2016-06-07 S&O Agenda - Item 4 Att 1 - Draft Waste Reduction & Recycling Plan

4. Community Education
Action                             Description                                                                             Timeframe
4.1 - Behaviour Change         Focus on long term significant waste behaviour change programs rather than short term low   2016 - 2024
Programs                       impact change. Council’s Towards Zero Waste Educational Program launched in Nov 2015
                               and will be rolled out over the next 3 years.
4.2 - Waste Education Officer  Employ a full time Waste Education Officer to guide, coordinate and deliver the Towards     2016 - 2024
                               Zero Waste Educational Programs in schools, with businesses, residents and visitors.
4.3 – Waste Education Display Develop an engaging waste education mobile display for display at events, shopping           2016
                               centres, schools, council facilities etc.
4.4 – Brochures &              Develop and print waste education brochures and publications suitable for schools,          2016 - 2024
Publications                   workplaces, residents and visitors. Existing publications include:
                                    - Towards Zero Waste brochure about domestic 3 bin service and A-Z recycling
                                        guide.
                                    - Your Stay in Noosa – recycling information for Visitors and accommodation
                                        compendiums
                                    - Waste Collections Calendar
4.5 – Website                  Provide waste education information on Noosa Council’s website. Keep information            2016 – 2024
                               updated.
4.6 – Media                    Continue to develop newspaper advertisements, videos and social media updates.              2016 - 2024
4.7 – Residents                Disseminate waste education information to residents via resident and ratepayers            2016 - 2024
                               associations, body corporates, community groups, links on website etc.
4.8 – Visitors                 Disseminate waste education information to visitors via visitor accommodation providers,    2016 - 2024
                               visitor information centre and Tourism Noosa etc.
4.9 – Schools                  Provide waste education curriculum resources to primary and high school students.           2016 - 2024
4.10 – Businesses              Disseminate waste education information to businesses via chamber of commerce               2016 - 2024
                               organisations and business associations etc.
4.11 – Industrial & Commercial Visit and conduct waste audits on selected commercial and industrial businesses and         2016 - 2024
                               provide information and advice on how they may improve their recycling rates.
4.12 - Construction &          Disseminate waste education information to construction and demolition operators via the    2016 - 2024
Demolition                     appropriate associations.
4.13 – Incentives & Rewards    Investigate incentives and rewards to support waste minimisation and positive behaviour     2016 - 2024
                               change.
4.14 – Litter and Dumping      Draft and implement a Litter and Dumping Management Plan. Include a strategy to address     2016 - 2017
                               unsolicited mail ending up in the environment.



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