Support to educate Hepburn and Macedon Ranges on recycling services

The funding will support Macedon Ranges Council's 4-stream household recycling services by targeting households with a new campaign to reduce contamination, increase use of the food and garden organics service and minimise waste.

In Hepburn, the funding will have a focus on new household organics, food, garden and recycling collection.

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The council will be introducing a food and garden organics service in May 2022 to all households.

An opt-out option will be provided to those who process their own waste.

Macedon MP Mary Anne Thomas said the funding would provide the tool and support to ensure residents are suing their new services correctly.

"The campaign will help locals prepare for these new recycling services and understand what is changing and what they need to do," she said.

"Our new household recycling services will maximise our recycling capacity, create new jobs and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

"This is an amazing and much-needed step in the right direction for our community and the entire state as well."

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Sustainability Victoria will provide communication materials based on behaviour change theory and research, developed in partnership with local government and industry, allowing councils to focus their funding efforts on advertising and engaging with residents.

All councils and alpine resort management boards are eligible for funding under the $6.03 million Recycling Victoria Household Education and Behaviour Change Fund to be shared across four funding rounds.

For more information on the Fund, visit Sustainability Victoria's website.

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