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Parramatta

There are 65km of creeks and tributaries within the municipality, and 1 in 10 swimmers have swum in the Parramatta River in the past 12 months.

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Part of the Lane Cove River & Port Jackson catchments.

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Community

The City of Parramatta is the heart of Sydney, and has been the home of the Dharug People for more than 60,000 years.

The City’s name derives from Baramada/Burramatta which identifies it as the “place where the eels lie down” to breed (within the Parramatta River).

The City of Parramatta has:

  • 256,729 residents, of which 53% were born overseas
  • 105km of waterways

Data and Demographics | City of Parramatta

Parramatta

Litter policy

 

The City of Parramatta Community Strategic Plan includes sustainable as part of the community vision.

Delivery stormwater and flood management through litter prevention in waterways and supporting environmental management to include water-based recreation including swimming in the Parramatta River. Council will continue to work with partners to share knowledge and advocate for water sensitive urban design, particularly within our growth precincts and major projects through asset, operation and service management

OBJECTIVE 3.2 Water is a visible and valued resource central to our City and community Support community engagement and partnerships that champion and support healthy waterways through delivery and partnerships

Indicators Targets
3.2.1 Reduce waterway litter and improve waterway health, through community engagement, activation, partnership and behaviour change programs Community awareness of Council programs and action supporting waterway health Increase in performance rating for Council in community communications and programs focused on waterway health

Environmental-sustainability-strategy-2024-2033.pdf

How is litter managed?

The actions you can take to prevent litter and help restore the environment can be found at the City of Parramatta Litter page

Litter | City of Parramatta

 

Projects

The pillars of litter prevention are multi-pronged including source reduction (producing less waste), improving infrastructure through cleaning and bins, involving the community in education and action, and enforcement using fines.

Council supports community programs such as:

Find out how you can get involved in local actions through the Liveable Parramatta Facebook page Liveable Parramatta | Facebook

Some figures on Litter prevention infrastructure in the City of Parramatta include:

  • 807 public place bins including 27 solar compacting bins
  • 83 active Enviropoles/Cigarette Bins
  • 30 dog poo bag dispensers
  • Gross Pollutant Traps (GPTs)

Find out more about Litter Bin Infrastructure in Public Places. 

City of Parramatta is part of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC). The are working as a taskforce of councils to implement their Litter Prevention Plan

Western Sydney Regional Litter Plan.pdf

A 2021/2022 study of litter by eight Western Sydney Councils found a collective of 3046 tonnes of litter was collected through manual litter picking, street sweeping and via stormwater gross pollutant traps for the 12-month period. And this equated to a combined spending of over $20 million dollars.

WSROC was the recipient of a $450,000 grant from the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA).