FINAL WASTE PLAN 2023 - 2028 · Attachment 2: Draft Waste Plan proposed actions

 3.2 Litter Avoidance             Collaborate with litter prevention programs and initiatives e.g. Noosa
                                  Integrated Catchment Authority, Take 3 For The Sea, Clean up for the
                                  Hatchlings, Beach clean-ups etc. Ensure information is recorded in the
                                  Australian Marine Debris Database.
 2.1 Advocacy                     Advocate and support Federal and State government bans and schemes:
                                  - Single-use plastics ban (5 year roadmap for action on single-use plastic
                                  items)
                                  - Expand Containers for Change (wine and spirits)
                                  - Draft E-Products Action Plan (solar PV and battery, TV, mobile phones
                                  etc.)
 2.2 Advocacy                     Promote product stewardship schemes and priority product list. Refer to
                                  Attachment 2 Product Stewardship Scheme and Priority Product List (this
                                  list is not exhaustive).
 2.4 Advocacy                     Lobby for End of Waste Codes (new technologies)
 9.1 Education                    Continue to improve waste education programs in schools including landfill
                                  tours and in-class presentations. Support schools to develop site-specific
                                  Waste Strategies.
                                  Support existing schools’ programs e.g. Kids in Action, EE Hub etc.
 9.2 Education                    Continue to promote National Awareness campaigns:
                                  - National Recycling Week
                                  - Plastic-Free July
                                  - Clean-up Australia
 7.1 Reuse and Repair             Promote programs that help residents and businesses repair items and/or
                                  rehome unwanted goods. Examples include:
                                  -Advisory System for Process Innovation and Resource Exchange
                                  (ASPIRE)
                                  - Reviva Noosa repair workshops
                                  - Buy, Swap, Sell online platforms e.g., Facebook Marketplace, eBay,
                                  Gumtree
                                  - Community Garage Sale Trail
                                  - Men/women sheds
 8.3 Recycle                      Continue to raise awareness of correct recycling practices through
                                  educational programs and materials and investigate new mechanisms eg
                                  Noosa specific Recycle Mate App.
 1.1 Personal Responsibility      Encourage common values and attitudes through a positive local
                                  communication campaign. Drive local sustainable production and
                                  consumerism to bring about voluntary behaviour change achieving
                                  community-wide personal responsibility of waste generation and cultivating
                                  a waste avoidance community attitude.




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