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Waste Management Thoughts
Green Team
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Is King Island doing a great job with waste?
• Not really
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What are the problems?
• Litter at the forestry• Recycling going into the forestry
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Problem: Litter at the forestry and ruining the forest
Solutions
• Compactor• Smaller deeper holes• Move the tip to another place
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What can we recycle on King Island?
• Oil• Plastic and plastic straws• Plastic tops• Cans• Glass• Tyres• Bags
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What are the easiest things to recycle on King Island?
• Glass• Tyres
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What could we easily do at home?
• Separate and recycle glass
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Recycling Glass: What are the problems?
Problem: It takes ages to crush the bottles.
Solutions
• Buy a bigger glass crusher• Have a robot or hopper to feed in the bottles
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Recycling Glass: What are the problems?Problem: How do we collect all of the glassSolutions
• Have collection bins at these places• Restaurants• The Races• The footy• The show• Clubs• The Hotel• At the bbqs• Beaches • Airport• At our homes
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Recycling Glass: What are the problems?Problem: The transfer station is closed most of the time. What do we do with the glass after we separate it?Solutions
• Open the transfer station all the time• Have a big bin outside the gate
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Recycling Glass: What are the problems?Problem: How do we make it easy for people to drop off the glass?Solutions
• Have a special collection truck• Have big bins around King Island
• Cheese factory• Naracoopa• Grassy• Currie
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Recycling Glass:
Other great ideas• Have signs with pictures on the bins and collection
places• Mention the green team on the signs
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Another great idea• Have a clean up day at the forestry
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