PUPILS from Sunshine North Primary School have given a big green thumbs-up to Brimbank City Council’s new recycling initiative.
More than 9900 tonnes of green waste from the area’s residents is set to be processed annually at a purpose-built organics recycling facility at Bulla, operated by Veolia Environmental Services.
The facility will transform green waste from the council’s kerbside collections into compost, mulches and soil products.
Brimbank City Council is one of 11 councils in Melbourne’s North and West participating in the Bulla organics processing contract.
Chair of the Brimbank administrators, John Watson, has encouraged residents to think about the recycling process.
“We ask that residents make sure they are putting the right things in their green waste bins,” he said.
“This includes grass clippings, flowers, small twigs, garden prunings, leaves and weeds.
“Items such as food scraps, rocks, pots, containers, plastic bags, metals, plastics and general household rubbish should be kept out of the green waste bin and disposed of in the correct manner.
“By ensuring you are putting the right things in the right bins, we can produce valuable compost, mulch and soil additives that can be used in agriculture and horticulture, while reducing the amount of green waste and recyclables we are sending to landfill.”
The Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, has congratulated the 11 councils participating in the Bulla organics processing contract.
In conjunction with the councils, the State Government has launched the Back to Earth campaign to help residents understand where green waste goes and what they can recycle. Visit backtoearth.vic.gov.au for more details.
