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Murfy Recycling Contamination Program

Overview

Murfy and a range of education materials were developed during a two-year pilot education program. This program was run as a partnership between government and industry.

Conceived as a tool to help councils reduce contamination in recycling, the Murfy concept brings the human element to the recycling process and teaches people more about recycling and why it's important to avoid contamination.

The Murfy graphics and education materials developed for the program are provided for use in council education campaigns or programs.

Sample council education resources, incorporating these visual tools, are also featured for reference and inspiration only. These education resources or publication materials may NOT BE REPRODUCED without the express permission from the applicable council and owner.

All other image resources and Murfy materials may used freely, in the appropriate context. Please include an acknowledgment of the Murfy Program and its sponsors as "the joint partners in the Murfy Recycling Contamination Project" in any publications or resources produced.

Resources

• Murfy Brochure (spd_mur_infoall.pdf; 907kb)
• Murfy Presentation (spd_mur_poster.ppt; 443kb)
• Murfy poster 1 (spd_mur_poster1.pdf; 217kb)
• Murfy poster 2 (spd_mur_poster2.pdf; 250kb)
• Murfy Poster 3 (spd_mur_poster3.pdf; 219kb)
  

Council education materials - featuring Murfy

These resources and publications may NOT BE REPRODUCED without the express permission from the applicable council and owner. They are provided for inspiration and reference only.

• Minimising waste brochure (spd_mur_030618minwastebroch.pdf; 1.8MB)
• Arch signs (spd_mur_030702recysigns.pdf; 2.6MB)
• Garden waste bin sticker (spd_mur_gwastesticker.pdf; 322kb)
• Home composting hints (spd_mur_homecompost.pdf; 665kb)
• How did we do in 2002 brochure (spd_mur_howdiddo2002.pdf; 926kb)
• Medical waste brochure (spd_mur_medwaste.pdf; 645kb)
• Thank you postcard (spd_mud_tkspostcard.pdf; 395kb)

Murfy partner organisations

• NSW Jurisdictional Recycling Group (NSW JRG)
• Beverage Industry Environment Council (BIEC)
• Publishers National Environment Bureau (PNEB)
• Coca-Cola Amatil
• Norske Skog
• Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA)
• Dairy Farmers
• Visy Recycling
• Camden Council
• Campbelltown City Council
• Wollondilly Shire Council
• Wingecarribee Shire Council
• Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW
• Waste Service NSW
• Centre for Environmental Solutions (C4ES)

More information

Contact: Sustainability Programs Division.

Note:
This page includes materials published by the former Resource NSW. Enquiries regarding Resource NSW, its programs or publications should be directed to the Sustainability Programs Division