Sunraysia residents can now receive special prize packs simply for using their kerbside bins correctly.
Mildura Rural City Council's Recycling Rewards Program aims to celebrate and reward residents doing the right thing with their bins throughout August.
Council's Waste team will conduct visual inspections of residential bins in a selected area just before the area's collection date.
The first round of the program will focus on:
- Ensuring bagged rubbish/recycling and soft plastics aren't placed in recycling bins
- Ensuring plastic bags are not used to dispose of organic waste in green waste bins.
Selected areas will be posted on Council's social media channels two weeks before inspection dates.
Councillor for Environment and Sustainability Jason Modica said the program was aimed at celebrating the way residents have embraced changes to Council's kerbside collection service, as well as raising awareness.
"This is a fun way to show our community we appreciate their efforts, while also highlighting a host of important points around how to decrease waste going to landfill and why this is so important," Cr Modica said.
"And the great thing is, it couldn't be easier to enter the program. All you need to do is ensure you're putting the right type of waste in each of your kerbside bins."
Other aims of the program include:
- Highlighting the importance of waste diversion
- Raising awareness about correct bin use and the circular economy
- Lowering contamination rates in kerbside recycling and organics bins
- Decreasing the amount of recycling and organics in general rubbish bins (red lid)
- Celebrating good waste management practices
- Recognising good kerbside bin placement
- Providing general waste education.
Winners will receive prize packs comprising:
- Reusable coffee cup
- Reusable water bottle
- Reusable metal straw
- 'No junk mail' sign
- Paper caddy liners
- Mildura Rural City Council key chain
- A winner's sticker to put on one of their bins.
Any Mildura Rural City Council resident who receives kerbside collection is eligible to enter the program.
Residents can check to see which area is being inspected at mildura.vic.gov.au/RecyclingRewards.
Bin inspections are visual-only. There will be no physical contact with waste inside bins.
