Recently after our first Local Government Waste Forum (LGWF) meeting for 2018 the group then continued with a tour of North East Water Wodonga Wastewater Treatment plant. North East Water manage more than 1,000 kilometres of sewer mains across the region. These mains collect household, commercial and industrial waste from more than 40,000 homes, businesses…
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2017 North East WRRG – Local Government Waste Forum Tour
On the 30th and 31st March 2017, 25 Local Government representatives attended the North East Waste and Resource Recovery Group’s annual waste and resource recovery tour. Nine out of the ten Councils and Alpine Resorts in the North East were represented. Attendees included: NEWRRG staff, NEWRRG Board Directors, Forum representatives, Councillors and waste officers. A…
Local Government Waste Forum tour
On the 16th and 17th of July representatives from the North East Waste and Resource Recovery Group’s Board, Forum and Technical Group travelled to Melbourne to visit waste and resource recovery sites. Organised by the Waste and Resource Group, the tour was designed to provide attendees with insight into large scale landfill operations and an…
Notices
- THE VIC BAG BAN….Coming 1 Nov 2019The Victorian Government will implement a state-wide ban on lightweight plastic shopping bags from 1 November 2019. The ban applies to ALL retailers – including supermarkets, greengrocers, bakeries, pharmacies, clothes stores, restaurants, cafes, markets, food outlets, and many more. The ban will apply to all lightweight plastic shopping bags which have a thickness of 35...
- THE VIC BAG BAN….Coming 1 Nov 2019