Recycling Archives - Tasmanian Times

Recycle Rewards Celebrates 1 Year Milestone 1

Recycle Rewards Celebrates 1 Year Milestone 2

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Recycle Rewards Celebrates 1 Year Milestone

It’s been one year since Tasmania’s container refund scheme, Recycle Rewards, commenced.

Glass Recycling Project Takes Waste NoT Award 3

Glass Recycling Project Takes Waste NoT Award 4

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Glass Recycling Project Takes Waste NoT Award

A community cooperative from Killiecrankie, Flinders Island, has been recognised as the overall winner at the 2025 Waste NoT Awards for its...

Hobart Launches Soft Plastics Recycling 5

Hobart Launches Soft Plastics Recycling 6

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Hobart Launches Soft Plastics Recycling

The Hobart Council will trial a new soft plastics collection point at the McRobies Gully Waste Management Centre. This initiative is part...

New Studies Provides Insights into Reuse Sector 7

New Studies Provides Insights into Reuse Sector 8

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New Studies Provides Insights into Reuse Sector

Tasmanians saved an estimated $147 million through buying and selling second hand goods in the 2023-24 financial year alone, a new study...

Years-Late Container Refund Scheme Scheduled for May Start 10

Years-Late Container Refund Scheme Scheduled for May Start 11

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Years-Late Container Refund Scheme Scheduled for May Start

Media release – Madeleine Ogilvie, Minister for the Environment, 11 February 2025 Tasmania gears up for ‘Recycle Rewards’ Grants are now available...

Organics Recyclers Demand Less Contamination 15

Organics Recyclers Demand Less Contamination 16

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Organics Recyclers Demand Less Contamination

Media release – Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA), 9 December 2024 Better Compost with Smart Bans The Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA)...

Supermarkets Slug Consumers for Less Plastic 17

Supermarkets Slug Consumers for Less Plastic 18

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Supermarkets Slug Consumers for Less Plastic

Media release – Australian Marine Conservation Society and Boomerang Alliance, 21 November 2024 Consumers ripped off on fresh fruit and vegetables, charged...

Cooking Oil Supplier Expands to Tasmania 20

Cooking Oil Supplier Expands to Tasmania 21

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Cooking Oil Supplier Expands to Tasmania

Media release – Cookers, 24 October 2024 Bringing Bulk Oil and Oil Recycling to Tassie’s Hospitality Sector From October 2024, Cookers, Australia’s...

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Umpteenth Liberal Cabinet Announced

Media release – Jeremy Rockliff, Premier, 20 October 2024 New Tasmanian Government ministry announced Two new Ministers have joined the Tasmanian Liberal...