Waste education campaigns and materials
This page contains information, leaflets, and other relevant data in relation to general waste, recycling and organic waste management at Murray River Council.
We hope you'll find this useful for your household, school or community group!
Fact sheets and resources
Australasian Recycling Label
The Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) is a labelling system that provides easy to understand recycling information on packaging.
For further information visit the Plant Ark website.
REDcycle
The REDcycle program is currently on hold.
REDcycle is a Victorian-based recycling program for soft plastics.
But what is a soft plastic??
Soft plastics are plastics that can be scrunched into a ball.
There are REDcycle drop off locations in Echuca (Woolworths and Coles), Swan Hill (Woolworths and Coles), Kerang (Woolworths), Deniliquin (Coles) and Kyabram (Woolworths). For an extensive list of drop off locations across Australia click here.
For an extensive list of what can and can't be recycled through the REDcycle program or for further information on the program click here.
A-Z Waste and Recycling Guide
This guide is designed to assist residents and commercial customers who have questions around what waste item goes where!
The guide is not extensive and will be updated periodically, so if there is any item you are unsure of please contact our Waste Team on 1300 087 004.
View the guide here(PDF, 298KB)
There are some items in the guide where the disposal location is listed as 'Other'.
Click here(PDF, 50KB) to view a list of items noted as 'O' in the guide and some further information for their disposal.
Interested in our Waste Team visiting your community group or school?
We love visiting local schools and groups for a hands-on waste education session based on the RIGHT things in the RIGHT bins!
This introductory session focuses on sorting waste into the correct bins and learning about some of the tricky waste items that we are easily confused about.
If you are interested in Council’s education program visiting your school, preschool, or community group, please contact the Waste Team on 1300 087 004.
Reporting Illegal Dumping
Do you know what Illegal dumping is? It is when waste is dumped at a location that is not licenced to take that waste.
When waste is dropped in bushland, on public land, on nature stips, or anywhere else that is not a licensed waste facility, it's illegal dumping!
Check out the video below for more information- and get in touch with our Compliance Team if you suspect you've come across illegal dumping.
RAMJO Murray Waste Group
The RAMJO Murray Waste Group is a regional group of councils working together to develop cost-effective resource recovery and waste reduction programs.
The group has a collaborative approach to waste management across:
- Albury City Council
- Balranald Shire Council
- Berrigan Shire Council
- Edward River Council
- Federation Council
- Murray River Council
- Wentworth Shire Council
Find out more at the RAMJO Waste Group website here.