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Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group
29/9/2014
Public Place Recycling
Everyone has a recycling bin at home but a growing concern amongst Victorians has been a lack of
recycling facilities in the public areas such as town centres and sports grounds. How are we to be expected
to be good and recycle at home when we have to throw things like plastic bottles in the general waste bin
when we’re down the street?
Luckily most of the Councils in the Loddon Mallee region either already have or are planning to install
Public Place Recycling bins (or PPR) in high traffic areas in the coming months.
It’s good to know that the plastic bottle of water you buy to quench that summer thirst will be sent to be
made into new bottles rather than filling up our landfills.
Gannawarra, Swan Hill, Wakool, Loddon, Buloke and Mildura Councils have all installed public recycling
bins in the past few years with great success. With Bendigo planning to install their first city centre bins in
October and Mildura expanding their facilities to the Mallee Track in November there are fewer and fewer
excuses to throw recyclable items into the general waste bin.
You can’t necessarily put the same items in the Public Place Recycling bins as you would in your recycling
bins at home. Some only take plastic bottles whereas others will take everything except paper.
It’s important that you look at the bin labels before you dispose of your items to avoid contaminating the bin
and resulting in everything having to go to the landfill anyway.
Some smaller towns and council areas have not yet installed Public Place Recycling. If you live in one of
these areas try to take recyclable items home with you, rather than throwing it in a general waste bin, that
way you can put them in the recycling bin when you get home.
If you have any questions about Public Place Recycling please call your local Council or Rachel McConville
at the Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group on 0419106461.
-ENDSFor more information please contact Rachel McConville: 0419106461