Merri-bek Compost Rebates

Merri-bek residents can access up to $100 in compost rebates per household per financial year. 
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​Residents must follow the steps below to claim their discount. If you are applying for a group of households such as a body corporate, please see the apartments page. 
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Schools and community centres can order using the household terms and conditions. 

How it works

Step 1: Are you ELIGIBLE?

Schools, not for profits and community organisations can apply for the same rebates using the same terms and conditions as households. 

You must be a Merri-bek resident to receive the Merri-bek compost subsidy. This means your billing address must be a physical address within the Merri-bek municipality. You can check your municipality by entering your address at Know Your Council. 
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​If you have not yet claimed a Merri-bek or Moreland compost rebate this financial year, you are eligible to apply for the compost rebate with the code in the product name in brackets (e.g. Merri123). 

A $100 rebate can be claimed on items over $125. Or 2 x $50 rebates can be claimed if ordering an item between $75 and $125 in value, across a maximum of two transactions per financial year. 

The maximum rebate is $100 per household per financial year. This can be claimed as two separate $50 rebates across two transactions or a single transaction with up to $100 rebate on that transaction. 
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We check every address for previous orders and for a completed survey (see below). If your order is not approved, you will be notified of the reason why and next steps.

You must complete the eligibility baseline survey (opens in new window) and commit to the 6 month follow up survey to be eligible to receive the Council discount. 

Please ensure you read the terms and conditions on this page. 

​STEP 2: COMPLETE THE WELCOME SURVEY

The welcome survey is a prerequisite for receiving the Council subsidy.  Your order will not be approved if we cannot match your survey address to your order address. ​

Complete the survey

Step 3: Order your compost system/s 

Remember to use the same address in your order that you used in your welcome survey.

​You must enter your discount code at checkout for the discount to be applied. 

​You will find your discount code in brackets in the product title.
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Browse or shop Merri-bek compost products

Step 4: Learn and Share

Learn!
Whilst we love helping you in person, there are three of us and thousands of you, so we love it when you use all the fantastic resources we have developed for you before calling or emailing us. 

Take advantage or all our useful resources, particularly under the "Learn" and "Toolbox" menus. The resources will guide you through your composting journey and answer all your frequently asked questions.  

​Participate in our webinars and Live Q&As to build your skills and knowledge. 
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Share!
Share your questions, advice, challenges or wins with the online community on Facebook.
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Sharing is caring! Share Compost Community with your network. We are a family owned and run micro business and social enterprise, meaning all our profits are invested back into the local community and environmental programs. A simple share can really help us grow and keep doing 'more good', and help your networks do good too!

Step 5: Report back

In six months you will be asked to complete a feedback survey to help us calculate how much food and garden waste has been diverted from landfill. This is important to secure continued support and funding for the program, so please assist by participating. 

Terms and conditions

• Eligible Merri-bek (Moreland) residents can receive up to $100 in compost rebates (based on the conditions above) per financial year. 
• Rebate can be claimed in two seperate transactions with $50 rebates or a single transaction for a higher amount.  
• The rebate amount is based on the product value. 
• The code to receive your rebate during checkout is in brackets in the product title. 
• Maximum rebate is $100 including shipping per household per financial year. 
• If you exceed the rebate/discount by ordering multiple times with the discount code, subsequent orders may be rejected. You will receive an email advising you of the option of paying the gap or cancelling additional orders ($5 admin fee applies). 
• Discounts are for eligible Merri-bek residents only.
• You must complete the baseline survey and commit to the 6 month follow up survey to be eligible for the discount. Your order will not be approved until you have completed the survey with the address matching on the order and survey.
• Delivery is within Merri-bek only.
• You must enter your code (in the product title) at checkout to get your council discount. 
• Physical address must be provided and must be within Merri bek. 

By ordering you agree to these terms and conditions.