Sustainability, Recycling and Waste

Fedliving strives to be a sustainable community. We encourage our residents to get involved in a range of sustainablity activities or even champion initiatives of your own in your units, or across the residences.

Small changes can make a big difference.

• Limit your use of single-use and disposable products and choose alternatives which can be used again. Think about a reusable coffee cup or refilling your drink bottle.
• Opt for products with minimal packaging where possible. Buy your apples loose instead of packaged in a plastic bag.
• Keep reusable shopping bags handy so you remember to take them with you.
• Recycle your waste where possible. You will notice bins with yellow lids around residences. What can be recycled in these bins will vary by campus and local council regulations.
• Composting. Around half of our household garbage is made up of food and garden waste. Composting instead of putting this waste in your rubbish bin stops it from going to landfill and creates a useful product instead.
• Conserve our resources. Take a shorter shower. Turn off the lights. Notice a leaking tap, log a maintenance request.
• Container deposit scheme. This scheme rewards Victorians with a 10-cent refund for every eligible can, carton and bottle they return. Visit cdsvic.org.au for further details and nearest refund point.

You will find a number of blue lidded bins available across the Mt Helen campus to donate your containers in support of McCallum group, a not-for-profit providing disability support services in Western Victoria.

Each unit/block/residence is responsible for any litter that may be visible around their area and will be asked to collect it if necessary.
There are numerous bins available around the residences for both general rubbish (red lid) and recycling (yellow lid). Please don’t mix general rubbish and recyclable waste because the recycling is rejected if there is general rubbish in it. General rubbish bins are for kitchen and bathroom waste, recycling bins are for items such as cardboard, plastics and glass. Please flatten cardboard boxes before placing in the bins.

Find out more in the Sustainability in the Fedliving Resident Sustainability Handbook.