Future roadmap for our Shire drives innovation in Waste Management.

May 31, 2023Posted in: Delivering

Lady and a young boy at the Resource Recovery Centre

Residents of Wingecarribee Shire can anticipate new benefits to their waste services; including expanded recycling opportunities and programs, enhanced efficiency of waste and kerbside collection contracts, a Reviva Centre review, and commencement of planning for a Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) program, are among priority actions for Waste Services outlined in Council’s draft 2023/24...

2000 more households stand to benefit from extending bin collections

February 21, 2023Posted in: Listening, Other

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Community focus groups will inform decisions around expanding waste collection services across our shire, to include an extra 2,000 homes in outlying villages. Valued input from residents is sought by Wingecarribee Shire Council in preparation for the 2024 waste collection tender process. Current contractor JR Richards has been emptying bins for more than 20,000 local...

Household problem waste, made less problematic

January 19, 2023Posted in: Corporate Affairs, Environment, News

Mobile recycling trailer parked in carpark

Your household problem waste will soon be less problematic, thanks to the roll-out of our new, purpose-designed, Community Recycling Collection trailer. A first for Wingecarribee Shire, this mobile service will collect from each of our villages, at least one day per week. “We surveyed residents widely about recycling, and one of the main barriers to...

RRC Christmas hours and holiday bin collections

December 8, 2022Posted in: Roads and Assets

Aerial shot of the RRC in Moss Vale

To help residents dispose of excess Christmas waste, Wingecarribee Shire Council’s Moss Vale Resource Recovery Centre will remain open over the holiday period only closing for the public holidays. The Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) will close on Saturday 24 December at 12 noon and remain closed for the Christmas and Boxing Day public holidays on...

Bulky waste collection dates announced

November 21, 2022Posted in: Environment, Listening

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The second annual bulky waste collection service will return to the Wingecarribee Shire from Monday 30 January 2023, with specified zones and dates for the Shire-wide collection. The service provides residents with a hassle-free way to dispose of larger, unwanted household items by placing them on the kerbside for collection. There is no need to...