Smarter, Cleaner, Greener - March 2019

Household Chemical CleanOut

Don't throw hazardous chemicals in the garbage or down the drain as they can cause harm to human health and the environment.

Dispose of your household chemicals safely by taking them to one of our free Household Chemical CleanOut drop-off events. View the list of accepted items here.

When: Saturday 30 March and Sunday 31 March 2019
Time: 9am-3.30pm
Where: Meadowbank Park netball car park (end of Adelaide Street, Meadowbank)

Check Your Smoke Alarms

The end of daylight savings on Sunday 7 April is a great time (and reminder) to change the batteries in your household smoke alarm.

You can dispose of your old household batteries, as well as mobile phones, light globes and ink cartridges in one of Council’s Problem Waste Drop-Off stations located throughout our City.

Free Guided Walk: Shrimptons Creek Parklands

From Santa Rosa Park wander through Shrimptons Creek parklands. Discover this corridor of pretty bush scenery and recreational areas that weave along the creek line. See and learn about our native flora and fauna in suburbia.

This walk will commence with a guided tour of The Habitat – Ryde’s very own community food garden and local native plant nursery. Advance bookings essential.

Sustainability Festival | Save The Date!

The City of Ryde will be holding a Sustainability Festival on Sunday 2 June to celebrate World Environment Day. Held alongside the beautiful Parramatta River at Putney Park, the event will feature live music, kids activities, face painting, food and stalls. Stay tuned for more details in our next edition.

Ryde Gets Involved In Clean Up Australia Day

The City of Ryde would like to thank all local members of the community, schools and businesses who participated in this year’s Clean Up Australia Day.

There were a total of 40 clean-up sites across the City of Ryde. These included:

• 6 businesses 
• 18 schools
• 5 youth groups 
• 11 community groups

Smarter, Cleaner, Greener Achievements

Council’s Environment, Waste and Parks departments sure had a busy 2018. From renewable energy projects, waste minimisation programs, upgrades of our open space, bushcare activities and lots more.  

Ryde Citizen Scientists Contribute To National Project

City of Ryde is one of 22 councils who are collaborating with the University of NSW and RMIT University on a national Citizen Science Urban Climate Project. Students from Epping Boys' High School, Ryde Secondary College and Macquarie University will participate by measuring air temperature, relative humidity and surface temperatures in selected precincts.

Project results will assist policy makers and council in predicting future health needs and impacts, and in planning for the future built urban environment and open space in Ryde. Through data collection and participation in the project, citizens will be educated on the impacts and causes of urban heat and be empowered to respond to extreme heat through an understanding of these factors.

The results will also assist council in responding to these issues in future plans such as a local ‘Resilience Plan’ to be prepared in the coming year.

Sustainable Food Packaging Suppliers

At its meeting on 22 May 2018, Council resolved to reduce single-use plastics at Council events. Plastic does not biodegrade, instead it breaks into small micro-plastics which have a detrimental impact on the health of our waterways, oceans and marine life.

To assist with this transition at our events, Council is creating a list of approved disposable sustainable food packaging suppliers that our event stallholders can use.

Do you know a business that offers sustainable packaging?

Council are inviting suppliers of disposable sustainable food packaging to register.

Upcoming Events

• Sat 23 March: Free Guided Walk [Book Now]
• Sat 30 March: Chemical CleanOut [Read More]
• Sun 31 March: Chemical CleanOut [Read More]
• Sat 4 May: Composting and Worm Farming Workshop [Book Now]
• Mon 20 May: Your Waste Adventure [Book Now]
• Sun 2 May: Sustainability Festival [Read More]