Here in the greater Albury region we are facing some serious waste management challenges. Domestic recycling rates are well below state averages. Recycling rates for commercial and industrial and construction and demolition wastes are also falling well short of state waste recovery targets. In addition, the region’s landfill, Albury Waste Management Centre, is filling too fast: at current levels of disposal it will be full in less than 20 years.

‘Halve Waste – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ is a public awareness and education campaign developed to engage the whole community in efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling in the greater Albury region. The campaign will bring businesses, schools and residents together to face our waste challenges head on and decrease waste to landfill.

The objectives of the Halve Waste campaign are to:

• Reduce the regions waste by active recycling;

• Engage and inform the community about waste management; and
  

• Halve the amount of waste going into the Albury Waste Management Centre by 2014.

Halve Waste is an initiative of Albury City Council and Riverina Murray Regional Organisation of Councils (RAMROC), in partnership with the City of Wodonga and the Shires of Towong, Greater Hume, Corowa and Indigo.

Now is the time for all sectors of our community to come together on this issue and look toward a bright and clean future for the region. Please support the Halve Waste campaign by getting involved and making an effort to reduce waste at home, work and school. Because a brighter future can be achieved by halves...