Education & Resources

Waste Education Resources

In Goulburn Mulwaree we believe in Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle to Reduce our Rubbish!

The best bin is an empty one where waste is avoided or reused... but we're also happy with a full recycling bin and organic waste bin!

For information about Waste Education activities or for advice/assistance, please email hannah.cotton@goulburn.nsw.gov.au or call the Waste Info Line on (02) 4823 4417.

A range of excellent resources are available for educators or groups implementing waste education initiatives. Links are provided below:

• Goulburn Community Garden
• The Australian Research Institute for the Environment and Sustainability
• Gould League
• Gilbert The Garbage Truck Needs Your Help - a read-aloud of the fabulous children's book by Trevor and Lynsey Nichols, which teaches children the importance of recycling
• Love Food Hate Waste
• Fight Food Waste - it's easy as
• Make it Wood
• Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
• Bin Trim - waste solutions for a sustainable business
• Planet Ark National Recycling Week
• Recycling Near You
• Schools Recycle Right
• Sustainable Schools
• World Environment Day
• Keep Australia Beautiful NSW
• Eco-Schools
• Bottle for Botol - reducing plastic waste in Australia and Indonesia
• ABC's The Checkout - waste and consumerism video
• ABC's War on Waste
• Waste - NSW Department of Education
• NSW Department of Planning and Environment education resources
• COOL AUSTRALIA - an award winning, not for profit organisation providing award winning, curriculum-linked resources for teachers and students at no cost
• Renovating around your home? Don't put yourself or your family at risk from asbestos - find out more on the Asbestos Awareness website
• Boomerang Bags - sew sustainable
• Plastic Free July
• WWF Australia
• TerraCycle
• Banish Recycling Program
• Garage Sale Trail
• OzHarvest
• Foodbank
• Good for the Hood
• Responsible Cafes
• Nappies and Sustainability
• Menstrual Products and Sustainability
• Continence Aids and Sustainability

Waste Management in Developments

Waste Management Guide For Developers

Council has developed this helpful guide for developers, for the purpose of undertaking thorough consideration of waste management practices for both residential and non-residential developments. Links below:

Waste Management Guide For Developers(PDF, 194KB)

Attachment A(PDF, 966KB)

Attachment B(PDF, 183KB)

NSW Environment Protection Authority Better Practice Guide for Resource Recovery in Residential Developments 2019

NSW Environment Protection Authority Better Practice Guidelines for Waste Management and Recycling in Commercial and Industrial Facilities 2012

Publications

Council's Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy is available below.

Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy(PDF, 4MB)

Reporting

NSW EPA Licence

Goulburn Waste Management Centre is a licenced facility regulated by the NSW EPA. Licence details are available here: Summary Licence No: 6780

National Waste Reports

The National Waste Reports online resource presents a picture of waste management and resource recovery in Australia, drawing on a range of commissioned research, published sources and information provided by Australian, state and territory governments, business, industry and community organisations. The latest report is available here: National Waste Reports

Goulburn Waste Management Centre Pollution Incident Response Management Plan(PDF, 408KB)

Landfill Environmental Management Plan for Goulburn Waste Management Centre(PDF, 9MB)

Current Air & Water Quality Test Results - Goulburn Waste Management Centre(PDF, 3MB)

Annual Monitoring - Goulburn Waste Management Centre(PDF, 45KB)