Clear bins are being rolled out across Perth suburbs to spark a conversation about how much waste is thrown out in Australia.
20 see-through bins will be rolled out and replace the traditional green rubbish and recycling bin as part of the eight-week Face Your Waste campaign.
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The campaign aims to bring waste to the forefront instead of hiding it away and encourage residents to think about what they’re throwing out.
The bins will be moving to a new location every month to encourage as many people to start the discussion on reducing waste.
The move won’t be a permanent change, with the campaign creators hoping to inform residents about waste reduction.
“The idea behind the clear bins is so people can’t ignore what is going in their bin,” Mindarie Regional Council Chief Executive Officer Gunther Hoppe told Communitynews.
“We want people to look at how they can not generate the waste in the first place or re-use or re-purpose the materials they are recycling,” Mr Hoppe said.
“We want to create awareness that what we generate does cause a problem. For so long recycling has been the answer to waste and it’s great rather than seeing waste going into landfill.
“Now we want people to look at their recycling bin and think how can we reduce what’s in there,” he said.
For more information, visit: https://faceyourwaste.com/