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25.01.2022 As part of National Recycling Week 2020, Charles Sturt residents can come along to one of several sessions this week to learn what happens to the materials in your recycling bin. Bookings essential, please email [email protected] to reserve your place. West Lakes Community Centre Thursday 12 November, 10am Findon Community Centre Thursday 12 November, 1.30pm Bower Cottages Friday 13 November, 2pm

23.01.2022 City of Unley residents can get a free kitchen caddy and roll of compostable bags to help separate food scraps, which can then go straight into the green bin, and sent to commercial compost instead of landfill.

23.01.2022 Today! FREE virtual tour of the Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority's material recovery facility (MRF), showing how materials are sorted, and baled ready for reprocessing and remanufacturing into new products. This information session is for anyone living, working or attending school within East Waste's seven member Council areas (Adelaide Hills Council, City of Burnside, Campbelltown City Council, City of Mitcham, City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, City of Prospect and Town of Walkerville).

21.01.2022 Kids are headed back to school soon! With uniforms, school supplies and lunches to organise, check out these tips to consider how you can ease the load on your kerbside bins, and make sure that what does need to go in them can be composted or recycled as much as possible: https://www.whichbin.sa.gov.au//back-to-school-back-to-sch

20.01.2022 Who's spring cleaning their shed(s)? Find your nearest free household hazardous waste drop off point here https://www.greenindustries.sa.gov.au/hazwaste

16.01.2022 Vin loves his bins. If you have a kitchen caddy, or your council is about to supply you with one, check out Vinnie's tips for how to best use your caddy and green bin: www.whichbin.sa.gov.au/tips/kitchen-caddy

14.01.2022 More puns anyone? Is recycling a bad gag good for the environment?

14.01.2022 Vin says: 'All that gift wrapping create less waste (and less wrapping work) by choosing reusable ways of wrapping Christmas gifts, such as boxes, gift bags, tea towels and scarves. If you have gifts that are gadgets which need powering, choose a charger and batteries you can recharge and reuse, over and over. Hashtag, reuse!' www.whichbin.sa.gov.au//let-s-avoid-reduce-and-reuse-waste

13.01.2022 This week is National Recycling Week. Recycling creates jobs and through Electronic Recycling Australia in Ottoway, the City of Port Adelaide Enfield supports Minda to employ hundreds of supported workers living with a disability. At their 301 Grand Junction Road, Ottoway premises, ERA also accept expanded polystyrene which cannot be recycled through your yellow bins at home.

12.01.2022 Vin says: 'Every bin ninja knows recycling also means finding ways to buy recycled, and keeping materials in circulation. Consider looking for recycled, upcycled or handmade Christmas gifts. Who are your favourite stores, creators, markets and makers? Let us and others know in the comments!' #circulareconomy www.whichbin.sa.gov.au//let-s-avoid-reduce-and-reuse-waste

11.01.2022 Who's up to their neck in spring cleaning, or about to start? What's the weirdest or most-difficult-to-recycle thing you've unearthed? Here are some tips about what to do with your stuff: www.whichbin.sa.gov.au/tips/spring-clean

11.01.2022 Vin says: 'Hey everyone! Your yellow kerbside bin is ready and waiting to devour all your wrapping (paper and foil), boxes, Christmas cards, cardboard packaging and all those bottles...you know the ones...those that don't get you 10 cents at the depot. Fill 'er up!' www.whichbin.sa.gov.au//let-s-avoid-reduce-and-reuse-waste

09.01.2022 Everyone who recycles correctly, or asks 'Which Bin?' if they're not sure, contributes to South Australia's excellent recycling performance which provides jobs for South Aussies as well as reducing emissions and making best use of materials. The most recent Recycling Activity Survey (2018-2019) for our state is now available. Here is South Australia's recycling performance in a quick snapshot: 83.8% of all waste generated in South Australia was diverted from landfill. This ...equates to 4.34 million tonnes of material not going to waste. Since 2003, the recycling rate has improved by nearly 22 per cent and resource recovery has increased from approximately 2 million tonnes to just over 4.3 million tonnes a year. The waste management, resource recovery and recycling sector employs approximately 4,800 South Australians (both directly and indirectly). The market value of recovered resources in 2018-19 was $348 million dollars. South Australia leads the nation with the best recycling rate. South Australia has the best per capita resource recovery rate in the nation. Our diversion and recovery rate means 1.31 million tonnes of greenhouse gases are not being released, the same as planting 2 million trees; or taking 302,000 cars off the road each year. For more detail, see the full report: https://www.greenindustries.sa.gov.au//recycling-activity-

07.01.2022 City Of Charles Sturt residents can get a free kitchen caddy and roll of compostable bags to help separate food scraps, which can then go straight into the green bin, and sent to commercial compost instead of landfill.

05.01.2022 What’s that? It’s National Recycling Week, 9-15 November 2020. But hey EVERY week is National Recycling Week, right? Check out this link for Vin's best tips on Which Bin to use to recycle correctly: https://www.whichbin.sa.gov.au/tips

05.01.2022 Vin says: 'Hey guys, your green bin wants it's Christmas dinner too! Feed it all your food scraps and plate scrapings, including meat and seafood, which you can store in the freezer until bin collection day. Make sure you use a compostable bag with the AS 4736 logo, like the ones your council may supply you with (look for this www.facebook.com/whichbin/photos/684262432419889). And remember: No logo, no go go.' For more tips on reducing food waste: www.whichbin.sa.gov.au/t/...easy-ways-we-can-reduce-food-waste For tips on managing your food waste: www.whichbin.sa.gov.au/tips/kitchen-caddy

04.01.2022 Make sure you're on Vin's 'Nice' list when it comes to good bin choices for food waste, plastic wrapping, packaging and batteries over the Christmas break www.whichbin.sa.gov.au/tips/christmas-naughty-or-nice

03.01.2022 Vin says: 'Don't starve your green bin - it's hungry for your food scraps!' When you love your bins as much as Vin, you want them to be well fed. If your council has provided you with a kitchen caddy, you can catch your food scraps and put them into your green kerbside bin to be sent off for composting at a commercial facility. You can put all kinds of food scraps in the caddy/green bin, including things you can't put into worm farms and some home composting systems, such as onion, garlic, meat scraps and bones.

02.01.2022 Still cleaning out the shed?! Households can drop off a range of hazardous wastes, including paints and chemicals, at their nearest free drop off point: http://www.greenindustries.sa.gov.au/hazwaste - items accepted include: Acids and alkalis Brake fluid and coolants Motor oil... Cleaning products Fumigants Liquid paints oil and water-based up to 100 litres Gas cylinders Batteries Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides Photographic chemicals Poisons Pool chemicals Solvents, varnishes and stains Fluorescent light globes Other household chemicals See more

01.01.2022 Today is the inaugural International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Did you know South Australia has a national research centre for food waste? Check them out for tips on how to prevent food loss and waste >> Fight Food Waste Australia