QUEENSLAND
GRANT RECPIENTS 2014
QUEENSLAND
GRANT RECPIENTS 2014
In 2014 Keep Australia Beautiful awarded Queensland $86,036.84 for Beverage Container Recycling
Programs.
The Beverage Container Recycling Community Grants Program, funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation and
Coca-Cola South Pacific in partnership with Keep Australia Beautiful, has in the past five years invested
more than $2 million in local community projects that demonstrate a measurable result in diverting
beverage containers out of landfill, through increased recycling at a local level.
Last year’s program resulted in 590 tonnes of beverage containers being recovered and around 1,996 new
bins being installed in public places nationally.
Queensland Litter Prevention Alliance
3 EcoCrusher bins were purchased with the grant monies, for which the Queensland Litter Prevention
Alliance loans to SE Queensland events.
TESTIMONIAL
“QLPA provide QLD's largest community events and festivals with equipment (EcoCrushers) to decrease
the problem of litter and waste by providing resources and engaging community in the solution. The
EcoCrushers have been a welcomed addition to SE Queensland events, being used by over 40,000 event
attendees.”
David Curtin, Chief Executive Officer KQB.
Tannum Sands State High School
Our desired aim is still awareness raising of both the school and
wider community. Our hall is the venue of choice for many local
outside hirers and we hope that the prominent display of recycle
bins at the Performance Centre reinforces good recycling habits.
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TESTIMONIAL
“This project has highlighted to students and outside hirers the importance of recycling. Classroom
discussions have followed around the use of the bins and the reasons around the need to recycle properly.”
Carol Shuttleworth Community Liaison Officer, TSSHS.
Eco Barge Clean Seas
The project will provide funding for four marine debris removal trips to be undertaken between February
and May 2015, providing the opportunity for up to 40 community members to assist in the removal of
marine debris and the protection of the local marine environment. The funding will be used to cover barge
hire and all volunteer incidentals that are required to complete the four marine debris removal trips.
Capalaba State College
Capalaba have progressed their school's journey towards a 'don't waste our school' motto by installing
dual stream bins - initially focusing on aluminium can & bottle recycling stations for hall and tuckshop
area. The project was led by the school’s Environment Club & facilitated by a teacher, who hope that, by
initiating this project in key areas of the campus, they can begin to establish a culture of not wasting
resources that could grow with the students and the school.
TESTIMONIAL
“This project has reinforced our Environmental Club's mission to improve the recycling in our community
starting with our College.”
Melanie Armstrong, Teacher, CSC.
Einstein Events
The use of signage, waste bins and aqueduct infrastructure
thought the grounds of the event helped facilitated an
effective recycling system which was the success of the
program. Announcements were made thought the days via
the event MC and adults and children were seen placing
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material in correct bins. Waste sorters were hired for the completion of the event and prior to disposal.
TESTIMONIAL
“Recycling is very important in every community. This program has educated and empowered our local,
aboriginal, indigenous and businesses community to be 'trash-free' and allows for materials to be reused
and recycled to improve the environment.”
Jasmine Wegert Event Coordinator, EE.
Griffith University
The Griffith University Recycling project is developing a suite of information, education and training
resources that will increase awareness of recycling by staff, students and visitors across our five campuses
and engage them to actively participate in recycling, thereby improving our recycling rates.
TESTIMONIAL
“Our community members are embracing this change in the way we think regarding recycling and
reducing general waste. Implementing new collection bins and educating our community of the
advantages of recycling has improved their vision and our statistics. Very exciting.”
Jenny Bosworth, Executive Officer, GU.
St Columban’s College
The educational signboard depicting the Moreton Bay
catchment area and the Duncan Street Drain that runs
alongside the College was erected. It is helping to educate
students at the College and spectators of sports being played
on the main oval about the importance of minimising litter
at the College.
A total of 126 40L bins (63 red caps, 63 yellow caps) were purchased and distributed throughout
classrooms in the College. These are being used to good effect in educating students about the correct
streaming of waste at the source within each classroom. The application of this classroom recycling is
expected to yield an increase in recycled waste (and reduction in equivalent waste to landfill) of
approximately 100 cubic metres per year.
TESTIMONIAL
“This grant has provided St Columban’s College with a significant improvement in the education and
application of recycling within the classroom. The educational signboard highlighting how litter at the
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College could end up in Moreton Bay via the Duncan Street Drain is helping to raise awareness and
change behaviours of students and visitors.”
Brendan Walsh, Teacher, SCC.
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council Recycling Plant
After opening our first recycling plant last May our aluminium cans and plastic bottles soon backed up,
we now have a baler to compress them.
Corinda State High School
The main purpose of our project was to install recycling bins in our school to
increase our almost non-existent recycling rates, contribute to other inschool efforts to reduce our carbon emissions, and to educate our students
and staff about the importance of reducing waste. The grant money we
received was instrumental in providing the recycling bin units installed on
our school grounds. Our current recycling rates, averaged over the coming year, will not allow us to
achieve our goal of 50,000 recycled beverage containers and 30% increase in recycling overall. We are
happy with our progress so far but are planning to intensify efforts to educate and encourage staff and
students to recycle at school, to reach our stated goals.
