Rural towns around Wangaratta may soon get a green bin for their organics waste, just like their city counterparts.
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Councillors adopted the Waste Management Strategy last week, looking to cut back the amount of general waste going into the Bowser Landfill which was filling up fast.
“Bowser Landfill is council’s last remaining landfill and, assuming current projections, this landfill will close in less than 20 years. Wangaratta’s waste will need to be transported to a regional facility,” the strategy stated.
“With the expected population growth, it will be difficult for this site to keep up with the waste and recycling disposal under its current conditions.”
It will be difficult for this site to keep up with the waste and recycling disposal.
- Wangaratta Council
The council will now start planning to introduce green bins for Oxley, Milawa and Glenrowan, but has not revealed a date for when the collections would begin.
Extra organics collections will be made possible after Wangaratta opens its organics processing, which is currently under construction and due to be completed in late-2018.
It will have the capacity to process up to 12,000 tonnes of organics waste each year.
The Victorian government also announced it will ban all electronic items from general waste from July 2019.
Wangaratta’s Waste Management Strategy revealed the top five electronic items thrown in the trash were vacuum cleaners, stereos, fans, printers and televisions – despite people being able to recycle them at the tip.
The strategy included the need to educate the public on recycling before the e-waste ban is introduced.
The council’s infrastructure services director Alan Clark said the five-year strategy was put together after a series of community surveys and workshops, and will allow the council to plan for the long term.