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Current Government Programs

Cool Planet assists local, state & federal government on various sustainability initiatives.

Early childhood education sustainability program Victorian Trim Your Bin pilot

Current project

Early childhood education sustainability program

Cool Planet is conducting free waste assessments and sustainability education for NSW-based childcare centres and preschools. This program will help early educators reduce waste to landfill, save money on waste costs and receive specially designed waste education sessions for children.

The program is open to all childcare centres and preschools based in NSW and as part of the program will receive:

  • A waste assessment providing a snapshot of current waste practices and an action plan to improve recycling rates.
  • Three education sessions for children, focusing on recycling, composting and circular economy principles.
  • A variety of free resources including internal bins, signage, educational material and ongoing sustainability support.
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Once complete, this project will reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by over 1000 tonnes per year, help 400 early child care centres and provide education sessions for over 15,000 children.

This program is possible as Cool Planet has been awarded funding as part of the NSW Government’s Bin Trim Networks Program helping divert approximately 35,000 tonnes of waste from landfill each year.

Once complete, Cool Planet’s project will reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by over 1000 tonnes per year, help 400 early child care centres and provide education sessions for over 15,000 children.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority’s popular Bin Trim Program has already enabled more than 38,000 businesses to help the environment and save money by diverting more than 260,000 tonnes of waste from landfill.

The Bin Trim Networks Program is part of the NSW Government’s Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy backed by $356 million over five years.

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Current project

Victorian Trim Your Bin pilot

Cool Planet is partnering with Frankston City Council, the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and the City of Casey to deliver Trim Your Bin waste assessments for the first time in Victoria.

The program, which is based on the highly successful New South Wales (NSW) EPA Bin Trim program, will enable the local commercial sector to consider the economic and environmental benefits of a circular economy through a practical and tailored bin trim program.

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The local program, to be known locally as Trim Your Bin, will provide local businesses free onsite waste assessments, individualised action plans and ongoing assistance
to reduce waste to landfill, increase recycling and reduce waste costs.

Supported by funding from Sustainability Victoria, this regional partnership program will also provide learnings and recommendations for future program expansion, within the region and beyond.

The program aims to target small and medium-sized businesses including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and professional/medical services, including businesses that are not serviced by the council.

The program will target approximately 45 businesses in the Frankston, Casey, and Mornington Peninsula municipalities.

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