City of Greater Geelong will aim to divert 80% of waste from landfill by 2030 under their new Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy. The strategy aims for the City to...
Sustainability Victoria have launched a new campaign to reduce contamination in the kerbside recycling bins. The ‘Know your recycling’ campaign is being promoted...
Nine new resource recovery facilities will be needed in the Barwon South West region by 2039 according to a report from Infrastructure Victoria. The report, released in...
Infrastructure Victoria: final advice to government on recycling and resource recovery infrastructure in Victoria.
BSWWRRG welcomes the publication of the final advice to government on recycling and resource recovery infrastructure in Victoria. The advice includes 13 recommendations...
Postponement of Environment Protection (Amendment) Act 2018
The Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 (the Act) will transform Victoria’s environmental protection laws and Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA). The...
Fast Facts Each year households throw away 250,000 tonnes of edible food – enough to fill Melbourne’s Eureka Tower. The average Victorian household throws away $2,136...
Coronavirus (COVID -19): Important notice about BSWWRRG events
In an effort to protect our staff and stakeholders from the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) we are postponing all face to face events scheduled until 30 April 2020. This...
BSWWRRG is developing a regional action plan in response to the recent issues in the recycling sector. Changes to international recycling markets and the collapse of...
Moyne Shire has become the first council in the region to introduce a fourth bin for glass. Over 6,000 residents have received the purple lidded glass only bins. The new...
The Victorian Government have released their circular economy policy, Recycling Victoria; a new economy, a ten year plan to transform Victoria’s recycling sector,...
