the GREAT Sorts waste behaviours and reduce landfill reliance. |
$24,077 |
Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale |
Save More, Waste Less |
Six workshops and two pop-up events will promote food waste reduction through growing, preserving, and meal planning, supported by a digital zero-waste recipe book. |
$10,362 |
Skipping Stones Refillery |
Refill Stations: Removing excuses for single uses |
Two new refill stations in Perth for products such as laundry detergent, shampoo and hand wash and a rewards program will encourage zero-waste habits, supported by workshops and data tracking to celebrate community impact. |
$23,331 |
Switch Your Thinking (City of Gosnells) |
Avoid, Recover, Protect - Community education through a waste hierarchy and circular economy lens |
Digital and print-ready guides, two videos, and six workshops on the waste hierarchy and circular economy will be available to subscribing local governments and their residents, supported by a broad communications campaign. |
$23,910 |
Western Metropolitan Regional Council |
Low Waste Living Series |
Six practical workshops will help residents reduce everyday waste, focusing on food, clothing, and reusable alternatives to drive lasting behaviour change. |
$5,492 |
Woodlupine Family Centre |
Waste Not Workshops - Practical steps towards a waste free home. |
Eight workshops in the Forrestfield area will teach practical waste reduction skills like composting and textile repair, with toolkits provided to reinforce learning at home. |
$6,329 |
