Recycling
Recycling your waste keeps items out of landfill, prevents pollution and reduces greenhouse gasses by taking away the need for extracting, refining and processing raw materials. By improving our recycling habits, we can help keep the environment clean and preserve our natural resources.
Please note that we do not provide a hard rubbish collection pick up. However, furniture and goods of a reasonable condition (determined by staff) and can be resold. These items can be dropped off at any of our Resource Recovery Centres free of charge.
The charge for the 240lt recycling service is $135.00. All other rates charges can be found here.
Moira's Kerbside collection guide
Where does your recycling go?
Your recycling is transported toVeolia'sMaterial Recovery Facilityin Echuca where it is sorted and then transported to various reprocessors, depending on the material, for recycling.
Ways to reduce your waste
Recycling is not just about what you can put in your bin - we should always think about reducing our waste.
Reduce
The best way to reduce your waste is to avoid creating it in the first place. Avoid buying items with lots of packaging as this wastes valuable resources. You throw them away and create rubbish which then produces more greenhouse gases.
Reuse
Choose and invest in reusable items like keep cups, cloth bags and a reusable water bottle. Look at ways to repurpose discarded items, especially one's that can't be recycled. Consider repairing rather than replacing.
Recycle
Recycling keeps usable materials out of landfill. Recycled materials can be turned back into raw materials that can be used in the manufacture of other items. Make sure you separate all recyclable items from your rubbish and put them in your recycling bin with the yellow lid.
A few tips to recycle right
- Don't place recyclables into plastic bags
- Avoid placing soft plastics into recycling bin
- Clean out jars, containers and bottles
- Buy Australian recycled products
- Use recycled paper and toilet paper
- E-waste can be recycled but not in your kerbside bin - please take to your nearest Resource Recovery Centre
If you have any questions please contact your Moira Shire on 5871 9222.