The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) is a regional

local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

body in

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

. The EMRC is composed of five member councils – the

Town of Bassendean The Town of Bassendean is a local government area in the northeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, west of the industrial centre of Midland and about northeast of Perth's central business district. The Town cover ...

City of Bayswater The City of Bayswater is a local government area in the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about northeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a population of 69,283 as at the 2021 Census. The C ...

, City of Kalamunda,

Shire of Mundaring The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census. History The Greenmount Road ...

and

City of Swan The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. It is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business ...

. EMRC was constituted in November 1993 and while its original function was to provide large scale waste management and disposal services in Perth's eastern region, this has been extended to include urban and natural environmental services, waste management consultancy services, Sustainability programs and Circular Economy initiatives. The EMRC also publishes various reports, strategies and information. In partnership with its five member councils, the EMRC works to develop and implement suitable

resource recovery Resource recovery is using wastes as an input material to create valuable products as new outputs. The aim is to reduce the amount of waste generated, thereby reducing the need for landfill space, and optimising the values created from waste. Reso ...

solutions for Perth's eastern region.

References

External links

EMRC official website

Waste Education official website

EMRC Guide to community services and tourism in Perth's eastern region
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