Waste

Festive Season Weekly Recycling

Merry Recyclable Christmas is happening again!

This festive season, Council will again be offering weekly collections of the yellow lid recycling bins for 4 weeks, starting from Monday 12 December 2022 until Friday 6 January 2023.

Council is excited to provide this service to help residents deal with the high amounts if recycling during this time. It is important to keep valuable resources out of landfill and recycle as much as possible.

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Look Up Your Clean Up Details

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Twice Yearly Clean Up

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Bargo Waste Management Centre

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Other Waste Disposal

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In-House Bin Services

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Waste Management Strategy & Action Plan

The Strategy focuses on economically and environmentally sustainable waste management, addressing key areas including: Landfill diversion Domestic waste collection, processing and disposal Contamination management in domestic waste bins Domestic kerbside clean-up services Illegal dumping Management of problem wastes.

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Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) Waste Service

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Domestic Waste Services

One of every councils core functions is to provide a domestic waste collection and resource recovery service for residents. Councils provide this service differently depending on the priorities for their local communities.