Educating about Waste and Recycling

Education is very important for resource recovery. It is used to inform the community on how to avoid waste and the best practices towards resource recovery.

The way that we value what we throw away has been rapidly changing. Gone are the days that we throw our rubbish in the bin, or at the “tip” to be buried and never seen again. The focus has now changed to still getting value from the things we no longer want or need.

We all need to consider the best way to treat the items we no longer want. The Victorian Government has recently released a policy on creating a circular economy. Glenelg Shire Council works with various stakeholders to empower the community to avoid waste and make the right choices to improve resource recovery to achieve this goal.