Audit of Public Waste & Recycling Infrastructure

More variety of bins

I would like to see Mansfield strive to improve the culture of recycling following other countries' leads, such as Germany. For example, we could have the public split recycling into different types, such as coloured glasses, soft plastics, hard plastics etc.

Bin at highett st end of Botanic park

There needs to be a bin placed at the Highett st end of botanic park - one can guarantee that their dog is going to dedicate that end and the owner has to take the bag back to the other end of the park or not bother picking it up because there’s nowhere to put it

Nappies - plant based

Could we please ask the supermarkets or somewhere in town to provide nappies that are not made out of plastic. Currently the only ones I can find are from Coles in Benalla. Also, is there anyway we could provide people with an incentive or subsidy to encourage less plastic waste?

Conscious Waste Recycling project

If the community is engaged in reducing waste they commit to being part of the solution. In our high traffic areas there could be a call for income generating waste to be collected and diverted from landfill. This could include aluminium cans, glass plus others as they come online. This could engage these businesses - like BP Mansfield, Caltex in BD, Merton, plus other nominated businesses. And the funds raised could be reinvested back into the communities into local youth, sustainability or investment projects led by these communities.

Doggie bags

We have a number of sites where dog owners can access poo bags. Could we please provide bags that are made of plant based material, such as those that can be bought in the supermarket - corn starch etc.

Lords ground at the nets as a lot of people used thesesv

Skip bins on long weekends

.skip bins should be provided at key locations such as B.P, service station precinct, goughs bay turn off etc on every long weekend. This would cut down on bins overflowing in main street and people using businesses skip bins such as foodworks and iga to dispose of rubbish

Waste per kg charge ...

The Resource Recovery does not really meet needs of visitors on long weekends. A charge per kg via a vending machine would enable community contribution (jobs) plus those leaving waste to pay for their load. This could combine with a recycling program (that is free) that educates people via their wallet that recycling is good, and landfill is bad and expensive! This works in Europe - it offers convenience and the rubbish is then dropped to resource centre next day.

Local upcycle website

It would be great to see a local website that could be a register to waste and upcycle items across the Shire - before they reach the Resource and Recycling Centre. This can include social media, a Repair Cafe (like in Alex) plus a pay it forward option. This would enable much better appreciation and value to secondary markets for furniture, farm tools, building materials and many other options. It would be great to see a waste register (or secondary market) - so that the community can understand some of the items that are landing in waste that could be upcycled.

Can the Man

There are some great artistic visuals used in other areas that encourage people to collect their aluminium cans and 'post' into each structure. These can then be emptied and taken to recycling centre and funds used for community projects. Over time - this could include glass and other valuable recycling elements.