New trucks educating community about waste in Boroondara
Out and about in the community every week, waste collection trucks provide valuable mobile channels for community education... Posted: 21 May 2019
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Events CalendarPositive actions shared during International Compost Awareness Week
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is marked nationwide each year in May and presents an important opportunity to raise awareness and celebrate all things compost!... Posted: 20 May 2019
Residents justify illegal dumping as an act for community good
Recent social research commissioned by MWRRG has found that attempted or actual charitable acts are often used as a justification for residential dumping of hard waste material... Posted: 20 May 2019
Eliminating single use plastic needs collective action
Consumer action is an important driver for change in retail packaging, the Metropolitan Local Government Waste Management Forum (Forum) heard recently... Posted: 20 May 2019
New facility to boost Melbourne’s organic processing capacity
A new state-of-the art composting facility, opened last week in Dandenong South, will boost the capacity to process green and food waste into useful compost when it starts operating in August... Posted: 20 May 2019
Stonnington supports apartment food waste recycling
The City of Stonnington’s Apartment Composting Program is making food waste recycling easier for people living in apartment blocks, by helping them establish communal worm farms... Posted: 20 March 2019