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Grants fund improvements at Cradle Coast waste facilities
Grants fund improvements at Cradle Coast waste facilities More than $109 000 in grant money has been used by Cradle Coast councils over the past 12 months to improve facilities at Waste Transfer Stations [...]
Kerbside Recycling Bin Checks in the Cradle Coast
The sixth round of residential recycling bin assessments and contamination education for residents was completed in Burnie City, Circular Head, Central Coast, Devonport City, Kentish, Latrobe and Waratah Wynyard municipal areas between 17 September – [...]
Don’t leave your good waste habits at home
The Cradle Coast Waste Management Group is enlisting the help of visitors to North West Tasmania in an effort to clean up illegally dumped rubbish. Coastal reserves and nature reserves are common locations for dumping [...]
Northern Tasmanian Resource Recovery & Waste Minimisation Grants Program 2019/20
The Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group (NTWMG) Resource Recovery and Waste Minimisation Grants program will allocate grants to eligible organisations in Northern Tasmania that are working to: decrease the amount of waste sent to landfill [...]
Free Hazardous Waste Recycling and Disposal in the Cradle Coast
Have you been to your council's waste transfer station or resource recovery centre lately? It’s not a tip. It’s THE place to take unwanted items for recycling. Every council in the Cradle Coast Waste Management [...]
Dumping is not the answer: disposal options in the Cradle Coast
Safely disposing of big loads of household rubbish isn't as costly or difficult as you might think. Local councils, not-for-profit groups and commercial businesses all provide a variety of disposal services for bulky, unwanted items. You [...]
It’s what’s on the inside that matters – spread the word on excess packaging
When rethinking waste in Tasmania, we're aiming to avoid or reduce waste being created in the first place. Where it can't be avoided, then the goal is to reuse or recycle whatever is possible. Tasmania's three [...]
Kerbside Recycling Bin Assessments in the Cradle Coast region
Starting: 17 September 2018 Location: Circular Head, Waratah-Wynyard, Burnie City, Central Coast, Devonport City, Latrobe and Kentish Council areas. Kerbside Recycling Bin Assessments are coordinated by the Cradle Coast Waste Management Group on behalf of [...]
Finding ways to avoid, reduce and reuse waste
The three regional Waste Management Groups have created an awareness raising program to encourage Tasmanians to avoid , reduce and reuse waste. Tasmanians are pretty good at recycling and although this is a great way to keep waste [...]
Kerbside Recycling Bin Assessments: there’s a Good SORT!
Starting: 11 September 2017 Location: Circular Head, Waratah-Wynyard, Burnie City, Central Coast, Devonport City, Latrobe and Kentish Council areas. Kerbside Recycling Bin Assessments are coordinated by the Cradle Coast Waste Management Group and take place [...]
Rethink Waste aims to improve our efforts at reducing, reusing and