Survey to help waste management team

BALLINA Shire Council is calling on the community to provide insights into waste habits at homes and potential barriers where improvements could be made over the next 12 months.

Residents can complete an online survey for the Resource Recovery Section to gain a greater understanding around attitudes and behaviours towards waste and recycling in the region.

Council resource recovery education officer Justine Rowe hopes the feedback can be used for further education programs and initiatives.

“We understand people are busy and it’s sometimes hard to know what goes in which bin, but we also know Ballina Shire is home to a lot of residents who try to dispose of their waste correctly and responsibly,” she said.

“We are asking residents to take five minutes to tell us a bit about their current waste practices and how we could support them to make waste management and waste minimisation simpler.”

The results from the community survey will help guide the direction of council’s resource recovery educational materials and programs over the next 12 months.

Possible outcomes include more local community clothes swap events or repair cafes.

Textiles are one of the most common items by volume found in landfill bins across the shire.

Council has already held recycled clothes swaps and workshops with the Northern Rivers Community Gallery.

The survey can be completed online, or over the phone by calling our Resource Recovery Section on 02 6686 1287 or online at ballina.nsw.gov.au.

It closes on Friday, May 9 at 5pm.