Resource Recovery News
Regional Waste Group Tour Albury / Wodonga
At the end of May 2026, the Combined Councils Waste Group (both past Murray and Riverina groups) met in Albury for their quarterly in person meeting. The group toured a local business Foamex, an Expanded Polystyrene manufacturing and recycling factory which makes housing waffle pods for in floor...
Never Bin a Battery
With the increase of electronic items containing embedded batteries, there has been an increase in reported battery-related fires which occur in garbage and recycling trucks, recycling centres and landfills. Batteries, both loose (AA, AAA, button batteries) and Embedded Batteries (such as...
RAMJO welcomes new Regional Resource Recovery Coordinator, Emma Avery
RAMJO welcomes Emma Avery as our new Coordinator for our Regional Resource Recovery programs. RAMJO’s EPA Funded resource recovery programs encompass the Riverina and Murray Waste Groups, FOGO (Food Organics, Green Organics) the CRC Recycling Program, Battery Collection Program, Business Food...
Moama’s The Green Pipe Recognised for Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing
The Green Pipe manufactures pipe made from 100 per cent recycled plastic – almost entirely from household collected post-consumer milk and orange juice grade bottles. Based in Moama, The Green Pipe has been widely recognised as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative for...
Combining maggots and robotics in commercial waste reduction
One of RAMJO Murray Waste Group’s councils, AlburyCity, is combining maggots and robotic technology to manage commercially generated food waste. As part of the fascinating project, a unit the size of a shipping container is being installed at the Albury Waste Management Centre to process and...
Tips to reduce food waste in business
Did you know NSW food businesses throw away over 30 per cent of their food? Have you thought about how you can order and store food smarter? Reducing food waste is easy. Do a food waste review – spoilage, preparation waste, plate waste Develop an action plan – savvy storage, clever menus, reduce...
Bin Trim
The Bin Trim program provides free help and support to NSW businesses to maximise recycling and minimise waste to landfill. It also helps save time and money, while caring for the environment. Roughly 70 per cent of items in a business’s general waste bin can be reused or recycled. From cardboard,...
Riverina’s De Bortoli Wines on a mission to be a zero waste wine company
With more than 90 years of history in viticulture, the De Bortoli family knows wine making.But, what many of their consumers may not realise, is their determination and approach to sustainability and ultimate goal to be a “zero waste wine company”, set to leave a legacy for future generations.The...
In other news…
Regional Waste Group Tour Albury / Wodonga
At the end of May 2026, the Combined Councils Waste Group (both past Murray and Riverina groups) met in Albury for their quarterly in person...
Never Bin a Battery
With the increase of electronic items containing embedded batteries, there has been an increase in reported battery-related fires which occur in...
RAMJO welcomes new Regional Resource Recovery Coordinator, Emma Avery
RAMJO welcomes Emma Avery as our new Coordinator for our Regional Resource Recovery programs. RAMJO’s EPA Funded resource recovery programs...
Moama’s The Green Pipe Recognised for Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing
The Green Pipe manufactures pipe made from 100 per cent recycled plastic – almost entirely from household collected post-consumer milk and orange...
Combining maggots and robotics in commercial waste reduction
One of RAMJO Murray Waste Group’s councils, AlburyCity, is combining maggots and robotic technology to manage commercially generated food waste. As...
Did You Know?
6000kg of clothes are thrown out every 10 minutes in Australia – straight to landfill
Fast Fact
1 billion coffee cups are used in Australia every year – these are not recycled