City of Darwin has launched free recycling bin stickers and fridge magnets to help households improve their recycling efforts and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
The stickers and magnets can be placed on the recycling bin and on the fridge, acting as a quick reference guide to help determine what can and cannot be recycled.
Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis said the stickers and magnets were a great way to make sure recycling efforts don’t go to waste.
“The average Australian household produces a busload of waste each year which is a huge amount.” Mr Vatskalis said.
“We can all make small changes to reduce this by buying smarter, reusing items and ensuring waste is disposed of correctly.
“Recycling can be confusing, so having a guide will help residents make informed choices when it comes to disposing of waste.
“These new recycling bin stickers and fridge magnets have been designed as educational tools to help residents decide what can and cannot go in the yellow-topped recycling bin.
“We have ambitious targets in our Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy to increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by 50 per cent by 2030.
“By reducing, reusing and recycling our resources, we can achieve better environmental outcomes such as reducing waste disposed of to landfill and achieving a circular economy,” he said.
A digital and printable version of the recycling reference guide information can be found on the City of Darwin website.
The free recycling bin stickers and fridge magnets can be collected from City of Darwin locations including the Civic Centre, City of Darwin libraries, City of Darwin pools and Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility.
