Council armed with secret weapon in war on waste

Published on 05 September 2018

The war on waste is being stepped up by Maribyrnong City Council with the launch of the new on call service Thread: Collect. The service enables residents to call up and have their unwanted clothes, household items and small electrical waste collected for recycling to reduce waste to landfill.

Clothing and e-waste are two of the fastest growing waste categories in Melbourne. Textile waste makes up approximately 4% of waste sent to landfill throughout Melbourne. This is estimated to be around 800 tonnes per annum in the City of Maribyrnong - almost as much as the weight of hard rubbish collected across the municipality in 2017.

E-waste is also a growing concern and Council is committed to providing residents with e-waste recycling options in preparation for the State Government’s ban of e-waste from landfill which will come into effect on 1 July 2019. 

Supported by SCR Group, residents will receive a bag and information in their mailbox in mid-September and will be able to book a collection online or over the phone, at a time that suits them. Residents will receive replacement bags or can use any bag to store items.

All items collected in the program are reused or recycled saving them from landfill. The collection service supports Council’s Waste Minimisation Strategy that aims to substantially increase our waste to landfill diversion rate from 34% to 46%.

Find out more about the program and what can be collected here: www.threadcollect.com.au

A word from the Mayor, Cr Cuc Lam:

“Thread: Collect is an important program that Council is proud to be a part of.

“By correctly disposing of clothing and e-waste, we can reduce the amount of waste that goes into landfill and the impact it has on the environment.”

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