2021-10-12 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                            12 OCTOBER 2021


4.   WASTE EDUCATION
The waste education program was significantly impacted by Covid-19, however, staff continued to
deliver waste reduction and recycling programs through available mediums.
Schools program
Recycling and waste education talks and workshops have been delivered to six different schools
and kindies and two community groups in the Noosa Shire from Jan – Jun 2021. More than 636
people have experienced these sessions.
Media, social media and promotion
    Weekly ‘Waste-Free Friday’ Facebook posts have been used to engage with the community
     during the six-month period, with over 28 Facebook posts published. This included
     ‘International Composting Week’, Waste-Free Fridays and Climate Week. These posts gave
     ideas and guidance on how to reduce waste and reached over 130,253 people.
    Noosa Council bin covers were used at a range of events, e.g., Noosa Alive, Noosa Laneway
     Festival, Festival of Water etc. The bin covers are used to promote effective recycling.
    Council officers assisted several resorts in ways to reduce waste and reduce contamination by
     supplying signage.
Activities planned for Jul – Dec 2021
     Plastic Free July.
     Talks and landfill visits with schools and community groups.
     Waste webpage redesign and development of new videos.
     Roll out and promote the Aspire program.
     Develop new promotional material to be used for events.
     Preparation for National Recycling Week in November - organise workshops, movies and talks.
     Six-monthly waste audits – domestic and commercial. Leading into a strategy to improve waste
      management behaviour.




                         Example of Waste-Free Friday social media campaign.




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