Waste & recycling
The first step in managing waste is to minimise the amount of waste produced, the second is to reuse and the third is to recycle as much as possible, leaving landfill as a last resort only.
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Driving investment for new recycling
Government grants for councils and businesses to aid in the collection, reprocessing and recycling of waste materials.
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Guide to Best Practice at Resource Recovery Centres
Sustainability Victoria's Guide to Best Practice at Resource Recovery Centres provides guidance for planning and siting, design and construction, operation and management, and rehabilitation of resource recovery centres.
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Healthcare waste case studies
Victorian healthcare organisations are making good progress in reducing waste generated at their facilities.
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Make your events Waste Wise
The Waste Wise Events program has now closed. The program was run for five years resulting in the development of waste action resources such as instructional signage, mobile bin caps and a continual improvement pathway for events.
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Metropolitan Waste Management Group
The key to reducing waste in metropolitan municipalities.
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Regional Waste Management Groups
The key to reducing waste in regional municipalities.
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ResourceSmart Government program
Helping state government agencies identify and manage environmental impacts and to develop a ResourceSmart Strategy that fulfils their environmental obligations. Information supports agencies who have participated in the ResourceSmart Government Workshops
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Surveys of waste and recycling services
Council waste management officers can fill in the annual surveys of waste and recycling services.
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Sustainability resource locator for local government
Use this interactive resource locator to assist in tracking down useful resources to help local government become more sustainable.
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Undertake a waste assessment or audit
To cut the amount of waste your organisation produces, you've first got to understand where it comes from.
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Waste Minimisation in Healthcare
Resources to help Victorian healthcare services develop waste management strategies and promote waste minimisation and recycling.
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Working Towards Zero Waste
Join the movement towards minimising waste.
