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About half of what goes into household bins is organic waste – that’s food scraps, leftovers and garden trimmings. If you don’t yet have a FOGO bin (or even if …
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Donate your old towels and sheets for our furry friends
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Got towels and sheets that aren’t quite good enough for the op-shop? We’re now collecting them at the West Metro Recycling Centre! We often get questions about what to do …
Word on Waste Newsletter – January 2023
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Apply for a Casual Community Waste Educator role
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Applications are open! Join us as one of our band of Community Waste Educators to help residents put the right things in the right bins. More details and an application …
Going behind the scenes at Good Sammy
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For many of us, gathering our used clothes, shoes and children’s toys into a couple of bin bags and dropping them off at an op-shop (possibly after a few weeks …
Festive season trading hours – West Metro Recycling Centre and Verge Valet™
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The West Metro Recycling Centre will be open every day except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, with reduced trading hours over the Christmas period. The administration office in Subiaco …
Recycling hubs no longer required as businesses lead the charge on battery recycling
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The WMRC currently runs community recycling hubs and battery collections on behalf of our Member Councils to support the safe disposal of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW). These collections are located …
WMRC and West Metro Recycling Centre closure Friday December 2, 2022.
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The WMRC office and West Metro Recycling Centre will be closed from 12:30pm on Friday December 2, 2022. This is to allow our staff to attend the WMRC Christmas Party, …
REDcycle suspends operations as of 9 November, 2022
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We are deeply saddened by the news that REDcycle has had to suspend operating for the time being. REDcycle is one of Australia’s main soft plastic recyclers available for consumer …
Word on Waste Newsletter – November 2022
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