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Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2019-2022

The Plan

After a public consultation process, Lockyer Valley Regional Council's Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2019-2022 (WRRP) was adopted at its Ordinary Meeting held on 22 May 2019.

WRRP will assist the Lockyer Valley community to move towards a more environmentally sustainable future.

Past Plans

After a public consultation process, Lockyer Valley Regional Council's Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2012-2021 (WRRP) was approved by Council on 25 July 2012. This WRRP assisted the Lockyer Valley community to move towards a more environmentally sustainable future.

Simple Ways to Minimise Waste

Here are a few tips to help you to minimise your waste:

  • Put a 'No Junk Mail' sticker on your letterbox.
  • Say 'no' to plastic bags by using reusable alternatives (or take them back to the supermarket and place them in the recycling bins provided).
  • Read newspapers online and borrow books from the library.
  • Buy in bulk where possible.
  • Buy for durability not disposability.
  • Buy refills and refillable products.
  • Don't buy items with excessive packaging.
  • Swap magazines and books.
  • Print double-sided and turn unwanted single sided documents into notebooks.
  • Reuse plastic shopping bags as bin liners.
  • Reuse envelopes for shopping lists.
  • Have a garage sale or donate unused goods to charity.
  • Correctly separate your recyclables from your waste to reduce the amount of material going to landfill unnecessarily.
  • Place all your fruit and vegetable scraps and garden waste into a compost bin or worm farm.
  • Visit our Recycling page.

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