TESTIMONIAL
“This grant has helped us to move further toward our goal of becoming carbon neutral, by providing us
with the funding to install recycling bins and divert waste from landfill. We are starting to reduce our waste,
and our students are learning about role of recycling in being a sustainable school. Additionally, installing
the recycling bins has allowed us to demonstrate our commitment to environmental sustainability to our
school community.”
Meaghan Webster, Carbon Officer, CSHS.
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Scouts Association of Australia, Qld branch - Jimboomba Group
The overall outcome of the project was a HUGE success. Within 3
months we will have recycled in excess of 450kg of aluminium
cans. Funds raised from this recycling will contribute towards
youth members tri-annual Jamboree (camp) fees for scouts. The
ease with which we can arrange disposal of the cans makes it
easier for the amount of recycling to continue to increase as
required.
TESTIMONIAL
“The success of Recycle Station ReDo has provided us with the means to recycle over 400kg of aluminium
product per quarter. In addition, this allows our Group to fundraise for worthwhile events and equipment
for the use of our future youth members. THANK YOU.”
Angela Chamberland, Treasurer.
City of Gold Coast
A staff training was conducted with key staff members who relayed
information and the Qld Litter Prevention Alliance Sustainable
Events (Waste) booklet to cleaners and other key staff. Overall the
implementation has been good, bins have been placed side by side,
contamination kept to a minimum and ongoing promotion and
support for recycling has taken place.
The venue is collecting a minimum of 1000 litres of recyclable
material (mostly beverage containers) every week. Staff at the
stadium actively assist stadium visitors to use the recycling bins when appropriate. Signage is clearly visible
and understood by stadium users. Visual audits have shown that users of the bins are mostly 'doing the
right thing'. Additionally the City of Gold Coast has introduced red lids for general waste bins and this will
help to make “away from home” recycling easier.
Audits demonstrated the consistent use of the recycling bins, the minimal contamination and therefore
the success of the signage and its placement throughout the stadium. Additionally it reflected the
commitment of the staff and stadium users to the implementation of recycling at this venue.
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TESTIMONIAL
“This grant has demonstrated that with appropriate signage, infrastructure and staff support, across all
levels, public place recycling is successful, from a landfill diversion tool and as a behaviour change tool for
the community. The ease and success with which stadium visitors used the recycling bins demonstrates
that Public Place Recycling is an everyday habit or behaviour, that given the opportunity, the community
will positively engage in.”
Toni Lee, Waste Education Project Officer, CGC.
Marshall Road State High School
The bins will facilitate can recycling at Marshall Rd School and community
members will be encouraged to use the bins for cans collected at home. The
school has been able to collect large quantities of cans from families in the past
using temporary solutions for collection/storage.
The recycling bins will
encourage improved participation by students during school hours.
TESTIMONIAL
“This grant has facilitated the school's goal to effect complete recycling solutions
for all forms of waste collected on the school site from users of the school's facilities and programs.”
Mr Geoff Howatson, Deputy Principal, MRSHS.
Isaac Regional Council
The initial grant application included Isaac Regional Council's SHARP vision. This is Safe Healthy Attractive
Regional Places. The installation of two bin units that were installed in two locations at Moranbah Town
Square have achieved the intended purpose of the grant. This includes reducing the amount of recyclable
items that are thrown into general waste bins, plus also reducing the amount of litter in the surrounding
vicinity. This has made our Town Square cleaner and more attractive. The bin units installed in the Town
Square are the first public park recycling bins to be installed anywhere in the Region.
TESTIMONIAL
“This grant provides our Moranbah community with the option and encouragement to dispose of their
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empty beverage containers, in the right way. The recycling bins are modern and appealing in design, which
makes a pleasant experience for visitors in our park.”
Mayor Anne Baker, IRC.
Ellis Beach Surf Lifesaving Club
Our club successfully installed 6 new bins - 3 recycling and
3 general waste bins as well as signage. New bins have
meant 600 litres per fortnight of recycling collected rather
than land fill general waste. This has meant savings of $25
per fortnight in waste collection expenses as well as
benefits to the environment.
TESTIMONIAL
“We couldn’t be happier with our new bins. This initiative will benefit all our club members as well as all
visitors to Ellis Beach. Not only is it good for the environment it also provides much needed savings to our
club’s operating costs. We really appreciate the Keep Australia Beautiful Foundation making the Beverage
Recycling Grant available.”
Gary Williams, Club President, EBSLS.
Barambah Environmental Education Centre
Our planned bin system was purchased and installed and
includes bright, attractive signage clearly showing what
can be recycled and what will become landfill. This is
leading to an increased knowledge and awareness of what
can and cannot be recycled for all Centre visitors, and an
understanding of the importance of not sending
recyclable materials to landfill.
Our caterers have an increased commitment to manage their waste whilst on site according to our waste
practices and processes. This has been achieved through discussion, very visible signage and colour coded
bins in their area. There has been a reduced quantity of waste going to landfill from the Centre; as more
recyclable waste is being placed in the right bin, reducing incorrectly placed recyclables going to land fill.
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TESTIMONIAL
“The Beverage Recycling grant has enabled us to install a bright, new, user friendly waste management
system which has clearly signed bins for each waste stream and educational signage. It is great to see
visiting students thinking about which bin to use for their waste, and developing an environmental
conscience and behaviours.”
Sue Gibson, Principal, BEEC.
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