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Delivery of free purple compostable bags is rolling out now!

In the past two years around 15,000 tonnes of garden and food waste have been diverted from landfill, the equivalent of 720,000 wheelie bins. Council is proud of this achievement and provides the complimentary bags as a thank you to residents.

Greater Shepparton City Council Director Infrastructure Phil Hoare has commended residents on their continuing efforts over the past two years.

“This has significantly contributed to the success of composting in our municipality. It has the added benefit of extending the life of our landfill site and is good for the environment with the end product used in agriculture locally, improving the productivity of our local farmers.”

“The purple compostable bags meet strict Australian standards and are specifically designed to break down in the composting process, so please only use these bags in your kitchen caddy and green lid bin. Keeping contamination low is important as it ensures we fully reap the benefits of the service.”

“I encourage residents to keep up the good work and help us work together to reduce landfill and protect our environment,” he said.

If residents do not receive their complimentary roll of bags by 21 December please contact Council’s Customer Service Team on (03) 5832 9700.

For more information on what can and can’t go in the green lid bins, visit http://greatershepparton.com.au/animals-environment-and-waste/waste-and-recycling/organic-green-lid-bin#section-bin-contamination