WEST Wimmera residents' recyclables will stop going to landfill from June 1.
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Wimmera Mallee Waste has signed a new disposal of comingled recycling agreement with Cleanaway Waste Management to ensure all kerbside recycling be handled appropriately.
Wimmera Mallee Waste is West Wimmera Shire Council's waste contractor.
The council has disposed of recyclables at the Dooen landfill since the closure of the SKM recycling facilities in Victoria late last year.
Under the new agreement, all kerbside recycling will now go to Cleanaway, a recognised recycler, from June 1. The collection service will continue as normal.
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Council and Wimmera Mallee Waste stressed that all recyclables placed in bins must be clean and contain no contamination.
Since the start of the month, Wimmera Mallee Waste has closely monitored bin contents and placed stickers on any bins that do not comply.
A council spokesperson warned residents there would be costly penalties to council if items were not placed in the correct bin.
Penalties will also be applied if the recyclables contamination rate is more than 10 per cent.
Items that can be recycled include:
- Newspapers, magazines, paper and cardboard (non-waxed) - loose, not bundled
- Milk containers and juice bottles - with lids removed
- Clean steel food cans - please rinse them out first.
- Aluminium cans, trays and foil (scrunch up into a fist-sized ball before placing in bin)
- Empty clean rigid plastic bottles and containers, such as shampoo and conditioner containers, soft drink bottles, etc.
- Clean glass bottles and food and sauce jars with their lids placed in the recycling bin separately
- Aerosol cans
Items that cannot be recycled include:
- Bagged materials in any type of plastic bag- anything bagged will go straight to landfill
- Coated cardboard cartons that are used to package milk, juice and various other liquids ie Tetrapaks
- Polystyrene packaging or bubble wrap
- Foam meat trays
- Clothing, footwear, textiles and toys
- Food and garden waste. This goes in your compost or garbage bin, or to your local transfer station
- Soft plastics such as bread bags, frozen food bags, confectionery bags, cling wrap, chip packets, cereal bags, zip lock bags, plastic foil food bags
- Nappies
- Light globes or window glass
Earlier this year, the state government announced its Recycling Victoria - A New Economy policy.
The 10-year action plan aims to transform the recycling sector, reduce waste, create thousands of jobs and set Victoria up for a more sustainable future.
