The City is helping culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) community members learn how to sort their waste with interactive WasteSorted Talking My Language educational kits now available to borrow from its three libraries.
Developed by the City of Wanneroo in partnership with the Waste Authority WA, the kits are available in six languages, helping break down language and literacy barriers to assist CaLD community members to sort their waste with confidence.
“The City of Bayswater is proudly a multicultural community, with almost 40% of our residents born overseas,” said Mayor Filomena Piffaretti.
“These kits are a practical step towards supporting our culturally and linguistically diverse community members and making waste education more inclusive and effective.
“Waste sorting is a shared responsibility. By giving all residents the tools to understand how to get it right, we’re helping build a cleaner, more sustainable City.”
The educational kits are suitable for all ages and challenge participants to identify and sort common household items into the City’s three-bin system.
Each kit contains a waste-sorting guide, flash cards with visual aids, three mini bins and an activity sheet with games for individuals or small groups.
The toolkits are available in the six languages most spoken by the Bayswater community, including Hindi, Italian, simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and English.
To borrow the toolkits, visit library.bayswater.wa.gov.au
Pictured: Multicultural Services Centre WA CEO Ramdas Sankaran and kitchen staff in the Multicultural Services Centre WA Morley office kitchen.