Waste

  • Glass bins coming to public spaces

    Glass-only recycling bins will roll out in public places in Colac Otway Shire, but there’s no timeline for them yet.

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  • Council kicks up a stink over dog poop

    Complaints about dog droppings in public spaces have prompted a warning from Corangamite Shire Council.

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  • Dispose of batteries at council transfer station

    Batteries can cause fires in landfills, and Corangamite Shire Council has urged people to keep them out of their bins.

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  • Used flares a risk in bins

    Corangamite Shire Council has urged people to keep old flares out of their wheelie bins.

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  • Less waste going to landfills

    Colac Otway Shire’s rubbish burden has fallen by close to two per cent despite the end of soft plastic recycling.

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  • Uncertainty over council’s hard waste collection

    Colac residents will have to wait until next year to have a hard waste collection, with the project appearing to have stalled.

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  • 500 tonnes of glass recovered

    Colac Otway Shire Council has praised shire residents for a successful year of glass-only recycling.

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  • Drop-off for flood rubbish

    Colac Otway residents cleaning up after floods have until the end of October to dispose of flood waste free of charge at council transfer stations.

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