TURN TRASH INTO TREASURE AT ROMSEY’S NEW RESALE SHOP
The Allan Labor Government is giving locals and visitors to Romsey a new way to recycle unwanted items and an alternative to buying new, while reducing waste to landfill and boosting Victoria’s recycling capacity as part of the transition to a thriving circular economy.
Member for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas, representing Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos, today officially opened the Romsey ReSale Shop at the Romsey Resource Recovery Centre. This new facility gives locals and visitors the opportunity to donate old or unwanted household items for resale at low cost—keeping more waste out of landfill while offering the community an alternative to buying new.
Romsey’s new centre is one of 67 projects supported by the $5.9 million Circular Economy Councils Fund, helping to divert more waste from landfill while increasing the volume of material reused, repaired and recycled.
Donated goods will be resold at reasonable prices, with the centre accepting items such as furniture, camping gear, toys, and kitchenware. The shop also features a builders' yard for timber, pipes, posts, and metal sheets to be repurposed in gardening and small projects.
The Macedon Ranges Shire Council also received funding to upgrade the Kyneton ReSale Shop, adding new shelving and a sorting room for volunteers to test and repair items before resale. Since reopening just six months ago, the Kyneton’s shop has diverted an impressive 1.5 tonnes of goods from landfill.
Projects funded through the Circular Economy Councils Fund have diverted more than 1,900 tonnes of waste from landfill, creating 73 jobs and supporting Victoria's transition to a sustainable and thriving circular economy.
This program is supported by the Labor Government’s $380 million circular economy plan, driving progress towards the target of diverting 80 per cent of all waste away from landfill by 2030.
Quote attributable to Member for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas
“We’re making it easier than ever to recycle unwanted household items that would otherwise end up in landfill, all while giving locals and visitors to the Macedon Ranges a new way to recycle and an alternative to buying new – protecting our precious local environment and supporting job creation in the region".
