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Consultation has concluded.
At Latrobe City Council, we want to learn more about our community's waste and recycling habits, so we can improve our services.
Complete the survey to go in the draw to win a $100 Visit Latrobe City gift card. This survey will take about 10 minutes to complete and will give Council invaluable feedback on the waste habits in Latrobe City.
Did you know that Australian’s produce an average of 540kg of waste per person each year?
Waste management is an important issue that affects us all. With the world’s population growing rapidly and consumption increasing at an unprecedented rate, waste generation is also increasing at an alarming pace. The result is overflowing landfills, polluted rivers, and oceans, and a severe impact on our environment.
Proper waste management is crucial to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and reduce the negative impacts of waste. It involves making good decisions to avoid making waste and reducing, reusing, recycling, and disposing of waste in a safe and sustainable manner.
Council's Sustainability Action Plan outlines how Latrobe City Council will work towards creating a circular economy andachieving greater recovery and re-use of waste products.Priority actions within the 2023-2033timeframe include:
Support the roll out of Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme and ban on single use plastics and disposable cups across Council facilities, community and local business
Deliver waste management education and events
Explore utilisation of green cells or alternative for long term biogas energy generation
Increase access to hard waste collection services
Continue to explore and trial the use of recycled/ recovered products in infrastructure projects
Investigate the feasibility of new recycling schemes such as textiles, plant pots, etc
Promote and support the establishment of Regional Material Recovery Facility in Latrobe City
Submissions close 1 July 2024.
At Latrobe City Council, we want to learn more about our community's waste and recycling habits, so we can improve our services.
Complete the survey to go in the draw to win a $100 Visit Latrobe City gift card. This survey will take about 10 minutes to complete and will give Council invaluable feedback on the waste habits in Latrobe City.
Did you know that Australian’s produce an average of 540kg of waste per person each year?
Waste management is an important issue that affects us all. With the world’s population growing rapidly and consumption increasing at an unprecedented rate, waste generation is also increasing at an alarming pace. The result is overflowing landfills, polluted rivers, and oceans, and a severe impact on our environment.
Proper waste management is crucial to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and reduce the negative impacts of waste. It involves making good decisions to avoid making waste and reducing, reusing, recycling, and disposing of waste in a safe and sustainable manner.
Council's Sustainability Action Plan outlines how Latrobe City Council will work towards creating a circular economy andachieving greater recovery and re-use of waste products.Priority actions within the 2023-2033timeframe include:
Support the roll out of Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme and ban on single use plastics and disposable cups across Council facilities, community and local business
Deliver waste management education and events
Explore utilisation of green cells or alternative for long term biogas energy generation
Increase access to hard waste collection services
Continue to explore and trial the use of recycled/ recovered products in infrastructure projects
Investigate the feasibility of new recycling schemes such as textiles, plant pots, etc
Promote and support the establishment of Regional Material Recovery Facility in Latrobe City
Share Latrobe City waste survey on FacebookShare Latrobe City waste survey on TwitterShare Latrobe City waste survey on LinkedinEmail Latrobe City waste survey link