Thank you to all participants who provided feedback on the current 360 litre recycling bin trial in Benalla and Wangaratta. The draw for the i-pad mini will be held on Friday 14th June 2013. The winner will be notified directly by Nevrwaste.
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AUSSIES KEEP MOVING WITH OLD MOBILES
Australians who moved house in the last five years have moved an estimated 5.7 million old mobiles[1] with them according to MobileMuster, Australia’s leading not-for-profit mobile phone recycler. A new report[2] commissioned by MobileMuster on moving home habits leading up to World Environment Day (June 5), has found that Australians keep taking their old…
New composting technology comes to the Alps
An exciting expansion to the ‘Living Bin’ program will take place this year on Mt Buller /Mt Stirling which will see the trial of an in-vessel composting unit which will enable collected food waste to be processed on site. The On Site Composting Apparatus (OSCA) is being custom designed and built for the Alpine conditions…
Executive Officer Update – April 2013
The Victorian Government launched Getting full value, the Victorian waste and resource recovery policy in mid April. The new policy is an interesting read which outlines key waste and resource recovery issues for the State and methods to address them. One of the key actions of the Policy is the appointment of a Ministerial Advisory…
Benalla hosts the first 2013 North East School Environment Day
Iced water and sunscreen flowed continuously on Thursday the 7th March as around 180 students from the Benalla and Mansfield areas attended the North East School Environment Day. It was held in the ideal environment on the foreshore surrounding the Benalla Civic Centre, which provided much needed shade and a beautiful natural environment. A great…
Notices
“No Time to Waste” 2013 Rural & Regional Waste Management Conference
The challenges facing the rural and regional waste management and resource recovery sector will once again be the focus for the 4th Rural & Regional Waste Management Conference “No Time to Waste” to be held in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 5 June 2013. For further information on the Conference CLICK HERE