The City of Canning and Good Sammy, making a difference together

The City of Canning is proud to continue its partnership with Good Sammy Enterprises, a collaboration that’s creating opportunities for people with disability, while reducing waste and building a more sustainable future for the community.

Since January 2024, Whaleback Golf Course has raised over $6,400 for Good Sammy through the Containers for Change program.
This program sees all the money raised from the cans and bottles collected at Whaleback, donated directly to Good Sammy, who assist in creating employment and development opportunities for people with disability.

This has also had a great impact on the environment with over 64,000 cans, bottles and cartons diverted from landfill which, according to according to Charitable Reuse Australia (2025), equates to 20.2m3 of landfill space saved and 9.9 tonnes of CO2 emissions saved.

Mayor Patrick Hall said he is proud of the partnership between the City and Good Sammy, and the positive impact it has delivered.
“Supporting Good Sammy through the Containers for Change program is a win for both the environment and the community.

“This partnership reflects our commitment to sustainability while backing the incredible work Good Sammy does to create opportunities and a brighter future for people with disability,” said Mayor Hall.

“We are delighted to partner with the City of Canning to collect containers from Whaleback Golf Course. Partnerships like this deliver both environmental and social goals,” said Good Sammy Chief Executive Kane Blackman.

“The partnership creates direct job opportunities for people with disability who drive out to collect, and then count, the containers, which is aligned to the inclusion outcomes pursued by both our organisations.

“Good Sammy is the largest for-purpose collector of containers in Western Australia with over 57 million containers collected last year from over 500 community collection points.”

Continuing the partnership with Good Sammy, the City has also extended its trial of the on-demand textile and household good donation service into 2026.

Since its inception this program has collected over 6,400kgs of donations, which is estimated to prevent 102 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions (source: Charitable Reuse Australia 2025 and National Transport Commission). This is the amount that would have been produced if new clothing, linen, footwear, toys, and kitchenware had been manufactured instead of reusing the donated items.

The service allows residents to book collections of up to ten bags of donation per pickup via the City’s website www.canning.wa.gov.au/ondemanddonations