ReSmart council records

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Issue Community services and facilities Issue Planning, development and housing Issue Roads, traffic and parking Issue Projects and capital works Issue Budget, rates and governance Issue Waste, water and environment Area Burwood Area Burwood North Metro Station Area 2 Conder Street, Burwood

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Tracked aliases include ReSmart.

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Supplementary recycling service continued temporarily while procurement proceeds.
Residents can continue using the subsidised collection service for items not accepted in standard kerbside collections while Council seeks a longer-term arrangement.
Provides a recycling option for hard-to-dispose household items.
Key decisions were still publicly read out after the closed session.

Related decisions

Burwood Council · 28 April 2026

ReSmart recycling service continued on an interim basis

In closed session, Council approved continuation of the ReSmart supplementary waste collection service until a formal procurement process is completed, and endorsed starting that procurement process.

Residents can continue using the subsidised collection service for items not accepted in standard kerbside collections while Council seeks a longer-term arrangement.

Supplementary waste collection service

The ReSmart service has operated since 2020 and collects items such as soft plastics, textiles, e-waste, batteries, coffee pods, books and cosmetics directly from properties in the Burwood LGA.

Provides a recycling option for hard-to-dispose household items.

Burwood Council · 28 April 2026

Closed session business

Council moved two items into closed session: the ReSmart recycling service and the organisational structure review, citing personnel matters and commercial-in-confidence information.

Key decisions were still publicly read out after the closed session.

Meetings mentioning this project or entity

Burwood Council · 28 April 2026

Council Meeting - 28 Apr 2026 6:00 PM

Burwood Council advanced planning changes for community infrastructure, put several finance policies on public exhibition, continued the ReSmart recycling service temporarily, and approved a new four-directorate organisational structure.