NSW Environment Protection Authority\u2013funded waste and recycling advice is urging residents to take extra care with household waste over summer, as warmer months bring increased gatherings and extra rubbish.<\/p>\n
Summer is a time for family gatherings and fun with friends, but it can also lead to more waste around the home and in the community.<\/p>\n
With a few simple actions, households can help keep communities cleaner and safer.<\/p>\n
Using reusable plates, cups and cutlery can significantly reduce waste.<\/p>\n
Storing leftovers properly helps avoid unnecessary food waste. Borrowing, repairing or repurposing items before buying new can reduce landfill.<\/p>\n
Problem waste should always be disposed of safely.<\/p>\n
Hosting? Make sorting easy<\/strong><\/p>\n When hosting gatherings, setting up clearly labelled bins for recycling, general waste and FOGO food and garden organics can make disposal easier for guests.<\/p>\n Recyclables should be kept loose and rinsed before being placed in the yellow-lid bin.<\/p>\n Only food scraps and garden prunings should go into the green-lid bin, where the waste is turned into compost for local farms.<\/p>\n Problem waste<\/strong><\/p>\n Household clean-ups often uncover items that do not belong in kerbside bins.<\/p>\n Problem waste includes batteries, paint, e-waste, oils, gas bottles, fluorescent lights and smoke alarms.<\/p>\n Batteries are especially dangerous and are the leading cause of fires in waste trucks and waste facilities across the Northern Rivers.<\/p>\n