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Call for rubbish plan for state

Brimbank council has thrown its support behind calls for a state-wide waste management policy. A June report by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office Recovering and Reprocessing...

Hard waste collection now a phone call away

Hard waste collection is now just a phone call away. Brimbank council’s new at-call hard waste collection service will begin on July 1. Under the new...

New place for e-waste

Caroline Springs residents will soon find it easier to dispose of their e-waste. ...

Council puts a lid on food waste

Brimbank residents have even more incentive to embrace their greener side. The council has introduced a new home composting program, which offers rebates on composting...

Council calls for toxic dump help

Brimbank council is calling for a zero tolerance approach from the state government for illegal storage and dumping of industrial and hazardous waste. It follows...

Rubbish pick-up ‘at-call’

Brimbank’s annual kerbside hard waste collection period has been scrapped in favour of an “at call” service. From mid-2019, residents will be able to request...

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...

Council faces hard waste call

Brimbank’s annual hard rubbish service could be drastically different in years to come. As part of its new waste, recycling and litter strategy, the council...

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...

New video aims to fight illegal waste dumping

A new video from the EPA aims to fight the widespread environmental hazard of the illegal dumping of skip bin waste. Chris Webb of EPA's...

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...

Bin collections missing a trick

The number of missed kerbside bin collections in Brimbank rose last year. Data collected by the state government shows that 11.91 bins per 10,000 households...

From medical waste to work boots

  Medical waste is being transformed into work boots, mud flaps, cables and tubing thanks to the upgrade of a Deer Park recycling operation. The $720,000...

No time to waste for council

Brimbank’s new waste management strategy is taking shape, with community consultation pushing for a cleaner and more sustainable environment. A report was presented to the...

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Lake revamp plan drafted

A revamp of Lake Caroline is a step closer, with Melton council voting to endorse a draft strategy to guide the development and upgrade...