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Attachment 3: Waste Survey – Summary of open-ended responses

1. Most open-ended comments (19%), were about the need to address waste at the
source - with particular concern about packaging.

       “I feel it is time food manufacturers and supermarkets did more to reduce
       packaging on their products.”

       “Soft plastic recycling would be terrific.”

       “Reduce waste at the source. By this I mean companies producing goods
       should not over wrap them. Many products come in layers of plastic or double
       layers of cardboard etc. This is wasteful and then the consumer is left to deal
       with the waste.”

The concern about packaging and manufacturer responsibility is addressed in the
Waste Plan through the following actions:


 Theme 1:         2.1 Advocate and support Federal and State government bans and
 Waste            schemes
 Avoidance
                  -   Single-use plastics ban (5 year roadmap for action on single-
 Action 2.            use plastic items
 Advocacy         -   Expand Containers for Change (wine and spirits)
                  -   Draft E-Products Action Plan (solar PV and battery, TV, mobile
                      phones).

                  2.2 Promote product stewardship schemes and priority product list.
                  list so manufacturers are responsible for the entire lifecycle of
                  products. Refer Attachment 3 Product Stewardship Scheme and
                  Priority Product list.

                  2.4 Lobby for end-of-life waste codes (new technologies)
                  *Text in bold indicates update to the Waste Plan


2. A further 15% of open-ended comments were a request for bulk kerbside
collection.
   “We don’t need any new scheme, bring back kerbside collection.”
   “Please bring back annual hard rubbish pick-up.”
As highlighted in the Draft Waste Plan, while bulk kerbside collection may appear
convenient, it comes at a significant environmental and financial cost.
Key statistics of the bulk kerbside collection in 2019/20 include:

   •   On average 850 tonnes of recyclable material sent to landfill.




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