More than 600 tonnes of your waste has been diverted from landfill in just six months.
Take a bow Moira. By embracing recycling, you have reduced the waste going to landfill by a massive 606 tonnes, or 23 per cent, between February and August this year.
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Moira Shire is on track to divert 80 per cent of household waste from landfill by 2030.
“Our residents are truly leading the way in sustainability,” chair administrator Graeme Emonson said.
“Their care for the environment and willingness to adopt the four-bin system is making a real, measurable difference.”
Council has also seen an increase in requests for compostable bags and kitchen caddies, meaning more residents are diverting food waste from their landfill bins.
Between February and June this year, kerbside organic waste collection across the shire increased by 36 per cent, with a contamination rate of just 0.78 per cent on average.
Residents have embraced the four-bin system and the results are showing.
Dr Emonson said the transition to fortnightly landfill waste collection, combined with the council’s four-bin kerbside system, was driving the shire’s overall waste diversion rate.
Soft plastic drop-off point collections are also increasing, with more than 70,000 litres, or almost 600 full bins, of soft plastic diverted from landfill since July 2024.
Textile and clothing drop-off points have so far diverted 18 tonnes from landfill.
“It’s residents’ dedication that is helping Moira Shire build a cleaner, greener future for everyone and we thank everyone for their continuing efforts to reduce waste,” Dr Emonson said.
What’s in the bin?
• Between February and June this year, contamination in the organics bin was on average 0.78 per cent, and as low as 0.49 per cent in December 2024.
• 9407 people have downloaded the Moira Waste Info app, with 6619 of those last financial year.
• Waste going to landfill has dropped by up to 23 per cent, or 606 tonnes between February and August this year with a 630 tonne increase in organics compared to the same time last year.
• Moira Shire’s overall landfill diversion rate is now at 66 per cent, compared to 56 per cent in 2022/23.
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