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Expanded organic waste service starts Monday

All urban residents will now have a complimentary 8 litre kitchen caddy and 150 purple compostable bags along with a green lid bin.

Greater Shepparton Councillor Jenny Houlihan said “it’s a really exciting time for Greater Shepparton residents who can dispose of their waste more easily while reducing what goes into landfill. All kitchen scraps, including meat, bones, fish, dairy, citrus peel and onions, can go into the kitchen caddy and emptied into the green lid bin for fortnightly collection.”

“It’s great that products which cant go into your compost bin or worm farm can now be treated like garden waste and turned into compost. Even things like animal droppings, tissues and paper napkins can be treated and turned into compost,”.

“The bins are picked up from your kerbside then taken to Western Composting to be treated at high temperatures and turned into compost. The compost is then used by landscapers and farmers so is returned back to the earth,” Cr Houlihan.

The green lid bin will be picked up fortnightly alternative to your recycling bin. If you are not sure what bin needs to be collected in which week visit greatershepparton.com.au/kerbside-collection simply type in your street name and it will let you know which bins are going to be collected.

For more information call 5832 9700 or visit: greatershepparton.com.au