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Bring your household chemicals for free & safe disposal! In the month of May, there will be the opportunity to dispose of any unwanted household and garden chemicals across Northern Tasmania. This includes: Please see below for collection days, times, and locations available for the free and safe disposal of your household chemicals. For safety […]

We’re excited to confirm the return of the most stylish competition – the Ag Artwear Competition, as part of Agfest 2024! Entering the competition Entrants must create wearable ‘works of art’ including accessories (hat, handbag, earrings, footwear etc.) created from materials and items of an agricultural nature found on a farm. The age categories are: […]

B-cycle wants to raise awareness and change current behaviours around household battery disposal 🔋 B-cycle is about creating a responsible battery lifecycle – from buying better batteries for the planet, to safe use, and recycling. Unfortunately, 90% of Australia’s used batteries end up in landfill, where they can leak toxic materials into the environment. B-cycle […]

The Garage Sale Trail is happening across two big weekends in November, 2024! Garage Sale Trail is Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff, dedicated to helping you extend the life of your stuff and find the ultimate pre-loved gem. In 2023, over 300,000 Australians shopped or sold at more than 15,000 garage sales across the nation. […]

Designed and manufactured in Tasmania, The Udder Way is an initiative bought to life by Ed Crick. Its mission is to eliminate single-use plastics globally. The idea was sparked by Ed noticing just how many 2-litre milk bottles were being used and sent to landfill, and how wasteful this practice is. “It’s the only commodity […]

Dulverton Waste Management has unveiled a state-of-the-art Regional Organics Facility in Tasmania’s North West to reduce the amount going to landfill. Funded by both the Tasmanian Government’s Organic Waste Processing Grant Program and the Australian Government’s Regional Recovery Partnerships Program, the Dulverton Organics Treatment Facility is now officially complete. Receiving $9 million towards the project […]

Today, Australia was shaken by the announcement of the suspension of the REDcycle program – which oversaw the recycling of soft plastics nationwide, with drop-off points at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets. The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia have issued the following statement in regards to the news about REDcycle. WMRR response to […]