Sporting clubs to dump rubbish skips

By Charlene Gatt
MARIBYRNONG City Council is trialling a waste management program at three Yarraville sporting clubs in a bid to scrap skip bins.
The council is giving rubbish and recycling bins to the Yarraville Seddon Eagles, Footscray Baseball Club and Yarraville Cricket Club – which all operate from McIvor Reserve – to use for the weekly rubbish collection.
The trial is part of a council bid to help the clubs recycle, save money and remove the skip bins, which have become targets for illegally dumped rubbish and graffiti.
Previously clubs were using skip bins or taking their rubbish home, with limited facility to recycle.
Each of the clubs is responsible for recycling its waste, storing the bins and ensuring they are put out for collection each week.
“This is an important pilot program at one of our most highly utilised sporting pavilions and is helping our local sporting clubs manage their waste more efficiently both from a cost and recycling perspective,” mayor Sarah Carter said.
“The council service is more cost efficient than the skip bins previously used and cuts down on the problem of dumped rubbish and most importantly lets the clubs properly sort and dispose of their recyclable waste.”
The trial will help the council and the three clubs identify and resolve any potential issues so the program can be fine tuned and rolled out across the municipality.
The pilot program will finish next month and a report will identify other clubs and pavilions earmarked to receive the new service.

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