• FOGO (green-lid bin): 30.12 tonnes of food and garden organics were kept out of landfill; contamination rate was just two per cent.
• Recycling (yellow-lid bin): 65.3 tonnes of recyclables like paper, cardboard, glass, aluminium foil and hard plastics (numbers 1, 2 and 5) were diverted from landfill.
• Garbage (red-lid bin): 39.04 tonnes was sent to landfill.
What caused FOGO contamination this month?
Council’s waste partner Wormtech did find a few incorrect items.
These included soft plastics which should go in your red-lid garbage bin. Council-supplied liners should be the only soft plastic material in your green lid bins.
Some hard plastics and glass were also found in the green bins, which should be in the yellow-lid recycling bin.
Masonry items were also found in the FOGO bins. These should go in your red-lid garbage bin.
Why using all three bins correctly at home matters:
• Reduces landfill use and extends the life of our landfill sites;
• Extends the life of materials - recycling and composting let items be reused or repurposed, instead of sitting in landfill for hundreds or even thousands of years;
• Avoids extra costs - contamination leads to added fees from our recycling and FOGO partners;
• Reduces the impact of waste on our community, future generations and the environment.
Have a question about what waste goes where? Visit https://halvewaste.com.au or call the council on 1300 676 243.
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Members of Coleambally Garden Club travelled to Narrandera on Saturday for their monthly get together.
The ladies enjoyed a lovely lunch and a wander around Dawn’s garden, the weather was just perfect.
Quite a few cuttings were generously shared among each other.
The next get together will be on Saturday, June 28 at the Narrandera Garden Club’s annual friendship luncheon.
The guest speaker will be presenting on the topic of ‘gardening smarter not harder’.
Please contact Marlyn Laurie on 0417 548 817 if you would to become involved in the group.
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June 14 and 15 are shaping up as massive days for the Coleambally community, with the following events schedules for the Saturday or Sunday:
• Toganmain’s 150th Celebration - go to www.toganmain.org.au for more details.
• Coleambally Football/Netball Club’s 60th Celebration - check out the club’s Facebook page for more details.
• Griffith Base Hospital Community Open Day.
The hospital open day is your chance to see behind the scenes of your new hospital, before it opens later next month.
This will be held on the Saturday, from 9am to 3pm.
There will be free 30-minute tours, and an Auxiliary provided barbecue.
Parking is available onsite, at Noorebar Avenue, Griffith.
Tour registration is required, as tours are limited. Go to https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1385771.
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