Sustainability at TCC

Recycling at Easter

With the celebrations of Easter upon us and an abundance of chocolate around, now is a timely opportunity for us to consider the impacts of our purchases. 

Remember to reduce and reuse where possible, but follow these easy recycling tips too if you can:

Did you know?

• Aluminium, including the foil that wraps chocolate Easter eggs, is one of the most recyclable products in the world.
• Recycling aluminium saves 95% of the energy required to produce aluminium from raw materials.

Some interesting Easter recycling reading:

• low waste easter and recycling tips (wmrc.wa.gov.au)
• Top tips for Easter recycling (environment.sa.gov.au) 

• Nestle reduces plastic packaging for Easter eggs, KitKat and Allens | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
• Avoid, reduce, reuse, recycle and compost waste this Easter | Which Bin SA

How can you help every day:

·      Lids for Kids @ Coles Colac: Clean and dried plastic bottle tops (specifically marked numbered 2 and 4 underneath the lid) from milk, water and soft drink bottles. Check out https://www.lids4kids.org.au/ or Facebook search ‘Lids for Kids Western Victoria’.

·      REDcycle @ Coles and Woolworths Colac: Soft plastic recycling drop-off points for ‘scrunchable’ plastic including bread bags, netted fruit bags, biscuit packaging, cleaned yoghurt and baby food plastic pouches with hard plastic lids attached and many more. Check out: https://redcycle.net.au/ or Facebook search ‘RED Group’.

·      A comprehensive list of recyclable items that are collected in the local area, many of them taken for free: https://www.colacotway.vic.gov.au/My-property/Rubbish-recycling/Alternative-waste-disposal

Sarah Glennen: Sustainability Coordinator