Results from a recent bin audit conducted across the Shire has shown Highland residents are tops at recycling. Conducted throughout May and June, the bin audit revealed that 65.3 per cent of all waste generated by the sample study was correctly placed in the recyclable bin. “This is a fantastic result!” said Council’s Waste Education...
To celebrate the end of the Plastic Free July Challenge, Wingecarribee Shire Council is inviting residents to a free screening of the environmental documentary ‘Just Eat It’. Council’s Waste Education Officer Esther Landells explained the concept of the month-long challenge. “The idea behind the Plastic Free July Challenge is really quite simple,” Ms Landells said. ...
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in conjunction with Wingecarribee Shire Council will be accepting unwanted chemicals as part of its annual Chemical CleanOut program on Saturday 16 April at Council’s Moss Vale Depot. Residents can drop off their unwanted household chemicals – FREE of charge – at Council’s Moss Vale Works Depot, Moss Vale...
If you’ve ever wondered what happens to your waste and recycling when it leaves your kerb, February’s site tour of Council’s Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) will leave you guessing no more. “We actually receive lots of enquiries from people asking what happens to their waste and recycling after our trucks pick them up,” said Council’s...
Council’s Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) is set to open for extended trading hours from Monday 7 December 2015. The new hours will be from 7.30am to 4.30pm seven days a week. The change in hours follows a customer survey undertaken on site at the facility which proposed three options. “Our customers told us they’d like...