Waste Management Thoughts

Green Team

Is King Island doing a great job with waste?

• Not really

What are the problems?

• Litter at the forestry• Recycling going into the forestry

Problem: Litter at the forestry and ruining the forest

Solutions

• Compactor• Smaller deeper holes• Move the tip to another place

What can we recycle on King Island?

• Oil• Plastic and plastic straws• Plastic tops• Cans• Glass• Tyres• Bags

What are the easiest things to recycle on King Island?

• Glass• Tyres

What could we easily do at home?

• Separate and recycle glass

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

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

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

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

Recycling Glass:

Other great ideas• Have signs with pictures on the bins and collection

places• Mention the green team on the signs

Another great idea• Have a clean up day at the forestry