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Container your excitement: ACT deposit scheme to expand

The ACT Government plans to include wine bottles, spirit bottles, and cordial bottles in Canberra’s container deposit scheme.

Container recycling takes off at Canberra Airport

The ACT Container Deposit Scheme has really taken off at Canberra Airport's six cafes and restaurants, with more than 11,000 containers having been returned in just three months.

3 tips for preventing mould in your wardrobe (+ 1 tip for if it’s too late!)

SCRgroup provided their best tips for minimising mould in your wardrobe - and what to do if you find sartorial mould!

Canberra school and business in recycling partnership

A local school and a local business are joining forces to recycle bottles and cans for charity through the ACT Container Deposit Scheme.

Tips for storing away your winter wardrobe

Winter is finally coming to a close (sayonara!) and as we get closer to spring, it’s the best time to prepare our wardrobes for the warmer weather ahead. Heavy coats, jackets, jumpers and...

New recycling facilities to cut ACT emissions by nearly a third

Organic material in landfill is the ACT’s third largest source of emissions. Two new facilities will cut emissions by 30 per cent.

Bin collection days to change in 17 ACT suburbs: are you affected?

Bin collection days in 17 Canberra suburbs - from Taylor in the north to Isabella Plains in the south - are set to change from Monday 13 June. Read on to find out if the changes affect you.

Majority of Canberrans using Container Deposit Scheme

ACT residents are one of the top Australian populations most likely to recycle drink containers for the 10c refund.

New food, garden waste composting facility to open in Hume

The ACT Government will build a large-scale composting facility at Hume for the citywide rollout of the FOGO bin collection service.

How to avoid greenwashing on Global Recycling Day

Reduce, reuse, recycle… It’s certainly a catchy mantra, but is the ‘recycled’ ideology nothing more than a myth to ease consumer guilt?

Worn Up gives old school uniforms a brand-new life

Sydney-based Worn Up Textile Rescue Program would love to take your children’s old school uniforms off your hands and give them a brand-new life, all in the name of sustainability.

5 easy tips to be greener in 2022

Most of the time, small changes in your household can make a big difference, so here's 5 easy tips on how to be a little more green in 2022.

Turn your trash into cash at ACT’s solar reverse vending machine

Empty cans can now fill up your bank account at Canberra’s first solar-powered reverse vending machine that's part of the ACT’s Container Deposit Scheme.

Don’t dump at op shops this festive season

At the end of another exhausting year, Canberrans are ready to chuck out the old and welcome in the new. With summer cleaning imminent, the Salvation Army urges the public to refrain from...

Pre-loved textiles can again be recycled at Sheridan

The Sheridan Recycling Program has been reinstated at Sheridan stores in the ACT after an unplanned hiatus caused by pandemic restrictions.

FOGO waste collection begins in Belconnen

The ACT Government's Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) bin collection service has begun in Belconnen. 

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