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Collect a ‘No Advertising Material’ sticker from Council and AVOID creating paper waste
Globally, it is estimated that 100 million trees are harvested to produce junk mail each year. In Australia, 8.2 billion articles of junk mail are produced every year, along with over 650 million articles of addressed promotional mail.
Most of this mail is never read. Collect you’re free ‘No Advertising Material’ sticker from council.
If you continue to receive junk mail despite the 'No Advertising Material’ sticker, contact and complain to the Distribution Standards Board by visiting The Australian Catalogue Association site or call them on 1800 676 136.
December 2011 - March 2012
Recycle your Batteries*, Corks, CDs and DVDs in the Hawkesbury
Ever wondered what you should do with CDs and DVDs that are scratched or you no longer want? Or used household batteries? And what about corks? Even though these items are not accepted in your household recycling bin, throwing them in the rubbish and sending them to landfill is harmful to the environment; not to mention, a waste of resources.
You can now drop off your unwanted CDs and DVDs, Household Batteries, and Corks in the recycling station at Council’s Administration Building at 366 George Street Windsor (along with your Printer Cartridges and Mobile Phones that Council has been recycling for many years).
These items can also be dropped off at the Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility located on The Driftway, South Windsor.
*Household Batteries only (Car Batteries are only accepted at the Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility)
November 2011
National Recycling Week Nov 7th – 13th 2011
Join Hawkesbury City Council at one or several of the FREE activities being held to celebrate National Recycling Week. Bookings are essential.
In 1996, Planet Ark founded National Recycling Week as a community education and media campaign with the aim of bringing a national focus to recycling, minimising waste, managing material resources and improving kerbside, industrial and community recycling programs.
For more information and to RSVP call the Waste Education Officer on 02 4560 4566 or email amanda.monaco@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
September - October 2011
Recycle COOKING OIL for free!
A free cooking oil recycling service is now available at the Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility for residents and businesses from the Hawkesbury. Used cooking oil down the sink can clog pipes and still end up in our waterways. Recycled cooking oils end up as bio-fuels, feed for animals, and low-grade industrial lubricants.
Hawkesbury is the first Council in Sydney to offer a cooking oil recycling service. By using this service residents can take responsibility for the disposal of wastes and encourage a positive impact on the environment.
For ease in recycling, it is recommended you designate a container no greater then 20 litres, label it and add to it every time there is leftover cooking oil to deliver to the Waste Management Facility and recycle for free.
August 2011
The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage next Household Chemical CleanOut in the Hawkesbury is to be held on Sunday the 21st August 2011 at The Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility on The Driftway, South Windsor.
Only household quantities are accepted (20kg or 20L maximum) of paint & paint related products, herbicides, pesticides, poisons, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, pool chemicals, hobby chemicals, acids & alkalis, solvents, household cleaners, motor oils, fuels, fluids, batteries, and fluorescent globes and tubes.
For more information visit Chemical CleanOut or phone 131 555
