{"id":24620,"date":"2019-09-17T13:22:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T03:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=24620"},"modified":"2019-09-17T13:22:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T03:22:26","slug":"golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOOD scraps in green waste bins could be on the cards for some residents in Gold Plains Shire as the municipality looks to revamp its approach to waste management.<\/p>\n

The proposal is just one of many options on how the Shire might approach rubbish, recycling and green waste after 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the population of Golden Plain Shire increases, so does the amount of waste generated in our municipality,\u201d said Mayor Cr Owen Sharkey. \u201cIt\u2019s in everyone\u2019s interests to make sure we have reliable, cost-effective and sustainable waste management in Golden Plains, and that means reducing the waste we put in the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2014 the Shire had one of the worst records for diverting waste from landfill, with just 23 per cent of material that could have gone other places ending up in the tip.<\/p>\n

Changes made a year later, including the addition of fortnightly recycling and green waste collections, got the diversion rate up to 38 per cent, but that\u2019s still below the statewide average of 46 per cent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe war on waste is a headlining news story and many Australians are taking important measures in their everyday lives to make a positive difference on this serious environmental issue,\u201d Cr Sharkey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand and appreciate that solving the problem begins at home, and that what we do in our own backyard matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the reasons behind the suggestion of a mixed green waste – things like lawn clippings and garden off cuts, with food scraps is due in part to the volume food waste contributes to the overall volume going into land fill.<\/p>\n

Forty-eight per cent of all rubbish destined for the tip is made up of such material.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur neighbouring municipalities have garden and food waste services and we want to give Golden Plains Shire residents the same opportunity to consider if they support these options for our future waste management,\u201d Cr Sharkey said.<\/p>\n

In the lead up to council\u2019s decision on waste management, the municipality is running a lengthy community consultation process.<\/p>\n

That includes four face-to-face community feedback sessions in Meredith, Bannockburn, Rokewood and Smythesdale as well as and waste workshop focus group and an online survey.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncil has done the research and painted a clear picture of four new waste collection services for our Shire and now, most importantly, we need to know what the community wants,\u201d Cr Sharkey said.<\/p>\n

To have your say on the future of waste management in the Shire visit goldenplains.vic.gov.au\/consultations<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOOD scraps in green waste bins could be on the cards for some residents in Gold Plains Shire as the municipality looks to revamp its approach to waste management. The proposal is just one of many options on how the Shire might approach rubbish, recycling and green waste after 2022. \u201cAs the population of Golden […]<\/p>\n

Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":24621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-24620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGolden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip - Ballarat Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip - Ballarat Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FOOD scraps in green waste bins could be on the cards for some residents in Gold Plains Shire as the municipality looks to revamp its approach to waste management. The proposal is just one of many options on how the Shire might approach rubbish, recycling and green waste after 2022. \u201cAs the population of Golden [...]Read More...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ballarat Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alistairfinlayjournalist\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-17T03:22:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2449\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1632\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alistair Finlay\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alistair Finlay\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alistair Finlay\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9bf999ff27982396123a6d7a9abe115b\"},\"headline\":\"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-17T03:22:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":425,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/\",\"name\":\"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip - Ballarat Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-17T03:22:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg\",\"width\":2449,\"height\":1632,\"caption\":\"Positive: In 2018, 68 per cent of surveyed shire residents were satisfied with council\u2019s garbage collection service. Photo: FILE\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/news\\\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ballarat Times\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Ballarat Times\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/BALT.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/prod\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/9\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/BALT.png\",\"width\":739,\"height\":98,\"caption\":\"Ballarat Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9bf999ff27982396123a6d7a9abe115b\",\"name\":\"Alistair Finlay\",\"description\":\"Editor at the Ballarat Times News Group. Once at Westlock News, The Advocate, and the Latrobe Valley Express. Oilers fan. Email: alistair@timesnewsgroup.com.au Facebook: @alistairfinlayjournalist twitter: @alistairfinlay_ Instagram: @alistairfinlayeditor\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/alistairfinlayjournalist\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\\\/ballarat\\\/author\\\/alistair\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip - Ballarat Times","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip - Ballarat Times","og_description":"FOOD scraps in green waste bins could be on the cards for some residents in Gold Plains Shire as the municipality looks to revamp its approach to waste management. The proposal is just one of many options on how the Shire might approach rubbish, recycling and green waste after 2022. \u201cAs the population of Golden [...]Read More...","og_url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/","og_site_name":"Ballarat Times","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alistairfinlayjournalist\/","article_published_time":"2019-09-17T03:22:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2449,"height":1632,"url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alistair Finlay","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alistair Finlay","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/"},"author":{"name":"Alistair Finlay","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#\/schema\/person\/9bf999ff27982396123a6d7a9abe115b"},"headline":"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip","datePublished":"2019-09-17T03:22:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/"},"wordCount":425,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/","name":"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip - Ballarat Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg","datePublished":"2019-09-17T03:22:26+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/09\/DSC_0001-for-web.jpg","width":2449,"height":1632,"caption":"Positive: In 2018, 68 per cent of surveyed shire residents were satisfied with council\u2019s garbage collection service. Photo: FILE"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/golden-plains-shire-seeking-input-on-how-to-skip-the-tip\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Golden Plains Shire seeking input on how to skip the tip"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#website","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/","name":"Ballarat Times","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#organization","name":"Ballarat Times","url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/BALT.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/10\/BALT.png","width":739,"height":98,"caption":"Ballarat Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/#\/schema\/person\/9bf999ff27982396123a6d7a9abe115b","name":"Alistair Finlay","description":"Editor at the Ballarat Times News Group. Once at Westlock News, The Advocate, and the Latrobe Valley Express. Oilers fan. Email: alistair@timesnewsgroup.com.au Facebook: @alistairfinlayjournalist twitter: @alistairfinlay_ Instagram: @alistairfinlayeditor","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alistairfinlayjournalist\/"],"url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/author\/alistair\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24620"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=24620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}