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Rethink Waste Tasmania is seeking an Engagement Officer to join our team with Cradle Coast Waste Services located in Devonport. If you’re passionate about waste reduction, resource recovery and love getting out in the community this job is for you.

What happens to CD’s and DVD’s? The collected CDS & DVDS are sent to Terracycle for recycling with 98% of the product can be reused.

X-ray films contain silver in the form of halides, which can be extracted and converted into pure silver, which then can be reused.

Reading glasses are sent to Lions Recycle for Sight Australia. An initiative to deliver used glasses to those in need and reduce landfill.

What happens to old cartridges? All of the cartridges are sent back to Close the Loop ™ in Melbourne and hand sorted and their brand and type recorded.

What happens to mobile phones and accessories? More than 95% of the materials in mobile phones, like metals, plastic, and glass can be reused into other products.

In South Africa a plastics company, Zibo, buys the bread tags for a small amount per kilo. The tags (high impact polystyrene, type 6 plastic) are recycled, being made into seedling trays. The proceeds are used to provide wheelchairs for the needy.

What happens to batteries when they are no longer needed and how are they recycled? They are recycled are processed to recover the plastics and metals, some of which are used to manufacture new batteries.

Rethink Waste Tasmania is a partnership between Cradle Coast Waste Management Group, Circular North, and TasWaste South—supported by the by the Tasmanian Government through the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board.

Rethink Waste Tasmania’s partner Circular North has announced the launch of its Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Grants for 2025.

TasWaste South is hosting two Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days this March, giving residents of southern Tasmania a free and safe way to dispose of unwanted household and garden chemicals. Many household chemicals cannot be disposed of in regular bins or waste transfer stations. This event provides the perfect opportunity to clear out hazardous items […]

Free household hazardous waste collections across northern Tasmania help residents safety dispose of everyday chemicals around the home. Household hazardous waste collections refer to the collection of chemicals not usually able to be collected at waste transfer stations due to safety risks.

Hobart City Council endorsed the new 2040 Climate Ready Hobart Strategy with ambitious waste goals for the City and our community This involves the following. For more information see 2040 Climate Ready Hobart Strategy

A free household hazardous waste collection will be held in North West Tasmania, November 15-30th. Check the image below for dates and venues.

A series of free household hazardous waste collections are taking place across northern Tasmania this October and November to help residents safety dispose of everyday chemicals around the home. Household hazardous waste collections refer to the collection of chemicals not usually able to be collected at waste transfer stations due to safety risks. On specific […]

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 […]

The new landfill levy is a fee paid by Tasmania’s landfill operators for every tonne of waste disposed in their landfill. Waste is weighed at time of delivery and a $20/tonne fee is collected by the State Government. The Tasmanian Government’s landfill levy starts from 1 July 2022. The money raised through the levy is […]

It’s no secret that our landfills are choking on waste – bad news for both our environment and the planet. The good news is, just like our household waste, we could be salvaging much of the building site waste coming from construction and demolition jobs. And, with the State Government introducing a new levy on […]