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  • Time to clean up your agvet chemical containers

    Last updated: 29-06-2012
    Cardinia Shire Council residents looking to clean up their properties can take advantage of the upcoming drumMUSTERcollection at the Tynong Shire Depot, 47 Nar Nar Goon-Longwarry Road in Tynong on Thursday 12 July, from 10am to 12pm midday. With a lull in activity through the winter period, now is a good time to gather up used ...
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  • drumMUSTER's silent hero

    Last updated: 13-06-2012
    Throughout the country, hundreds of gifted and passionate people are helping to keep their land safe and clean through drumMUSTER. Perry Ruffels from Veolia Environmental Services is one of those talented people. Three years ago, Perry moved into logistics after driving collection trucks for drumMUSTER. After making the switc...
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  • Making more time for drumMUSTER collections

    Last updated: 01-06-2012
    Kempsey locals can now dispose of their drumMUSTER labelled containers for free any day of the week after making a quick appointment with the Waste Management Centre. For years farmers and other commercial chemical users in the region have wanted a more convenient way to properly dispose of their empty product containers. drum...
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  • Million Drum Milestone for Central Murray

    Last updated: 29-05-2012
    More than one million drums will avoid landfills thanks to the efforts of some passionate locals doing their bit for thedrumMUSTER program. The Central Murray Regional Waste Management Group has processed nearly a third of all drums recycled through the program in Victoria, preventing 1234 tonnes of waste from clogging up landf...
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  • Huonville's Environmental Growers

    Last updated: 07-05-2012
    BW Griggs & Sons takes cleaning up the farm very seriously indeed. As the longstanding Huonville apple-growing business continues to gain traction in the competitive fruit and vegetable industry, it has enlisted the help of the drumMUSTER program to safely dispose of its empty agvet chemical containers.  Led by third-gen...
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  • drumMUSTER cracks 18 million!

    Last updated: 02-04-2012
    National recycling program drumMUSTER has kicked yet another goal for the environment after recently collecting its 18 millionth chemical container. This is a particularly special milestone for the service, which was first established in 1998 and collects empty ag vet containers and transforms them into practical items like agri...
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  • A year to remember

    Last updated: 23-03-2012
    National recycling program drumMUSTER continues to shatter its own records, with two million agvet chemical containers disposed of in the past year. This is an unprecedented milestone for the container management stewardship program that works in partnership with more than 750 shire councils around Australia. National Program...
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  • Bundaberg Kicking drumMUSTER Goals

    Last updated: 07-03-2012
    Bundaberg Regional Council and Impact Make Your Mark’s hard work and dedication to the cause has ensured more than 300,000 agvet chemical containers have been recycled in the region through the drumMUSTER program. Eight collection sites around the area are all up and running smoothly and as of last month, the 2011/12 financi...
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