After much anticipation, The Burragan Recycling Shop at Singleton Waste Management Facility will be open on Saturday November 5.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The official opening will begin at 11am with Mayor Sue Moore set to cut the ribbon alongside Singleton Council’s General Manager Jason Linnane and Member for Upper Hunter Michael Johnsen.
Following the official opening, the shop will then be open for trade from 12.30pm.
The shop has taken on the name Burragan Recycling Shop, a local Aboriginal word meaning boomerang and reflects the nature of the items for sale in the Recycling Shop – what’s thrown out returns back.
Signs have been adapted from original artwork commissioned for the shop and created by Elder Denise Hedges, a local Aboriginal artist who will also present Welcome to Country at the opening.
According to statistics associated with the Community Recycling Centre, Singleton residents are effective recyclers.
Since the Community Recycling Centre opened in November last year, Singleton has recycled more than 1232 tonnes of waste through the centre on top of the 2000 tonnes a year recycled through the roadside collection.
This is significantly more than other larger local government areas in the Hunter.
“The Recycling Shop will only add to Singleton’s capacity to reduce waste going into landfill,” General Manager Jason Linnane said.
Waste Management Facility staff have already diverted many items destined for landfill to the Recycling Shop, including a large quantity of building items from renovations such as doors, flooring and pavers, nuts, bolts, nails and household items such as sofa beds.
“We also have a large quantity of bicycles and children’s toys still in original boxes,” Mr Linnane said.
Funds raised though the Recycling Shop operations will assist with Council’s disposal of expensive recyclables such as chemicals and e-waste.
“We currently offer the recycling of these materials free of charge because we don’t want these items to end up in landfill,” Mr Linnane said.
“But it does cost Council significant funds to recycle these products and the aim is once the recycling shop begins operation, we will be able to offset these costs which is a great outcome for the community and the environment.”
The community is welcome to visit the Burragan Recycling Shop and the adjacent Information Centre once open on Saturday November 5.
This Singleton Council project was supported by the NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.