MEDIA RELEASE

Date: 02.04.2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Know what you can recycle

Knowing what you canrecycle is one of the key steps to getting it right on bin night. Together with its member councils the Waste Reduction Groupis rolling out the statewide recycling education campaign,’Get It Right on Bin Night’, to help residents get the most value from their kerbside recycling service.

“While most residents are good at recycling, we’re often asked about the recyclability of unusual packagingand whether containers should be washed. We hope that by providing information through the Get It Right On Bin Night campaign, we will be able to assist householders to increase their recycling efforts and reduce contamination,” explained Lisa Finn, Regional Education Officer at the Waste Reduction Group.

“Recyclable materials that aren’t presented correctlycannot be sorted and are likely to end up in landfill with general rubbish, where they take many years to break down” she added.

As part of the Get It Right On Bin Night campaign, it is recommended that you follow these top tips for recycling right:

  • Leave lids and labels on … including spray tops, pump tops, plastic carton lids, drinks lids and glass jar lids.
  • Don’t put recycling in bags.
  • Place items in your recycling bin loose. Placing recyclables inside a paper bag or cardboard box means it can’t be sorted correctly for recycling.
  • Recycle from every room in the house including the bathroom, laundry and living room. Hunt out aerosol cans, medicine bottles, shampoo and conditioner bottles and laundry detergent bottles to add to your recycling bin.
  • No need to wash or scrub items clean…just a quick scrape clean or a rinse in dirty dish water will do fine.
  • Keep up to date with all the new items accepted in your councils recycling collection by visiting their website or

Get it Right on Bin Night is a Victorian Government campaign delivered locally by the Waste Reduction Group and member councils.More information about the campaign can be found at: by contacting Vicki Finch, Regional Education Officer of the Waste Reduction Group on 03 5571 1520 or email .

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For further information contact:

Vicki Finch
Regional Education Officer
Waste Reduction Group
Tel: 03 5571 1520
M: 0427 362 985
Email:

About Get It Right On Bin Night:

Get It Right On Bin Night (GIROBN) is a state-wide campaign that aims to increase household recycling rates across the metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. The campaign was developed by Sustainability Victoria (SV) and the Metropolitan Regional Waste Management Group (MRWMG).

Photograph Opportunities:

  • Regional education officer with some unusual recyclable items
  • Recyclables found in the bathroom, laundry or study
  • Local resident recycling right