Residents now have another option for recycling their usable goods or picking up a bargain, following the opening of a new resale shop at the Romsey Resource Recovery Facility.

The new shop is the second in the shire following the recent upgrade and reopening of the resale shop at the Kyneton Resource Recovery Facility. Both projects were made possible thanks to just over $150,000 in grant funding from Sustainability Victoria’s Circular Economy Councils Fund.

Residents can donate their unwanted household furniture, tools, sporting gear, toys, books, useful building materials and more to be resold, diverting waste to landfill. Proceeds go towards the ongoing operations of the volunteer-led shops.

You’ve been busy recyclers!

Since last September our textile recovery chutes at resource recovery facilities have recovered over 35 tonnes of textiles. This is incredibly impressive as these materials could have ended up in landfill, but instead are being recycled, upcycled, repaired and reused by Upcycle4Better. 

We introduced a polystyrene collection in May 2023, and since then we’ve had approximately 700m3 dropped off for recycling. This means that over 700 cubic metres of polystyrene has been diverted from landfill saving residents and Council landfill disposal costs.

We’ve got something exciting coming...

Over the last year we’ve been working with a local production company, to develop a series of waste education videos. 

These videos highlight what can and can’t go in each of the kerbside bins and where our waste actually goes. 

We’ll be launching them soon so keep an eye on our social media for these fun educational videos.

This year we ran the Reusable nappy, sanitary and incontinence product rebate program for the second year in a row (February-April). 

Residents were able to receive up to 50 per cent of their purchase back, providing them access to affordable reusable items, thereby reducing long-term waste disposal costs. 

Over 100 people applied for the rebate and the estimated reduction in general waste from nappies alone is estimated at 11 tonnes based on nappies saved per day at 248g each, resulting in an annual saving of $4,800.

Our resource recovery facilities (RRFs) now accept mixed media for recycling. You can bring in small amounts of the following:

• VHS tapes
• Cassettes
• DVDs/CDs
• Records
• Floppy discs

Any items in good condition should be offered to your local op shop or the resale shops at Kyneton and Romsey RRFs.