School holiday recycling centre tours offered

Fraser Coast residents wanting to learn more about what happens to what goes in their yellow recycling bin can sign up for a free tour of the region’s recycling centre in January.

Cr David Lee said more than 11,000 tonnes of material was collected from kerbside recycling bins on the Fraser Coast in 2021/22.

“The tours of the Material Recovery Facility (Recycling Centre) will give residents a better understanding of what they can put in their recycling bin and where it ends up,” he said.

“On the tour, residents will learn some tips and tricks to make recycling easier at home and to help cut contamination.

“Items like glass jars, paper, steel and aluminium cans can go in your yellow recycling bin. Council has an A – Z Recycling Guide on its website with the complete list.

“Putting the wrong thing in the recycling bin could spoil a truckload of recycling which then has to go to landfill.”

Cr Lee said free tours offered during National Recycling Week last month had proven extremely popular and the upcoming tours were being scheduled for the school holidays to allow both adults and school aged children to attend.

“Recycling is good for the environment, good for the economy and good for the local community,” he said.

“The top three recycling rules to remember are – take the lids off jars and bottles, rinse your containers and never bag it.”

The free tours of the Material Recovery Facility in Dundowran will run on 17, 18 and 19 January 2023 from 10am to 11.30am each day.

Bookings for the tours are essential as places are limited, and attendees must wear closed-in shoes.

To book a spot call Council on 1300 79 49 29. Tea, coffee and a light morning tea will be provided.

To find out more about recycling and to download an A-Z Recycling Guide, go to  https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/recycling-guide