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LAST year residents were introduced to Recycle Annie, now it’s time to meet Annie’s little brother Rubbish Ronnie who will help us all get our recyclables into the right bin.
The new campaign, launched by the City
of Greater Bendigo council, is a regional campaign developed in collaboration with Central Murray and Calder Regional Waste Management groups and its member councils.
Bendigo mayor Rod Campbell said the new campaign would reinforce the message about recycling to households to reduce the amount of recyclables that were sent to landfills across the region.
“The Don’t be a Ronnie campaign is a continuation of our Recycle Annie program and is lively and engaging in its approach to educating the community about correct recycling and waste disposal,” he said.
“Recycling and waste diversion is not a new message for us but it is a terribly important one to help us reduce our ecological footprint.”
Rubbish Ronnie and Recycle Annie feature in a new television and radio commercial highlighting exactly what can be put in the recycling bin.
Bin audits have revealed 30 per cent of waste in Bendigo rubbish bins is recyclable.
Common items in the rubbish bin include paper, brochures, newsletters, envelopes, cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and steel cans.
Locals are reminded general rubbish including plastic bags, polystyrene, nappies and crockery should be put in the rubbish bin and everything else belongs to Recycle Annie.
