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Organisations to contact for more information

One enthusiastic Earth Worker recommends: 'Think twice befor disposing of any household waste.' Before attending an Earth Works course he used to fill a 120 litre-garbage bin every week After attending the course, by 'thinking twice' and refusing plastic shopping bags, recycling paper and packaging, and composting, he has reduced his waste to a 60-litre bin every three weeks!

• Your local council
  The numbers are listed in the White Pages. Ask to speak to the Waste Management Officer or the Waste Education Officer
• NSW Environment Protection Authority
  phone 131 555
  www.epa.nsw.gov.au
• Waste Service NSW
  Waste Management Centres
  phone 02 9934 7000
  www.wasteservice.nsw.gov.au
• Sydney Water
  phone 1800 814 719
  www.sydneywater.com.au
• Friends of the Earth, Sydney
  phone 029283 2004
  www.foe.org.au
• Total Environment Centre
  phone 02 9299 5599
  www.tec.org.au
• School Communities Recycling All Paper (SCRAP)
  phone 02 9825 1062
• Resource NSW
  www.scrapltd.com.au
• Local Government and Shires Associations
  For information on Rural Forums
  phone 02 9242 4080
  rverney@lgsa.com.au
• Your Local Environment Officer or Centre.
  Your council should be able to give you details