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Doing It Right: drumMUSTER’s call to farmers
Last updated: 04-03-2014drumMUSTER has launched a new campaign calling on farmers across WA to do the right thing for their community and business and bring in their drums for recycling. The national stewardship program launched the campaign across the state in an effort to help improve the amount of drums being recycled, while also changing the attitu...More >> -
Passionate inspector scoops up drumMUSTER award
Last updated: 03-03-2014A local landfill site operator at Mildura Rural City Council has taken out a national award through his work with recycling program drumMUSTER. Chris O’Connor-Byrne, who runs the Ouyen Landfill, was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by drumMUSTER’s Victoria Regional Consultant John Knight for inspecting drums at the ...More >> -
Agsafe awards winners of Education Bursary
Last updated: 05-02-2014Two agricultural students have won Agsafe’s Annual Bursary Competition. Megan Pearce from Mandagery, NSW and Christopher Hallion from Gawler, South Australia each won $2,500 to go towards their studies in agriculture. Bursary applicants were required to fill out the online application form and submit a 500 word essay on how Ag...More >> -
Lockyer nabs Queensland’s 4 millionth drum
Last updated: 24-01-2014A regional Council in south east Queensland has nabbed the state’s 4 millionth Agvet chemical container through the national recycling program, drumMUSTER. The coveted drum was picked up at Lockyer Valley Regional Council’s Anuha Recycling Shed in Gatton. The Lockyer Valley runs six drumMUSTER sites in the Council region whi...More >> -
Bundaberg’s recycled drum count reaches 400k
Last updated: 20-12-2013Bundaberg Regional Council has reached a new environmental milestone after collecting 400,000 agvet chemical containers through the recycling program drumMUSTER. The region is responsible for collecting and recycling nearly 450 tonnes (or roughly 409,000 drums) of agvet container waste from farmers and agvet chemical users durin...More >> -
'Tis the Season for drum clean-up in Mackay
Last updated: 17-12-2013Mackay Regional Council’s drumMUSTER sites are now receiving empty and clean agvet chemical containers on an on-going basis thanks to some new arrangements. Local growers no longer have to make appointments before dropping off their containers at Paget Waste Transfer Station and Sarina Transfer Station which now accept drums a...More >> -
drumMUSTER supports local school’s kitchen garden program
Last updated: 25-11-2013Chemical container recycling program drumMUSTER has teamed up with the local Landcare group to support Forbes North Primary School’s kitchen garden program. Forbes North Primary School will receive funds diverted from the Forbes Urban Landcare Group through their involvement in drumMUSTER collections. The Landcare group receiv...More >> -
Winners share stories on pursuing their dream in ag’
Last updated: 21-11-2013Steven Serafin and Brett Barker took out the Agsafe bursary award last year. They share their stories about how the educational grant has helped them pursue their dreams in agriculture. Steven Serafin Steven Serafin is a trainee agronomist with Yenda Producers in Yenda, NSW, and has been studying an Advanced Diploma in Agricult...More >> -
Mildura hits 200k drum milestone
Last updated: 19-11-2013Farmers and chemical around Mildura have hit an environmental milestone after collecting more than 200,000 empty agvet chemical containers through drumMUSTER. Mildura Rural City Council runs 10 drumMUSTER sites across the region where chemical users can return their clean and eligible containers for recycling throughout the year...More >> -
Regional waste group reaches 2 million drums
Last updated: 11-11-2013A collective of councils and community groups in central NSW have broken an environmental record after reaching 2 million drums through drumMUSTER. Collaborative waste management group NetWaste helps oversee drumMUSTER collections across 28 NSW councils. The collective stretches from Broken Hill to Walgett, Narromine to Bathurst...More >>