Waste management contributes about 4% of Albany’s greenhouse gas emissions. The City of Albany’s Community Waste Resource Strategy 2019–2026 aligns with State Government waste goals by focusing on reducing waste, recovering resources and supporting a circular economy. The strategy is guided by key principles to:
- Empower people: Build long lasting community relationships to facilitate behaviour change and a readiness to participate in waste minimisation and new methods of resource recover.
- Think creatively: Work with and encourage all community stakeholders to be innovative when looking for new solutions and commercial opportunities.
- Build Employment: Encourage new commercial opportunities and social enterprise initiatives which will create new jobs.
- Manage waste as a resource: Help the community understand the principles of a circular economy and the value of waste resources.
- Plan for the future: Plan for the best possible outcomes for our community and environment now and into the future.
The strategy recognises that reducing and managing waste is a shared responsibility between producers, businesses, service providers and the community, and that waste should be managed as close as possible to where it is created.