Focus on recycling and reuse
November is a bumper month for community and sustainability on the Coast, with Central Coast Council celebrating National Recycling Week and taking part in Garage Sale Trail on November 20-21….
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Recycling program adds new donation feature
A new donation feature has been launched to help raise funds for sick children in NSW through the Return and Earn reverse vending machine network. The Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Containers…
Council backs resource recovery facility while investigating clearing
A site currently under investigation for vegetation clearing is the subject of a development application for a building material recycling business. A $3.7M Resource Recovery Facility is proposed for 20…
Soft plastics recycling scheme open for sign ups
More than 7,100 Central Coast households have opted into the Curby soft plastics program since it was made available in the region on August 9, following a successful trial last…
New program will see old bins and other goods recycled
A new $5.1M program at the Sulo facility at Somersby, funded by the State and Federal Governments and industry, will see old kerbside bins and other goods recycled to create…
Opt in to keep soft plastics out of landfill
Recycling of household soft plastics will soon be part of the usual weekly kerbside waste collection across the Central Coast, following Council’s successful trial program which saw 11,000kg diverted from…
Locals lead the way in the reuse of soft plastic
In an Australian first, Wyong company iQ Renew is one in a group of companies which have collaborated to produce a soft plastic food wrapper made from recycled content. Between…
LGA applauds National Plastics Plan
Central Coast Council says the Federal Government’s recently released National Plastics Plan aligns with the vision and objectives of Council’s own Waste Resource Management Strategy 2020-2030 with its focus on…
Sheridan supports old linen recycling
Residents now knowing just what to with their old linen are invited to drop it into the Sheridan store at West Gosford, as the company relaunches its recycling program. Put…
$2.3M Federal Government grant to transform recycling sector
Recycling company, iQRenew, has received a $2.3M Federal Government grant to introduce smart technology in sorting recyclable materials. iQRenew’s Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in Lucca Rd, Wyong, and at Somersby,…
Rebikes reinvigorated
The bicycle boom was one of the most unexpected impacts of COVID-19, but it’s a welcome surprise for Alison Homestead Men’s Shed members, Kerry Braslin and Ken Johnson. Together they…
Wadalba Community School is big on recycling
Students at Wadalba Community School have been collecting cans and bottles to raise funds and awareness for National Recycling Week. The Envirobank initiative saw 11 NSW schools participate with collected…
Used motor oil is rejuvenated
When you think about recycling, motor oil might not immediately spring to mind, but with one litre of inappropriately disposed oil able to contaminate one million litres of water, the…
Recycling week initiative to raise funds for Life Savers
Four local schools will be doing their part to save lives as well as the planet this National Recycling Week (NRW, November 9-13) by collecting bottles and cans to raise…
Recycling contamination is down by 59 per cent
Proper recycling is on the up across the Coast, with Cleanaway reporting recycling contamination is down by 59 per cent. The company, which works with Central Coast Council on waste…
Who doesn’t love a garage sale?
More than 45 residences on the Peninsula took part in last year’s Garage Sale Trail, with Central Coast Council hoping even more will participate in this year’s event on November…
A very fashionable raft
International fashion designer, Weave Dibden Neck, has created a raft from recycled materials as a way of promoting her new fashion label, Ukiyo-co, and as a creative way to survive…
Viva la anti-plastics revolution
[FORUM] After viewing the ABC Four Corners episode “Plastic Wars” (August 10) with mounting anger and embarrassment, I hereby announce I am now a plastics recycling apostate.
Somersby recycling business to double its processing capacity
A recycling business at Somersby has taken its first steps to get State Government approval to double its processing capacity to 120,000 tonnes per year, at the same time as…
Return and Earn recycling initiative has soared past 130 million containers
The Return and Earn drink recycling initiative has soared past the 130 million mark on the Central Coast, just two years after it was first introduced. Parliamentary Secretary for the…