Port Fairy is the latest community in our region to join the Repair Café revolution. Launching in February, the Port Fairy Repair Café is a free monthly event run by...
Regional input into statewide recycling collaborative procurement
BSWWRRG is working with the state’s six other Waste and Resource Recovery Groups (WRRGs) to support councils to procure new kerbside recycling services. This statewide...
Industry spotlight: interview with Mat Dickens, CEO at Corio Waste
Australian family owned and operated Corio Waste Management offers a broad range of commercial, government and specialised waste management services across Geelong and...
Reducing waste and litter can be a serious challenge. That’s why Barwon South West Waste and Resource Recovery Group together with our partner councils, are building a...
Warrnambool City Council will roll out a new glass collection service, following a successful trial of the service earlier this year. The new service, which will commence...
Councils will soon have access to funding for the introduction of new glass and food organics and garden organics (FOGO) services as part of the Victorian Government’s...
Event Litter Prevention and Waste Minimisation Guide
Barwon South West Waste and Resource Recovery Group (BSWWRRG) are currently in the production stage of an Event Litter Prevention and Waste Minimisation Guide...
A Warrnambool community group is leading the war against cotton bud marine pollution. Over the past few years, volunteers have collected over 20,000 cotton buds from...
EPA have now completed stages one and two of their clean-up of the Broderick Road waste stockpile in Lara. The clean-up project will remove an estimated 340,000m3 of...
Recycling Infrastructure model for region being explored
BSWWRRG will explore an infrastructure model for the region’s recycling as part of a new project launched last month. The Optimal Recycling Infrastructure Model (ORIM)...
