A group of councils in Victoria’s northeast are reinforcing the importance of recycling.
Through a project that has been partially funded by the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC) and the North East Waste and Resource Recovery Group (NEWRRG), Councils and Alpine Resorts in North East Victoria will see the roll out of new public place recycling bin systems.
Alpine Shire Chief Executive Officer Dave Barry said across the Shire 14 waste and 14 recycling systems for public place areas have been installed in Mt Beauty, Tawonga, Bright, Myrtleford and Buffalo River.
“These new bin systems will make it just as easy to recycle away from home, as it is at home,” he said.
“The new bins will collect and recycle similar materials that can be recycled through Council kerbside systems. The 120 new individual recycling and waste bins for the region will help increase recycling rates and reduce litter in public areas.”
Part of the funding provided through the APC will go towards new waste and recycling signs for all new bins and existing infrastructure with the call to action to: ‘Do the Right Thing, Use the Right Bin’.
Local councils involved in the project include: Alpine Shire, Benalla Rural City, City of Wodonga, Indigo Shire Council and the Rural City of Wangaratta. Alpine Resorts involved in the project include: Falls Creek Resort Management, Mt Buller/Mt Stirling Resort Management, and Mt Hotham Resort Management.
Mr Barry said there is a constant need to reinforce the recycling message, especially when people are away from home.
“The best way to do this is to provide infrastructure that is accessible and easily understood by all residents and visitors, which is why projects such as this are so important to the region,” he said.
