Take it to the Community Recycling Centre

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Wollongong City Council

Nov 11 2022

The Community Recycling Centre at Whytes Gully. Photo: Council

Wollongong City Council is asking residents to brush up on their recycling knowledge this National Recycling Week (7-13 November).

Watch an interview with David Low, Wollongong City Council Waste + Resource Recovery Manager, filmed at the Community Recycling Centre at Whytes Gully yesterday, November 10.

Film credit: Wollongong City Council

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