Although the aluminium foil and plastic wrappers on Easter eggs may look pretty, it’s not so pretty when it comes to the impact it has on our environment due to the energy and resources required to produce it, with most Read more…
Lithium-ion batteries power many everyday items including mobile phones, laptops, power tools, e-scooters and children’s toys. When placed in kerbside bins, batteries can become damaged during collection and processing, potentially causing fires in collection vehicles, transfer stations and recycling facilities. Read more…
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s International Compost Awareness Week, Take the Pledge to Compost competition! By comitting to compost more food scraps using their kitchen caddy and green bin, or by their home compost bin or worm farm, Read more…
Compost them As gardening expert Graham ‘Willow’ Williams once said: “Autumn leaves are ‘Gold in the Garden” He recommends turning them into a leaf mould (semi-decomposed leaf matter) by making a pile, adding some water, covering them, then turning them Read more…
If your Green (Food and Garden Organcis) Bin is not emptied, please leave it on the kerb for 24 hours before contacting East Waste’s Customer Service Team. Due to the recent high rainfall we have experienced unprecedentedly high volumes and Read more…
Following a unanimous decision by Council at its July meeting, Mayor Michael Hewitson is pleased with what he has called ‘the dawn of a new era for Unley’ in its waste management endeavours. The City of Unley is announcing it Read more…
Single use, disposable coffee cups are NOT recyclable through the yellow lid recycle bin! Why? They are lined with plastic and/or wax which is very difficult to separate from the paper. They are also contaminated with coffee and milk residue. Read more…
Compostable containers include 100% paper, cardboard, wood, rye straw or bioplastic products with no lining or additives. Which Bin? These items can be composted by placing them in your green bin along with any left-over food or drink. Examples include: Read more…
MEDIA RELEASE, 29 May 2020 New research reveals that more than half of all landfill waste in metropolitan Adelaide is unrecovered resources that could be recycled simply by using the correct recycling or green organics bin. Much of it is Read more…
A new research project aims to understand household behaviours around food waste in order to reduce the amount of food sent to landfill. It will promote a circular economy where the nutrients from food waste go back into the compost Read more…
