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drumMUSTER appeals to South Australian farmers
Last updated: 22-07-2014drumMUSTER has launched a new campaign calling on farmers across South Australia to do the right thing and bring in their drums for recycling. The national stewardship program, drumMUSTER is launching a campaign across the state in an effort to help increase the number of drums being returned for recycling, whilst also changing ...More >> -
Junior team wins drumMUSTER footy comp
Last updated: 12-05-2014The Katanning Wanderers junior Aussie rules footy team has been awarded brand new footballs for their club after winning drumMUSTER’s new footy promotion at this year’s Woolorama. Farmers were encouraged to attend the joint WA Farmers’ and drumMUSTER stand to nominate their local junior football team to be in the draw for ...More >> -
Farmers and communities called on to boost recycling
Last updated: 10-05-2014Rural recycling program drumMUSTER is calling on farmers and communities across NSW and Victoria to collect and recycle empty chemical drums to prevent them ending up in landfill. It comes as the program kicks off its annual campaign, encouraging farmers and chemical users to return their empty agvet chemical containers. Souther...More >> -
Woodside site to make recycling easier
Last updated: 29-04-2014Local growers in the Adelaide Hills will have another reason to recycle their agvet chemical containers thanks to the opening of a drumMUSTER site in Woodside. The new site at Hop, Skip & Dump in Woodside will provide a new, flexible option for farmers looking to dispose of their chemical drums. South Australia drumMUSTER Co...More >> -
drumMUSTER introduces name for new mascot
Last updated: 17-04-2014A primary school student has been awarded for her creative thinking after naming drumMUSTER’s new educational mascot. Seven-year-old Paige Britton from Forbes North Public School in NSW won the competition with the character name “Dexter”. Paige was presented with a cook book and her very own personalised Dexter the Drum a...More >> -
Moree takes out 1 million drumMUSTER milestone
Last updated: 14-04-2014Moree Plains Shire Council has become the first local government in Australia to collect one million drums through rural recycling program drumMUSTER. Farmers, council workers and community volunteers were recognised as part of the celebration of the council’s milestone. The program first started in Moree in February 2000, col...More >> -
Gympie opens new drumMUSTER site
Last updated: 10-04-2014A new drumMUSTER site has opened up in Gympie, paving the way for more flexibility for farmers to recycle their empty agvet chemical drums. The new site at Gympie will service farmers and other chemical users in the surrounding regions. Queensland drumMUSTER Consultant Colin Hoey said the Gympie Regional Council established the ...More >> -
Regional group reaches 1 million drums
Last updated: 24-03-2014The waste management group responsible for coordinating drumMUSTERs across the Grampians area have collected more than one million drums. The Grampian Regional Waste Management Group oversees drumMUSTER collections across four Victorian councils including Horsham Rural City Council, Northern Grampians Shire Council, Ararat Rural...More >> -
drumMUSTER sets up on wine region’s doorstep
Last updated: 13-03-2014The state’s top wine and grape growers will have more options to recycle their agvet chemical container waste thanks to a brand new drumMUSTER site in McLaren Vale. The site will provide a new, flexible option for farmers looking to dispose of their chemical drums. South Australia drumMUSTER Consultant David Jesse said farmers...More >> -
Memorial Hall picks up 2 millionth drum
Last updated: 05-03-2014A passionate group of farmers, retirees and community members were awarded after receiving the 2 millionth drumMUSTER container through their local waste management region. Greenethorpe Soldiers Memorial Hall, just outside Cowra picked up the milestone drum from local farmer, Colin Chapple. The Memorial Hall sits in the collabor...More >>