Waste and Resource Recovery team activities
Talk to the Waste and Resource Recovery Team about the state of waste in the City of Tea Tree Gully and learn how it's being managed.
- Re-Fest Scavenger Hunt - Ready to hunt, solve and win? Follow the clues around Re-Fest to find hidden letters. Collect them all, unscramble the letters to reveal the mystery word, then enter it on the entry form for your chance to win a $50 Westfield voucher and a recipe book.
- Recycling games, colouring in and design your own Monster truck competition.
- Bring your batteries to dispose of while you visit - domestic single use or rechargeable batteries. Learn more
For CTTG residents only
- Rebates - Home compost program and cloth nappy and reusable sanitary products.
- Request a free mini muncher and see the team to collect.
- Collect free compostable bags for your kitchen food scraps.
- Learn more about hard waste disposal and mattress collection.
- Find out about our free waste education programs suitable for all early years learning centres right through primary and high schools.
Local high schools - Shape your city
Community Choice Award - you decide the winner
See how local students are tackling food waste in our schools and community.
Check out the winning and runner-up projects at Re-Fest and cast your vote for the Community Choice Award to win $250 to help them bring their project to life.
Get involved in caring for nature
Habitat Heros
Talk to our local volunteers about creating wildlife habitat in your own garden or learn how you can get involved in a project or program such as the Superb Fairy Wren Habitat project.
Friends of Dry Creek
Learn more about bringing back wildflowers, grasses, butterflies, and birds.
Find out how you can get involved
Repair Café
Bring in your mending and other broken treasured trinkets for our wonderful skilled volunteers to save from landfill and pocket.
Save money on energy bills
Free advice on how to save money on your energy bills and reduce your cost of living help you become more comfortable at home while using energy efficiently while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Book into the Save money and energy
Seed Library
Pick up a pack of free seeds and learn all about our community seed swap.