Local Councils across Australia are promoting Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week from 9-15 November.
The campaign aims to highlight common recycling mistakes and educate on what happens to household rubbish after it is collected by a local council.
Sunshine Coast Council is hosting a free ‘Recycle Right Open Day’ featuring a tour of the Waste2Resource Education Centre in Nambour on Saturday.
Environment and Community Programs Portfolio Councillor Jenny McKay said council said the day provides an important educational event for residents.
“Council’s Waste2Resource Education Centre offers an informative and educational opportunity for the public to see the behind the scenes of where your waste actually goes.
“Thanks to council’s Waste2Resource STARS program grade four students at Siena Catholic Primary School are already ahead of the game, having been trained and educated through the Waste2Resource Education Centre.
“And this week Siena will launch a school-wide recycling program that will be run by the clued up grade four students.”
Released this week, a report from Planet Ark, titled ‘All Sorted: Answering the Big Recycling Questions1’ includes the top mistakes and main contaminants that confuse people when they are recycling.
“While Sunshine Coast residents are great recyclers, with a low 3-5% contamination rate, most of us have a few questions,” Cr McKay said.
“Be sure to come along to council’s Recycle Right Open Day where you will have all your big recycling questions answered and also learn many more sustainability tips and tricks along the way.”
The event will include a presentation, morning tea, truck demonstration and landfill and resource recovery centre tour.
