inside this issue
Top Three Recycling Tips
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2018/19
3-bin urban domestic
waste collection
Keep it clean.
weekly
Leftover food and garden organics is the biggest challenge in our recycling bins. Place all food scraps in your compost bin or green-lidded organics bin and keep items as clean as possible; a quick rinse in old dishwater is usually enough.
collection of garden/organics (food scraps, garden & lawn clippings)
JULY 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
OCTOBER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JANUARY 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
APRIL 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Keep it loose. Don't use a bin liner for your in home recycling bin. Make sure the recyclables are placed in the yellow lidded recycle bin loose. Tied up recyclable containers contaminate quality loads.
For more information visit ballina.nsw.gov.au
fortnightly collection of recyclables (cardboard, paper, glass, cans & recyclable plastics)
AUGUST 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
NOVEMB ER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
FEBRUAR Y 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
MAY 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
fortnightly collection of mixed residual waste (non-recyclable) Dark green or red lid bin
Waste Calendars
SEPTEMB ER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
DECEMB ER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
MARCH 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JUNE 2019 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
See inside this edition of Community Connect for your Waste Calendar for 2018/2019. If it is missing you can collect your copy from Council’s Customer Service Centre, 40 Cherry Street, Ballina or telephone 1300 864 444 and we will mail one to you.
Good news for our residents visiting the Waste Management Centre
Keep recycling. We’re proud of our region’s efforts and lucky to be part of an active sustainability focused community.
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Waste Management Centre Open 8am-4pm 7 days a week Southern Cross Drive, Ballina ph 02 6686 1287
Our fees and charges have been streamlined in favour of residents and will come into effect in the 2018/2019 financial year. Our transfer station is also set for an upgrade. In the coming months, the site will be getting a makeover so that it’s more user-friendly.
There are two reverse vending machines in Ballina Shire: 1. Big W - Ballina Central Carpark, Kerr Street, Ballina 2. Woolworths Ballina Fair Carpark, Cnr Fox and Kerr Streets, Ballina
We’d love some feedback on your transfer station experience. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve please complete a short survey card available from the landfill weighbridge or online at ballina. nsw.gov.au or scan here.
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