Tag: recycling
Green light for food recycling
Whittlesea residents will be given the chance to recycle their food waste from next financial year.
Councillors last week voted to roll-out a municipal-wide food...
Craigieburn residents protest proposed waste to energy plant
Concerned Craigieburn residents are calling for Hume council to reject an application for a proposed waste to energy plant in the suburb, amid concerns...
Whittlesea’s recycling still going to landfill
Recycling collections in Whittlesea continue to be sent to landfill as the council searches for a sustainable long-term solution to the recycling crisis.
While Hume’s...
Recycling collections resume in Hume
Hume's recycling collections are no longer being dumped in landfill, with the council striking a deal to send the municipality's recyclables to the former...
Pop-ups give recycling options to Hume residents
Pop-up recycling sessions will be held in Craigieburn until kerbside collections return to normal.
Hume council has partnered with the Northern Community Recycling Group to...
BYO container plan on the table for Whittlesea
Whittlesea residents could soon be given the option of bringing their own container to takeaway food stores.
Whittlesea council is conducting a feasibility study into...
Craigieburn’s Willams family is on a recycling mission
A Craigieburn family is tackling the state’s recycling crisis by launching a community recycling group.
Robert and Ann Williams and their children, David, 19, Amy,...
Whittlesea and Hume councils working on recycling fix
Recycling waste from across Hume and Whittlesea is heading to landfill for a third week.
The councils are among 33 Victorian councils left without access...
Food waste recycling to be trialled in Whittlesea
A three-month food waste recycling trial will be held in Whittlesea in an attempt to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
From October,...
Repurpose It helping turn waste into roads and rail
An Epping company, Repurpose It, is working to divert construction and demolition waste from landfill to road and rail infrastructure projects across the state.
Repurpose...
Coolaroo glass recycling company ordered to stop accepting waste
A Coolaroo glass recycling company that was the site of two fires in the past three week has been ordered to stop accepting waste.
Glass...
Newbury Primary School pupils get to grips with recycling
Newbury Primary School pupils are exploring recycling and waste problems with the help of the National Theatre for Children and LEGO.
The theatre company visited...
SKM charged over July 2017 Coolaroo fire
Charges have been laid over an 11-day blaze at SKM Recycling’s Coolaroo plant.
The Environment Protection Authority last week charged SKM and its director over the July 2017...
Hume council slams recycler SKM
Hume council has criticised SKM Services for failing to properly manage its recycling plants.
Hume is one of 20 Victorian councils that has been forced...
Whittlesea residents encouraged to hold recycling for two weeks
Whittlesea residents are being encouraged to hold on to their recycling for two weeks to avoid it being sent to landfill.
The council is one...
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