Sustainability Subsidies and Rebates
Switch Your Thinking
The City of Vincent is a partner council of Switch Your Thinking, a local government sustainability initiative that aims to help residents, businesses and councils reduce their environmental impacts.
The partnership gives City of Vincent businesses and residents access to Switch Your Thinking incentives and discounts on sustainable products and services.
Rewards for residents
Rewards for businesses
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Awards
Another perk for businesses is the Switched on Business Awards which celebrate environmentally conscious businesses who have made great efforts to make their operations more sustainable. Twice a year, businesses in the City of Vincent can apply to the Switched on Business Awards to be celebrated for their efforts to reduce environmental impacts.
Reusable Sanitary Product Rebate Initiative
To help residents make the switch to Reusable Sanitary Products, City of Vincent is offering a rebate of 50 per cent of the cost of your reusable sanitary product purchase, up to a total rebate value of $50.
For example, residents can buy one menstrual cup and three pairs of period underwear for $100 and receive the maximum 50 per cent rebate of $50.
Everyday millions of single-use sanitary products, along with their wrappers and packaging, are sent to landfill. Some even end up polluting our wastewater and must be removed to prevent them entering our natural waterways.
Reusable Sanitary Products are easy to use and often far more convenient than single-use products.
They are also very cost effective and could see you save hundreds of dollars each year in comparison to single-use.
Many brands have taken the opportunity to ditch the plastic packaging in favour of more sustainable options, so you can choose to refuse single-use plastic.
Reusable Sanitary Products are widely available at online retailers, chemists and shops. Even major supermarkets are now stocking reusables.
Whether you’re a menstruating person or you are living with light bladder leakage or incontinence, there are many sustainable solutions to choose from in every size and shape:
- menstrual cups
- period underwear
- cloth pads
- light bladder leakage underwear
- reusable Incontinence underwear and pads (men's/women's)
- reusable maternity nursing pads
To claim your rebate, please read the information pamphlet and complete the application form in the links below.
Reusable Sanitary Product Rebate Information
Reusable Sanitary Product Rebate Application Form
Composting
Did you know that almost 55 per cent of an average household bin is food and garden waste?
If this ends up in landfill it produces methane gas, which contributes to unwanted climate change. Composting is nature’s circular economy, where food waste is reused and its nutrients recycled into fertiliser. By returning these back to the soil, rather than letting organic waste rot away in landfills, we can feed diverse life in the soil. The bacteria, fungi, insects and worms in compost support healthy plant growth, which will help offset greenhouse gas emissions.
With the introduction of our Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) three-bin system, we are well on our way to achieving our goal of zero waste to landfill by 2028.
But don't let FOGO stop you from composting at home. Processing organics at the source is always the greenest option and you'll have a steady supply of home made compost, worm juice and castings to enrich your soil and recirculate plant and food materials in your own backyard!
Composting and worm farming equipment
We have a range of composting and worm farming equipment available for Vincent residents to purchase.
You can order and pay for your composting equipment over the phone and we will deliver it to your home. If you prefer to pay for your equipment in person, the City's cashier will take payments at our Administration Building, 244 Vincent Street, Leederville.
Please note that a $15 delivery fee is applicable for all purchases.
| Equipment |
Cost |
| 220L compost bin (limit of 2 per household) |
$63.32 |
| Aerator (limit of 2 per household) |
$22.54 |
| Bokashi bucket (complete kit to get started, comes with Bokashi mix, bucket and more) (limit of 2 per household) |
$63.32 |
| Worm farm (Factory Only) (limit of 2 per household) |
$103.89 |
|
In-ground worm farm (limit of 2 per household)
|
$31.12
|
How-to fact sheets
To help you make the right recycling choices and to help with your worm farming and composting activities, we've created a suite of user friendly fact sheets. You can pick these up from us in person, or access printable versions below:
Composting
Using Bokashi
Worm farming
In-ground worm farming
Free composting and worm farming workshops
The City of Vincent holds free composting workshops for residents throughout the year, covering everything you need to know about composting, bokashi bins and worm farming.
Please check the City of Vincent events page here and follow the City of Vincent Facebook page to find the next workshop.
Need more info? Please contact our Waste and Recycling team on 9273 6000 or email mail@vincent.wa.gov.au