It is estimated that around 18 million waste tyres are generated in Australia each year. The disposal or re-use of waste tyres varies greatly between States and Territories but overall nationally, it is estimated that about 57% of waste tyres go to landfill and 13% are disposed of inappropriately through illegal dumping.

Apart from the costs to the community and Governments through littering our landscapes and waterways and taking up scarce landfill space, waste tyres are a source of health and environmental concerns: fires in stockpiles can release toxic gases and pollute waterways and tyre stockpiles provide breeding habitats for mosquitoes. Tyres going to landfill or being dumped are also a lost opportunity; waste tyres are a potentially valuable resource with various re-use, recycling and waste to energy options.

If you have tyres to dispose of the best thing to do is to find an outlet in your area that will recycle them.

• Reclaim (Aus wide) call them to discuss on 1800 685 454 www.reclaim.com.au
• Tyre Crumb Australia (VIC) Phone: 03 9357 3433 sales@tyrecrumbaustralia.com
• C and N Ruggiero (VIC) Phone 03 9314 8833 www.cnruggiero.com.au

Australians could start to get paid by the government for rubbish!  Cool huh?!  This will help keep the country clean, people won’t want to litter or throw their rubbish away, as they will literally be throwing their money away!

However, until this initiative starts, your rubbish will still be flowing. www.bookabin.com.au has numerous suppliers all through out Australia, all waiting to deliver you a bin.  Most of our suppliers think green and recycle what they can.

So whether you are in Queensland, New South Whales, Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia or even Tasmania, we have a bin for you!

Tasmanians generate approximately one tone of waste per person annually, so if we are not doing our bit to help the environment you can only imagine the amount of waste we will collate over the next ten years.

One way to reduce the quantity of rubbish we dump into our landfills is to recycle. By transforming waste materials into useable resources, recycling reduces landfill and conserves resources, provides a way to manage solid waste while reducing pollution, conserves energy, creates jobs and builds more competitive manufacturing industries.

Check out your pile of junk….some of the things that can be recycled include the following items:

• Clean dry clothing and material
• Car batteries without cracks
• Newspapers, brochures and magazines
• Milk, cream and juice cartons
• Cleaned glass bottles and jars
• Aluminum and steel cans
• PET, HDPE and PVC plastic
• Non waxed or plastic coated cardboard

Use the addresses below to find your local council and see where the nearest recycling facility is located.

Break O’Day - www.bodc.tas.gov.au
Brighton - www.brighton.tas.gov.au
Burnie - www.burnie.net
Central Coast - www.centcoast.tas.gov.au
Central Highlands - www.centralhighlands.tas.gov.au
Circular Head - www.circularhead.tas.gov.au
Clarence City - www.ccc.tas.gov.au
Derwent Valley - www.derwentvalley.tas.gov.au
Devonport City - www.dcc.tas.gov.au
Dorset - www.dorset.tas.gov.au
Flinders - www.flinders.tas.gov.au
George Town - www.georgetown.tas.gov.au
Glamorgan Spring Bay - www.gsbc.tas.gov.au
Glenorchy City - www.gcc.tas.gov.au
Hobart City - www.hobartcity.com.au
Huon Valley - www.huonvalley.tas.gov.au
Kentish - www.kentish.tas.gov.au
Kingborough - www.kingborough.tas.gov.au
King Island - www.kingisland.tas.gov.au
Latrobe - www.latrobe.tas.gov.au
Launceston - www.launceston.tas.gov.au
Meander Valley - www.meander.tas.gov.au
Northern Midlands - www.northernmidlands.tas.gov.au
Sorell - www.sorell.tas.gov.au
Southern Midlands - www.southernmidlands.tas.gov.au
Tasman - www.tasman.tas.gov.au
Waratah Wynyard - www.warwyn.tas.gov.au
West Coast - www.westcoast.tas.gov.au
West Tamar - www.wtc.tas.gov.au
Tasmania Central Portal - www.tasmaniacentral.tas.gov.au