Tag: recycling
Recycling waiting game
Brimbank’s kerbside recycling waste continues to be sent to landfill.
Brimbank is one of 20 Victorian councils adversely impacted after the Environment Protection Authority banned...
Recycle service still grounded
Brimbank council says it’s disappointed recycling material had to be sent to landfill last week – but that its hands were tied.
The council is...
Pet project cleaning up
Candace Colaco has created a little project making a big impact.
The 22-year-old’s passion for the environment has prompted her to create the Little Litter...
Brimbank recycling collections to continue as normal
Brimbank recycling and waste collection services will continue as normal.
The EPA this morning has issued recycler SKM Services with notices requiring it to stop accepting...
SKM ordered to stop accepting waste at Coolaroo recycling plant
The Coolaroo recycling plant that was the site of a major blaze in July, 2017, has been ordered to stop accepting waste materials by...
New food for thought
Backyard composting could soon be the norm in Brimbank. The council is hoping to encourage households to manage their food and garden organic waste...
Council push to contain more waste
The Brimbank council is calling for a container deposit scheme to be introduced in Victoria.
Cr Kim Thien Truong tabled a motion calling for the...
Write stuff on waste
A group of Caroline Chisholm Catholic College students has gone to war on waste.
The year 7 students from Aspire, the college’s accelerated learning and...
Good wrap for recycling
Colourful, anti-plastic messages have appeared throughout Sunshine.
The Friends of Kororoit Creek and the Sunshine Business Association have teamed up to introduce new bin wraps...
City gets serious about waste
Kerbside rubbish collection is in for a shake-up as Brimbank council moves toward minimising its reliance on landfill.
The council will review the cost and...
Recycling contractor ‘in talks’
Brimbank council is in discussions with its recycling contractor, SKM, to ensure kerbside bin collections remain as changes to the global recycling market continue...
Council puts recycling to the test
Brimbank residents will be able to recycle more and waste less under a waste, recycling and litter strategy proposed by the council.
The strategy seeks...
Council counts cost of recycling
Brimbank council is making contingency plans about how to accommodate a potential rise in fees it pays for kerbside recycling collection.
Recycling giant Visy earlier...
Recycling contractor escapes truck fire
A Melton City Council contractor’s life was put at risk earlier this month after his truck caught fire, forcing him to perform an emergency...
Woolworths ditches single-use plastic bags
Woolworths Taylors Lakes will be one of the first stores in Victoria to ditch single-use plastic bags.
The move, which takes effect from Wednesday, April...