Albury city and the multi-council Halve Waste campaign have gained national recognition at the inaugural Waste Management of Australia, winning the Outstanding Regional Local Government award.
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This category recognises excellence shown by a regional or rural council program.
Halve Waste was recognised for its success in a range of campaigns focused on residential and commercial food waste, soft plastics and household clean-ups.
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The program is a combined initiative by Albury, Wodonga, Indigo, Greater Hume, Towong and Federation council areas.
Albury’s deputy mayor Amanda Cohn said the award was a tribute to the community.
“Our state-of-the art waste management centre is leading the way when it comes to reusing and recycling,” she said.
“We’re working towards establishing an Australian-first by becoming the first group to literally halve the amount of waste we bury in landfill.”
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