Your Say Darebin
We have over 400 publicly available recycling bins across Darebin, located in parks and along streets. They are used by residents and visitors to our parks and shopping precincts.
You might have noticed that public recycling bins are often very contaminated with non-recyclable waste. What is in them often goes directly to landfill due to the contamination.
We have some challenges with our public bins. They are often overflowing and heavily contaminated with things that can’t be recycled like bags of rubbish, coffee cups, and food in packaging. When this happens, the bin contents may be sent to landfill.
As a Darebin resident, ratepayer or visitor, you probably observe and use the bins. We want to get your thoughts on how we can fix these issues.
Contamination in recycling is manually removed by staff working at a conveyor belt – that is, staff remove the contamination by hand. When there’s too much contamination, this is dangerous and time consuming for workers. When this happens, the contents of the bin go to landfill to reduce OHS risks for staff and to avoid contaminants going further into the system.
Examples of when this happens are when the recycling bin is full of loose food, liquids, or shredded items, or if it is full of plastic bags and soft plastics.
Darebin City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the traditional owners and custodians of this land and pays respect to their Elders past and present.
Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:
| Phone | 8470 8888 |
|---|---|
| mailbox@darebin.vic.gov.au | |
| Website | www.darebin.vic.gov.au |
| In writing | 274 Gower Street, Preston, VIC 3072 |
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