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 West Coast Institute of Training has once again affirmed its commitment to sustainability by introducing a new “away from home” recycling initiative to coincide with National Recycling Week that will provide recycling opportunities for 2,800 students and 400 staff, diverting up to three tonnes of plastic and aluminium waste from landfill each year - enough to fill more than 400 household bins.
The Do the Right Thing program has been co-funded by the Packaging Stewardship Forum (PSF) of the Australian Food and Grocery Council. and will see ten new waste and recycling bins installed across the Institute’s three campus locations, in Joondalup, Clarkson and Wangara encouraging staff and students to ‘Do The Right Thing, Use The Right Bin.
To celebrate the program’s launch, there will be a number of activities held at the Institute throughout National Recycling Week, culminating in an e-waste collection day. Staff and students will be encouraged to recycle mobile phones, computers, printers and any other electronic equipment no longer in use.
“This is the latest step in the Institute’s longstanding commitment to improving its recycling strategy,” said West Coast Sustainability Coordinator Gareth MacRae. “We now recycle almost 20% of all Institute waste and this program will see us improve these figures in 2012.”
General Manager of the PSF, Jenny Pickles congratulated the Institute on its enthusiasm and commitment to help students and staff boost their “away from home” recycling efforts.
“The Institute was eager to encourage recycling on its campuses and we came on board with some funding and expertise on how to do it.” Ms Pickles said.
Through the PSF, Australia’s major beverage companies have supported the installation of new away from home recycling systems in 34 of Australia’s higher education institutions providing away from home recycling opportunities to around 900,000 students and staff attending higher education institutions nationally.
National Recycling Week runs from the 9th to the 13th November. Photo (L to R): Brendan Lindquist-Webb, a Fitness student at the Institutes Joondalup campus, shows how easy the new recycling systems are to use.
National Recycling Week
National Recycling Week is an initiative of Planet Ark and aims to improve the environmental benefits of kerbside, industrial and community recycling programs.
Packaging Stewardship Forum (PSF)
The PSF is a forum of the Australian Food and Grocery Council. It works with government and industry partners across Australia to deliver recycling, litter reduction and education programs on behalf of its members, Australia’s major beverage companies and their packaging suppliers. The Do the Right Thing Use the Right Bin call to action was developed jointly by the PSF and the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management and supported by the Australian Packaging Covenant.
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