Riverina Eastern Regional Orginisation of Councils

REROC Paper Chase was one of the first resource recovery education programs initiated by the REROC Waste Forum. The project aimed to increase the level of paper recycling undertaken by businesses in the eastern Riverina. 117 businesses expressed interest in participating in the project with 88 (75%) signing up to have their paper collected for recycling.

It included a competition for participating businesses. Ian Kiernan was guest speaker at the final lunch where the winner of the competition was drawn. There were nine business sponsors of the project including local media outlets. Over one year it was estimated that an addition 84,500kgs of additional paper was recycled as a result of the promotion