Does Your Council Provide Rebates For Eco Friendly Products?

City of Parramatta Council Offering Rebates on Reusable Nappies and Sanitary Products

If you're a Parramatta resident you can get a rebate of up to $150 with proof of purchase of reusable nappies and other reusable baby products like swim nappies, reusable inner liners for nappies, reusable wipes, wet bags, and reusable nursing breast pads.

You can also get a $100 rebate for sanitary products like sanitary pads, sanitary cups, leak-proof period underwear and wet bags.

Penrith City Council also offers a similar rebate scheme. 

Randwick City Council Gives Rebates for Sustainable Household Equipment

Randwick Council is offering rebates for rooftop solar, solar batteries and solar health checks as part of Community Sustainable, a program that supports houses, units and businesses in the Randwick local government area to implement energy and water-saving initiatives. Properties in Randwick can receive up to $3,000 in sustainability rebates. There are lots of councils who offer similar rebates, so definitely check with yours and save some money! 

Victorian Energy Upgrade Program

This government energy efficiency program gives Victorian households and businesses the chance to receive rebates or discounts on energy-saving products like LED lights, hot water systems, heating and cooling, showerheads and more. 

This year (2021), energy retailers will help reduce Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 6.5 million tonnes through energy efficiency.

Have you had your incandescent lightbulbs switched to energy-saving LEDs? 

Make sure to check out all the energy and money-saving you could be doing as a household or business. 

Compost and Worm Farm Rebates

We were so excited to see so many councils providing rebates for composters and worm farms. You can significantly decrease your household waste by composting and divert organic matter from landfill. 

Live in an apartment and don't have anywhere to dump your compost bin? No sweat, ShareWaste will help you find someone in your community to donate your compost to! How cool! 

Should Australians Be Paid To Ride To Work?

Australia’s biggest bike riding organisation, Bicycle Network certainly thinks so. 

"Rewarding people who ride to work with a $5 bonus will encourage even more people to swap out cars for bikes. Keen bike commuters who ride every day could earn up to $1,100 a year, while also saving on car and petrol costs."

Successful pay-to-ride tax schemes are already running in Italy, The Netherlands and the UK.

Canada Gives Rebates For Electric Car Drivers

Transport Canada announced a national purchase incentive program for electric vehicles. Canadians who purchase electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids are eligible for an incentive of $2,500 to $5,000.  Incentives will be applied at the point-of-sale by dealerships. 

No, we can't all afford Teslas, but there are some more affordable electric cars on the market. Do you think Australia should offer incentives for purchasing an electric car?