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Council encourages residents to reduce their waste to landfill by providing a fortnightly kerbside collection of recyclables. For those that don't have a kerbside recycling collection there are community Mobile Recycling Stations (MRSs) and waste transfer stations that accept recyclables.
Council also encourages residents to use its rubbish bags which can be brought and used only when residents require them. The price of these bags is set at a low rate to encourage residents to support the service and direct more recyclable waste into Council-provided services. If residents fully participate in these services, resident waste disposal costs will reduce.