AHRWMA

26/03/2024

Drop off your printer cartridges! We can accept products from Brother, Canon, HP, Epson, Konica Minolta and Kyocera. See https://youtu.be/ir1B-vOh6k8 for information on the next step for used printer cartridges.

22/02/2024

There are so many ways to Step Up. You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing! Thousands of small steps make a big difference – together we can be part of the solution. Make a pledge to reduce your waste to landfill in 2024 by bringing a water bottle, recycling batteries or shopping for pre-loved items. There are so many ways to help! www.cleanup.org.au

12/02/2024

Which bin do broken appliances go in? Head to the comments to find out

12/02/2024

What goes in the green bin? Egg cartons do!

Egg cartons are made from recycled, low-grade paper and cardboard and provide a good source of carbon - an important component of quality compost.

In your green bin, egg cartons will help to absorb moisture and smells. You can even use them as a liner for the bottom of your bin to prevent food and garden organics from getting stuck.

And if you ever get home from doing your grocery shopping only to realise that one of the eggs has cracked inside the carton, the cracked egg and shell can also be placed in the green bin.

For more great tips, visit https://www.whichbin.sa.gov.au/tips/green-bin-egg-cartons

12/02/2024

Which bin do out-of-date or unwanted medicines go in? Head to the comments to find out.

12/02/2024

South Australians: your recycling is NOT going to landfill.

This is the same stockpile of waste The Advertiser reported on last year, which was known to be very low quality, unsorted mixed materials (stinky milk cartons, rotting newspaper, dirty plastics) and being stored improperly by a recycling company as they were going bankrupt. That company is no longer in business in South Australia.

The laws in relation to recycling are that once it's collected from residents in their yellow bins, it is then illegal to take it straight to landfill - an attempt must be made to recover and recycle. Unfortunately, the materials had degraded into putrescible waste months ago. It’s only just now that it’s been approved by the regulator to go to landfill, which is a long and complex process precisely because of the laws which make it difficult to send collected recyclables to landfill.

Here are the facts:

- this was a small amount of recycling, several thousand tonnes - in context, South Australia diverts 4.5 million tonnes of waste from landfill EVERY year

- this material was poorly collected and poorly stored by a company that is now out of business

- an expert assessed the chance of recovering any of the material as zero

- it was then agreed this backlog of mixed, degraded material should go to landfill, and the owners of the shipping containers could finally get their assets back

- this is not still happening, it was an isolated incident that was made known a year ago

- your recycling is NOT going to landfill.

12/02/2024

12/02/2024

Shout out to all our Binfluencers, you're the real MVPs 👏👏👏

04/02/2024

X Rays contain mercury. Mercury is toxic in soil and waterways, but it can be recycled! Bring your X Rays to our Resource Recovery Centres.
Heathfield: www.ahrwma.com/sites/heathfield_resource_recovery_centre
Brinkley: www.ahrwma.com/sites/brinkley_waste_and_recycling_facility
www.whichbin.sa.gov.au

25/01/2024

A shed, much too full,
Household chemicals and paint,
It’s time! Drop it off!

A haiku to remind you that Heathfield and Brinkley Resource Recovery Centres can accept household chemicals and paint at NO COST! .southaus www.ahrwma.com www.whichbin.sa.gov.au www.ahc.sa.gov.au www.murraybridge.sa.gov.au

09/01/2024

Rest easy! Put your old mattress to good use at the Heathfield and Brinkley Resource Recovery Centres. Nearly 50 tonnes of steel recycled last year from old mattress springs!