Kerbside waste audits

Our recent waste audit has shown a surprising amount of organics in our landfill waste bins as well as a high percentage of landfill waste in our co-mingled recycling stream.

Justwaste Consulting completed a Kerbside Waste Audit in June 2021 as part of a joint audit with the Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Group.

Why did we do this audit?

•  Identify contamination types and levels
•  Compare to historical audits
•  Use the data to identify opportunities for the future, such as education

How can we, as residents, improve?

• We can ensure all food and garden waste goes into your organic green lid bin. Why? We need to divert as much waste as possible from landfill. Moira Shires only landfill has a limited capacity. Organic waste makes up a large proportion of our household waste and when added to landfill is broken down in an anaerobic environment (that's an environment without oxygen) and creates methane, one of our worst greenhouse gases! These gases contribute to global warming therefore the need to reduce these gases is essential. And what better way to divert it from landfill and recycle it into a valuable product. 
• Use Moira's Waste Info App or A-Z guide for assistance when unsure of what items go in which bin.
• Check your packaging for recycling information. More and more packaging has the Australasian Recycling Label to help us better understand what goes where.
• Reduce packaging where possible. Say no to that plastic bag, get your cucumber with no plastic wrap.
• Use other recycling options such as take your polystyrene to your local Resource Recovery Centre, use Moira's recycling stations for those hard to recycle items like batteries.