LET’S ALL RECYCLE OUR FOOD AND GARDEN WASTE
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Welcome to the website of the North East Waste (NE Waste), a group of councils on the North Coast of New South Wales, working together towards cost-effective waste management solutions. The group has a voluntary membership, and aims to achieve the development and implementation of local and regionally based solutions to waste management. The member councils include: Ballina Shire, Byron Shire, Clarence Valley, Lismore City, Kyogle, Richmond Valley and Tweed Shire. North East Waste is a member group of RENEW NSW and is supported by our local Councils and the NSW Environmental Protection Agency.
Drop Off Free at your CRC
Did you know there's a lot more that you can recycle, beyond what goes into your household recycling bin? Problem wastes including paints, oils, gas bottles, batteries, fluro tubes and bulbs and smoke detectors do not belong in your household bins. These items can be dropped off at your local Community Recycling Centre (CRC) for recycling or safe disposal for FREE.
From January 2017 the final CRC in the region’s network of 8 such centres opened in the Tweed. The Tweed CRC is located at the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre, Ledday’s Creek Rd, Stotts Creek. Other CRCs are located at Ballina, Byron, Lismore, Casino, Kyogle, Grafton and Maclean. If you’re a NSW resident you can Drop off Free at any CRC in the region or in fact any CRC in NSW.
New Lismore Recycled Market
Lismore City Council is launching its new Lismore Recycled Market this month, with the first market on Saturday, 19 March. The Lismore Recycled Market will be held on the third Saturday of every month next door to the Lismore Revolve Shop, which is located within the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre on Wyrallah Road. Stallholders will sell their goods from a series of shipping containers on-site, and the Lismore Revolve Shop will be open so people can browse for second-hand goods. What a great initiative from Lismore City Council! We choose to reuse too!
New Community Recycling Centre at Tweed now ‘Open’ for the free drop off of household problem wastes
Opening of Tweed CRC with local member, Geoff Provest, Tweed Shire Councillors, North East Waste and the NSW EPA
New Community Recycling Centres at Byron and Ballina 'Now Open' for the free drop off of household problem waste.
Photo: From left to right - Opening of Ballina new CRC - Coordinator Waste Management Jenny Hellyer, Ballina Mayor David Wright, Ben Franklin MLC, NE Waste CRC Project Coordinator Karen Rudkin.
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Have your say!
Can we count on you to tell us your thoughts about single use plastic bags?
From July 1st, the big supermarket chains will not be giving out free single-use plastic shopping bags. With more than 5 billion plastic bags handed out at the check out every year in Australia, and every state in Australia except NSW committed to banning single use plastic bags by 2018, we want to know if you are ready to make the change. All respondents will go in the draw to win a Plastic-free pack which includes a reusable bag, reusable cup and other environmental goodies.
Let's work together in reducing single use plastic bags.
PROGRAMS UPDATES
Find out more about The Green House, our mobile waste education program with this short video.
Visit your local Council's website for more info on waste and recycling
This program is supported by the NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.
