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Rethink Centre waste education

The Rethink Centre is closed. On-site visits and excursions are not possible until January 2025. Necessary building works need to be complete before we can open our doors to visitors. Apologies for the inconvenience.

The Rethink Centre is a waste education initiative that will help you to rethink the waste you produce and where it goes.

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Program for adults

Bring your community group to tour our recycling facility, and find out how we manage landfill.

Coming to the Rethink Centre

Find out about car and bus parking, access, and moving around safely on site. We are located at othe Bellfield Waste Recovery Centre site.

Meet our performers

Our singing, dancing presenters make waste education fun and interactive.

Preschool incursions

A fun program that teaches kids how they can help reduce waste and the right way to recycle.

Primary school program

Students will learn about packaging, minimising their waste and recycling in a program that includes music, interaction and a tour of a working recycling facility.

Secondary program

Our secondary program looks at packaging, making better choices as a consumer, and minimising waste. Students will join interactive exercises and tour of a working recycling facility.

Contact us

To discuss our programs, please contact our Rethink Centre Coordinator on 9490 4532.

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1 Flintoff Street
Greensborough VIC 3088
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Tel: +61 3 9490 4222
enquiries@banyule.vic.gov.au

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Banyule City Council is proud to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as traditional custodians of the land and we pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past, present and emerging, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the region's history.

Our community is made up of diverse cultures, beliefs, abilities, bodies, sexualities, ages and genders. We are committed to access, equity, participation and rights for everyone: principles which empower, foster harmony and increase the wellbeing of an inclusive community.

Banyule City Council accepts the invitation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and supports a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Australian Constitution.

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