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Sydney Council Tells Residents to Freeze Christmas Food Scraps Before Bin Day

The Inner West Council recently reduced waste collection to once a fortnight and expanded food recycling to every home to ‘combat climate change.’
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Sydney Council Tells Residents to Freeze Christmas Food Scraps Before Bin Day
Tony Tsiklas refills a prawn display at Claudio's Seafood at the Sydney Fish Market ahead of Easter long weekend celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on April 14, 2022. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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A local government authority in Sydney has sparked outrage instructing residents to put Christmas scraps in the freezer before bin collection day.

The Inner West Council posted a video on social media advising residents to chuck prawns and waste in the freezer to stop smells from the bin.

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Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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