Recycling away from home
- 'Do the right thing, use the right bin' Schools Project *New*
- Public Place Recycling Program
- Recycling signage and artwork *New*
While a good rate of recycling is already being achieved through kerbside collections in Queensland, a large amount of recyclable material is still generated away from home and is yet to be captured.
There is now a much greater expectation in the community that there will be access to recycling facilities wherever they go. The vast majority of Queenslanders would like the option to recycle away from home but are unable to do so due to a lack of available recycling bins.
'Do the right thing, use the right bin' Schools Project *New*
Introducing new waste minimisation systems into schools offers the opportunity to reduce overall waste generation, educate on proper waste reduction practices and instill a sense of leadership and responsibility in young people.
Working with Schools to change behaviour provides a unique opportunity to form the behaviours of people during early stages of development and for communicating waste minimisation messages back home and to the broader community.
Assistance is now available from DERM to state and non-state primary schools to implement waste minimisation practices into schools. For further information please go to the 'Do the right thing, use the right bin' schools project webpage.
Public Place Recycling Program
DERM's two-year Public Place Recycling Program was match funded $500,000 by the Australian Packaging Covenant.
The Public Place recycling program was established to introduce recycling bins into prominent public places in Queensland at major stadia, shopping centres, national parks, transport hubs and public areas and to develop a new recycling awareness raising campaign.
Case studies produced under the Public Place Recycling program can be found below:
- Shopping centres (PDF, 1.3M)* and guidelines (PDF, 1.3M)*
- Stadium and sporting venues (PDF, 2.6M)*
- Events and festivals (PDF, 1.4M)*
- Fraser Island (PDF, 1.0M)*
- Local council (PDF, file unavailable)*
- Transit centres and hubs (PDF, 720K)*
Recycling signage and artwork *New*
To enhance recycling systems located in public spaces, DERM has prepared a range of 'Do the right thing, use the right bin' sticker, poster, signage and promotional items which are new free to download.
For further information about how the brand was developed read the 'Do the right thing, use the right bin' fact sheet (PDF, 1.0M)*.
* Requires Adobe Reader
Last reviewed 3 April 2012
Last updated 26 August 2011