Council recycling service tackles difficult waste disposal
Recycling tricky items, such as e-waste, batteries, vapes, soft plastics and textiles, has become easier thanks to a new on-demand recycling service from Waverley Council.
This service is specifically aimed at helping households dispose of items that cannot be placed in existing kerbside rubbish bins.
“We are making recycling easier by cutting through the confusion about what to do with the tricky bits and pieces we all have lying around the house,” said Waverley Mayor Will Nemesh.
Council has partnered with ReSmart, a collection service provider that works with businesses who re-use or recycle the collected items.
From 2 February, Waverley households will be able book in for their waste to be collected via ReSmart’s website, mobile app or over the phone.
Residents can book one collection per month, for up to 120 litres of waste items — the equivalent of about eight shoeboxes or four fabric shopping bags.
After being collected from Waverley households, the waste items will be temporarily stored by ReSmart or transported to a partner business’s processing location.
Other waste items eligible for collection are X-rays, aluminium coffee pods, metal cookware, paint, cosmetics, medicine blister packs, polystyrene, and clothing, shoes and accessories.
Large buildings with more than 30 units can opt to have a shared recycling hub within their premises, where the waste items will be collected from.
This can be arranged through a representative of the building signing up to an agreement with the council and ReSmart.
“This streamlined service gives a second life to these waste items that people often don’t know what to do with,” Nemesh said.
“It is a practical, sustainable solution that saves our residents the hassle of sorting through their unwanted items, which are then prevented from ending up in landfill.”
More information and a full list of items that can be collected by ReSmart are available on the council’s website.
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