Published on Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 11:47:20 AM
The Shire of Dardanup has been on the lookout for ‘Great Sorts’ in our community so we can thank them for sorting their rubbish correctly and helping us divert more waste from landfill.
We’ve teamed up with our Waste Contractor Veolia (formerly Suez) on delivering ‘Thank you’ packs to letterboxes of homes identified by truck cameras as having low levels of contamination in their Yellow-Lidded Recycling and Green-Lidded FOGO bins.
Plus, all of our ‘Great Sorts’ have been going into a monthly ongoing prize draw for the chance to win a $100 Woolworths voucher.
So far we’ve had WINNERS in:
- Brooksy Place, Burekup
- Hale Street, Eaton
Congratulations and thank you for being ‘Great Sorts’.
Ensuring we keep contamination levels low reduces the cost of disposal and ensures maximum amounts of rubbish are diverted from landfill.
Dardanup Shire President Mick Bennett said educating the community on sorting waste correctly at home was an important and ongoing process.
“We hope by shining a light on those who are doing well with sorting their waste we’ll encourage others to follow their lead,” Cr Bennett said.
“People are so overloaded with information these days so this is just our way of being a bit creative in how we get our messages out there.”
Recycling Reminders
Make sure you are using Certified compostable liners in your FOGO kitchen caddy.
They carry the seedling logo, are made from natural materials, break down easily and can be composted.
Run out of the allocation you received in October with your new FOGO Bin? These days they are widely available for purchase at many retailers. Or just pop into our Administration Centre, Eaton and we’ll provide you with another free roll as we have a limited supply left over from the original roll-out.
Biodegradable, degradable or plastic bags don’t break down and will contaminate the resulting compost.
FOGO truck loads that carry high levels of contamination can’t be recycled and are sent to landfill. See pictures in the comments for some examples of recent contaminated loads.
Alternatives to using a caddy liner include homemade newspaper liners or placing food scraps loose in the kitchen caddy.
These small changes will help ensure we reduce the level of contamination in our recycling and divert more waste from landfill.
About 25% of material collected from Yellow-lidded Recycling Bins each week goes to landfill instead of being recycled due to contamination. That’s a big improvement on previous years but we still think we can do even better.
For more Recycling hints and tips, refer to your Waste & Recycling Calendar 2022/23.
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