National Recycling Week 2024: Join the Cycle
Published on 06 November 2024
Bathurst residents asked to keep valuable resources out of landfill
Bathurst Regional Council and Planet Ark are encouraging Bathurst residents to discover new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle during National Recycling Week 2024.
The campaign’s call to action, Join the Cycle, urges councils, workplaces, schools and individuals to engage in improving their recycling knowledge and building better recycling practices, such as repairing and reusing what we already have.
Running from 11-17 November, National Recycling Week provides an opportunity for residents and workplaces to learn simple methods of reducing their environmental footprint and preventing waste.
National Recycling Week was founded in 1996 as an opportunity for Australians to take waste and recycling into their own hands and better their habits. Since then, the annual recycling rate in Australia has increased from just 7 per cent of all disposed materials to more than 60 per cent. Current Planet Ark research reveals however that most Australians aren’t aware of recycling options beyond their kerbside yellow bin - this is where the present challenge lies.
“Planet Ark is asking Australians to pause and think this National Recycling Week about what they are currently sending to landfill” said Planet Ark CEO Rebecca Gilling.
Mayor Cr Robert Taylor encouraged Bathurst residents to use the week to discover ways to reduce their waste and revisit Council’s waste management options to ensure they aren’t disposing of items that can be easily recycled.
“Municipal waste is such a high contributor to overall waste levels - the fact of the matter is that we need to do more. This National Recycling Week, we all need to look closely at our recycling habits to see what more we can do.
“Don’t forget that even though some things can’t go in our household recycling, like paint tins or batteries, Council has simple services set up just for this.
“The Waste Management Centre on College Rd offers a multitude of disposal options for items including gas bottles, light bulbs and motor oils, as well as all matters of E-Waste. Remember that your old mobile phones can be recycled in the Civic Centre foyer too” he said.
Media contact: Genevieve Green Media and Communications Officer
Planet Ark: Liam Taylor Head of Communications