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Plastic Wars – Four Corners
On Monday 10 August, Four Corners aired an American story about plastic recycling history and issues from America. Click here to view the preview of the story. The story reflects a situation occurring...
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Poor kerbside behaviour creates extra $20m in waste management costs for...
NAWMA chief executive Adam Faulkner at its northern waste transfer facility. View video footage from East Waste trucks here:...
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Takeaway Disposable Coffee Cups
Single use, disposable coffee cups are NOT recyclable through the yellow lid recycle bin! Why? They are lined with plastic and/or wax which is very difficult to separate from the paper. They are also...
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New era for Unley’s waste management
Following a unanimous decision by Council at its July meeting, Mayor Michael Hewitson is pleased with what he has called ‘the dawn of a new era for Unley’ in its waste management endeavours. The City...
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Green Bin Collection Delays
If your Green (Food and Garden Organcis) Bin is not emptied, please leave it on the kerb for 24 hours before contacting East Waste’s Customer Service Team. Due to the recent high rainfall we have...
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REDCycle’s Soft Plastic Recycling Is On Hold.
Many of you will have heard the unfortunate and sad news that REDCycle has put their soft plastics collections on hold. What should I do with my soft plastic now? For the short-term, we advise...
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What to do with all the leaves that Autumn leaves?
Compost them As gardening expert Graham ‘Willow’ Williams once said: “Autumn leaves are ‘Gold in the Garden” He recommends turning them into a leaf mould (semi-decomposed leaf matter) by making a...
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International Compost Awareness Week, Take the Pledge to Compost WINNERS
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s International Compost Awareness Week, Take the Pledge to Compost competition! By comitting to compost more food scraps using their kitchen caddy and green...
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Australia goes through 70 billion pieces of soft plastics each year = 3000 pieces per person! Oversupply of post-consumer plastics outweighing processing capacity and market demand led to REDCycle’s...
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BATTERY FIRES A BURNING ISSUE FOR RECYCLERS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
MEDIA RELEASEWednesday, 20 December 2023One year on from a battery fire that destroyed a recycling facility in Australia’s capital city, the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is overwhelmingly...
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