Recycling and Waste Management
The Act Government launched the No Waste by 2010 - A Waste Management Strategy for Canberra after extensive community consultation identified a strong desire to achieve a waste free society by 2010. Although ambitious, reaching no waste by 2010 is achievable with the willingness, co-operation and participation of all sectors of the Canberra community and all Canberrans.
ADFA implements a range of waste and recycling services (see below) to manage materials for reuse, recycling and disposal. The links below provide information on how these various services work, and how you can engage in them to improve environmental performance and help ADFA reduce waste:
- Computer Re-use and Recycling
- Environmentally Preferred Procurement
- Furniture Re-use
- Hazardous substances
- Paper and cardboard recycling
- Toner cartridge and toner bottle recycling
Recycling in the ACT
The Department of Territory and Municipal Services maintains a guide to: