Recycling focus at Mildura Eco Village during National Recycling Week

Published on 29 October 2018

Mildura Rural City Council will hold two education sessions for Sunraysia school children at Mildura Eco Village later this week ahead of National Recycling Week.

National Recycling Week runs from 12 – 18 November and promotes the benefits of recycling while encouraging residents to help minimise waste going to landfill.

Councillor for Farming and Environmental Sustainability Anthony Cirillo said Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week is now in its 22nd year and continues its campaign to educate and bring about behavioural change.

“By promoting kerbside, industrial and community recycling initiatives, National Recycling Week provides residents with the tools they need to minimise waste and manage material resources responsibly,” Cr Cirillo said.

Council’s education sessions at the Mildura Eco Village are among a number of events being held across the region as part of National Recycling Week.

Sessions will be held on Thursday 1 November and Friday 9 November and include landfill site tours and waste handling and minimisation sessions.

The Christie Centre meanwhile will hold a Trash to Art outdoor acquisition exhibition at Mildura Eco Village on Sunday 11 November, which will feature artwork produced from recycled, discarded and salvaged items.

Sunraysia residents are encouraged to support National Recycling Week by registering their own events at https://recyclingweek.planetark.org/.

Cr Cirillo said National Recycling Week was a chance to highlight what can and can’t be recycled, as well as the services available in our own region.

“While our Waste Services team already do a lot of ongoing work to educate our community on the best way to recycle, events such as National Recycling Week can help to reinforce those messages,” he said.

“There are so many materials that can be recycled, such as glass, steel, aluminium, paper and rigid plastics, all of which can be used to produce other materials and products as part of the ‘circular economy’, which ultimately reduces the impact on our natural resources and the environment.” 

Cr Cirillo said diverting unwanted items which may still be useful from landfill was another way to reduce the burden on the environment.

“A great example is Aroundagain, which is based at our landfill,” he said.

“Aroundagain accepts unwanted household goods for free. These items are then sold to the community, with proceeds going to The Christie Centre, which is a not-for-profit organisation.

“Mildura Eco Village is another useful resource, providing a raft of information and examples on how to live more sustainably.”

Further information on what can and can’t be placed in residents’ recycle bins can be found by visiting www.mildura.vic.gov.au and searching for ‘recycling’.

For more information contact Council’s Environmental Sustainability Education Officer Shaphal Subedi on (03) 5018 8100.

Media enquiries 

Ben Piscioneri p) (03) 5018 8689  e) [email protected]