Newsletter WINTER
2017
RE DUCE
RE USE
RE CYCLE
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A ROU ND 8 000 T ON N E S O F BAT T E RIE S A RE S E N T TO L ANDFI LL EV ERY Y E A R? !
Drop off your household batteries at a collection point near you for recycling!
Look for me three pages over for a list of collection points.
YOUR Community
Do the Right Bin
and Save Heaps!
‘Do the Right Bin’ at your place and check out our newly developed animations!
To find our new animations, visit thehills.nsw.gov.au and search for ‘animation’.
RECYCLE RIGHT!
Keep plastic bags out of the yellow lidded recycling bin!
Plastic bags cannot be recovered through the household recycling service. Please do not place your recyclables inside a plastic bag,
or place plastic bags in the yellow lidded recycling bin or green lidded organics bin.
You can make a difference by saying ‘No’
to plastic bags and taking a reusable bag with you every time you go shopping. If you do have plastic bags, check to see if your local
supermarket accepts them for recycling.
HOW TO RECYCLE PLASTIC BOTTLES
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Remove the lid2
Rinse if necessary to avoid potential odour issues3
Squash where possible to give you more room in your bin5
Put in the yellow lidded recycling bin4
Replace the lidCONTRACTS New
Clean Up Every Day
You can organise a Clean Up Site on any day of the year through Clean Up Australia.
For more information or to register a site, see cleanupaustralia.org.au
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... clean up australia day ... clean up australia day
Thank you for pa rticipating
A ROU ND8 000T ON N E S O FBAT T E RIE SA RE S E N T TO L ANDFI LL EV ERY Y E A R? !
NEW WASTE COLLECTION TRUCKS TO HIT THE STREETS IN OCTOBER!
Cleanaway have been successful in securing the new waste collection contract, commencing on 1 October 2017. This upcoming contract will
introduce fresh, new look vehicles on our streets that include new technology and safety features to improve your waste service.
The current two bin and three bin services will remain in place for the upcoming contracts however, there will be some changes to the service
for efficiency and improvements to help you manage your waste.
More information about all contracts and what the changes mean for you will be advertised closer to 1 October 2017.
Keep up to date via our website thehills.nsw.gov.au
The annual Clean Up Australia events took place in March. An army of volunteers from The Hills took part in the nationwide event as residents, schools, community groups and businesses helped to clean-up their local areas.
Over 35 sites were registered across The Hills as part of the three Clean Up events; Business Clean Up Day on Tuesday 28 February, Schools Clean Up Day on Friday 3 March and Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday 5 March.
... education programs ... education programs
Child Care, Primary Schoo
l, Highschool
...national recycling week Waste Fr ee Lunch Day
...national recycling week
LOOKING FOR FREE EDUCATION SESSIONS?
Book in a Cleanaway kNOw Waste Education Session! Sessions are available for all child care centres, primary and high schools in The Hills and are in line with curriculum objectives.
To find out how the program can be tailored to the needs of your school, or for more information, contact the Resource Recovery Education Officer on 9843 0505.
Participating centres and schools may be eligible for a FREE compost bin or worm farm.
Register your school
We urge your school to register.
Contact the Resource Recovery Education Officer on 9843 0505.
ARE YOU A LOCAL TEACHER IN THE HILLS?
National Recycling Week will be taking place in November from Monday 13 to Sunday 19, and it’s easy to celebrate!
Participate in the Waste Free Lunch Day on Wednesday 15 November, and encourage students, staff and parents to pack a lunch which contains zero waste.
If your school doesn’t register, we still invite you to participate and pack a waste free lunch for your child!
Or be taken on a journey of sorting waste with Billy Bower and the Garbo Gang! Download FREE activities at thehills.nsw.gov.au/billybower
Register your school!
To register your school, contact the Resource Recovery Education Officer on 9843 0505.
Participating schools may be eligible for either a FREE compost bin or worm farm.
If you observe illegal dumping in The Hills Shire you can help Council clean it up by reporting the offence to the Regional Illegal Dumping Squad on
131 555
Any information you can provide such as car registration details, time of dumping
and types of materials dumped would be beneficial in locating offenders and
imposing penalties.
The RID Squad is a joint council initiative working towards the eradication of illegal dumping across greater Western Sydney.
The Hills Shire Council, Administration Building 3 Columbia Court, Baulkham Hills Baulkham Hills Library Railway Street, Baulkham Hills Castle Hill Library Corner Castle and Pennant Streets, Castle Hill
Dural Library Pellitt Lane, Dural Vinegar Hill Memorial Library 29 Mail Street, Rouse Hill
For more information see thehills.nsw.gov.au
Council collection points
(only available during business hours)
...nationalrecyclingweek Waste Fr ee Lunch Day
...nationalrecyclingweek CDs, DVDs, VHS, Mobile phones
& Batteries
The annual Garage Sale Trail event is back again on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22
October 2017! The Garage Sale Trail is a nationwide event, whereby households across
Australia are invited to host a garage sale on the one weekend. Reduce waste, fundraise or snap up a bargain. For more information,
see garagesaletrail.com.au
do you have old cds, dvds, vhs tapes, mobile phones and
batteries to dispose of?
You can help keep these items out of landfill, and take them to FREE collection points
located around The Hills for recycling!
Only available to residents of The Hills Shire
do you have good quality, second-hand items that
you no longer use?
Remember to tape battery ends before they are recycled!
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October
KEEP NSW BEAUTIFUL ENVIROMENTORS
1900 students from 13 primary schools across The Hills Shire were visited in February and March by Keep NSW Beautiful EnviroMentors.
The EnviroMentors initiative is an incursion-based program that gives students the opportunity to learn about sustainable practices that are beneficial to our environment. This year, the two focus topics were ‘Litter’ and ‘Sustainability’.
REPORT LITTER TO E PA
Each year, over
25,000
tonnesof litter is tossed in NSW
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Did you know you can report
littering from vehicles?
Your Community.Do the Right Bin and Save Heaps!
Household KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP
Have you booked a bulky waste kerbside clean-up collection?
Our animations will tell you all you need to know about acceptable and non- acceptable items and how to prepare it.
Visit
thehills.nsw.gov.au and search for ‘animation’
If you see someone litter from their vehicle, you can report them to the NSW EPA. Fines from $250 can be issued from your report. To report litter, or for more
information, see epa.nsw.gov.au/reporttoepa
1 www.epa.nsw.gov.au/heytosser/
REPORT LITTER TO E PA
Your Community.Dothe Right Binand SaveHeaps!
NATIONAL ORGANIC WEEK
16–24 September
GARAGE SALE TRAIL
Sat 21 and Sun 22 October Be a part of Garage Sale Trail and register your own sale, or shop at local sales in your area
NATIONAL RECYCLING WEEK
13–19 November
WASTE FREE LUNCH DAY
15 November 2017
What’s On
WE OFFER A VARIETY OF FREE WORKSHOPS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOU SAVE BIG!
Workshops take place throughout the year and include:
• Composting and worm farming
• Organic Gardening
• Beauty and Pamper Product Making
• De-cluttering, and more!
This project is a NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.
Keep up to date with all of our FREE workshops
and programs and join our mailing list!
Call the Resource Recovery
Team on 9843 0310