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Port Stephens home of Australia's first recycling cooking oil trialLast modified: May 18, 2009 - 9:00 AM
In an Australian first, Port Stephens Council will launch a trial recycling program on Monday, May 18, 10.00am at Anna Bay IGA, aimed at recycling used residential cooking oil.
In an Australian first, Port Stephens Council will launch a trial recycling program on Monday, May 18, 10.00am at Anna Bay IGA, aimed at recycling used residential cooking oil. Speaking today, Councillor John Nell said Port Stephens’ blue-water-paradise reputation made it the perfect area for the six-month trial set up by Ducor Waste Oil Collection. "It’s estimated that around 500,000 litres of cooking oil disappears each week in NSW and it only takes one litre of oil to contaminate one million litres of water," he said. "When people realise the devastating effects that cooking oil has on our beautiful waterways I think they will really get behind this program." Disposal of used cooking oil down sinks and drains can cause pipes to become clogged, sewers to overflow, bad odours to be produced and costly plumbing repairs and when it enters waterways it can harm plants and animals. "This program is a win win for Port Stephens," Cr Nell said. "Recycling cooking oil not only helps keep our waterways clean but it can be used to produce bio-diesel to help keep the air clean." Used cooking oil, canola, olive and vegetable but no motor oils, can be collected in recyclable plastic containers and dropped off at one of the four collection points. IGA Anna Bay IGA Shoal Bay IGA Nelson Bay The Reuse and Recycling Centre at Salamander Bay. "Restaurants have been recycling used cooking oil for years and now for the first time in Australia, Port Stephens’ residents can do the same and there’s even a cash prize incentive," he said. Everyone participating in the trial will receive a ticket when they drop-off their used cooking oil. Each week, a ticket will be drawn at each location and the winners will receive a $50 cash prize. Divisional Director of Sustainability Programs at the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change, Bernard Carlon, commends the initiative. "Increasing the recovery and reuse of products such as cooking oils is a terrific way of reducing their impact on our environment. The NSW government is working with communities, local Councils and businesses to limit waste going into landfills, so it’s encouraging to see innovative approaches such as this."ENDS Media contact: Charlotte Connell, Communications and Marketing Officer, Port Stephens Council Phone 49 800 238, 0416 157 887 Stephen Crowe, Manager, Communications and Customer Relations, Port Stephens CouncilPhone 49 800 284, 0418 763 800 Contact details |
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