General News
3 March, 2023
Recycling roll out
Hindmarsh Shire Council has announced residents will receive their purple, 120 litre glass-only recycling bins next month. The bins will be used to collect glass jars and bottles which, according to Council, make up 25 per cent of the mixed...
Hindmarsh Shire Council has announced residents will receive their purple, 120 litre glass-only recycling bins next month.
The bins will be used to collect glass jars and bottles which, according to Council, make up 25 per cent of the mixed recyclables currently collected in the Shire’s yellow-lidded bins.
From April 2023 residents will need to place all glass jars and bottles in the purple bin, which will be collected once a month.
Hindmarsh Shire’s chief executive Greg Wood said it may seem like a small thing, but separating glass from other recycled material would have a big impact.
“Broken glass makes other items like cardboard, paper and plastic hard to recycle,” he said.
“By putting your glass bottles and jars in a separate bin, more of them can be recycled into new things.”
This is part of the state government’s Recycling Victoria initiative which aims to reduce waste, boost jobs and establish a better recycling system.
Eventually, Victorians will be required to separate all of their household waste into four streams: general, mixed recycling, glass-only recycling, and food and organic waste (FOGO).
“A household is unable to ‘opt out’ of the service,” Mr Wood said.
“(We are) partnering with surrounding Councils to crush glass locally so that it can be used as road base material.
“From the next financial year, rate notices may include an additional waste cost for the purple glass bin of approximately $35 for the year of service.”