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Inner West

The Inner West Council area is located in the inner-western Sydney suburbs, about 4-10 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD. The northern border of this 35.19 km² council is Sydney Harbour and Parramatta River.

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Part of the Parramatta River & Port Jackson catchments.

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Inner West

Community

The Inner West Council area Estimated Resident Population for 2020 is 201,880, with a population density of 5,737 persons/km².

 

Inner West

Litter policy

Our Inner West 2036 has the following outcome ‘Inner West is a zero waste community with an active share economy.’

Council has a Zero Waste Strategy. This has the following priority action:

Reduce Litter

Reduce the amount of litter entering our environment. Reduce litter by 60% by 2030.
Reduce plastic litter by 30% by 2025.

  • Provide infrastructure in the right locations with appropriate service to avoid litter. (Ongoing – 2036).
  • Prevent litter entering our local environment. (Ongoing – 2036).
  • Build community capacity and leadership to prevent litter. (Ongoing – 2036).
  • Deliver two new Return and Earn machines for plastic containers within the Inner West. (Ongoing – 2036).

How can the Inner West litter less? | Your Say Inner West

Reducing waste at Council – Inner West Council

Projects

Inner West Council has been the recipient of NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA)- Waste and Sustainable Material Grants including funds for:

a)  targeting community education about expanded polystyrene recycling and explore reuse opportunities with local businesses for local projects, and

b) development of a Litter Prevention Roadmap

Litter Prevention Officers are currently working on projects including but not limited to:

  • undertaking Australian Litter Measures (ALM) twice a year in areas such as parks, shopping strips and industrial areas
  • working with the NSW EPA on programs such as Nature Hates a Tosser.

Learn more about the ALM

Additional ways Inner West is exploring the reduction of litter includes:

  • Piloting Take Less, Inner West -as takeaway food packaging was identified as a key litter item by the community, we will implement a mug library program and single-use packaging reduction program (Take Less, Litter Less) with cafes in the Inner West; and
  • Audits of public place infrastructure and gross pollutant traps

If you would like support for any Cleanup Australia Day events, please contact the Resource Management Team