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Packaging that can be disposed of in the green bin - zero waste

Community 'Less to Landfill' message on collection truck

Critically endangered Beach Stone-curlew chick at Cudgera Creek Park, Hastings Point in 2018. It was the first time Council recorded the species breeding in the Tweed.

Boomerang mugs at local coffee shop

Community Recyling Centre Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre

Lion the Green Sea Turtle rescued at Kingscliff due to ingesting marine debris – including plastics.

Engaging with the community - 3 bin system roadshow at Tweed City

Garden items ready to re-home (diverted from landfill) at the Tip Shop

Green waste pile at Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre - diverting green waste from landfill

Less to landfill - bin size options

Materials Recovery Facility - Cardboard, plastic and metal cans cubed and ready for transport

Materials Recovery Facility - Recyclables on conveyor belt

Thee Tweed's internationally significant environment - Image credit Ryan Fowler

Recycled plastic used to make park benches - zero waste

Recycled plastic boardwalks used in parks and coastal pathways across the Tweed

Recycled plastic bollards used in parks and open spaces

Endangered Bush Stone - curlew in the Tweed. Image credit Peter Wilk

Waste hierarchy vs current social norms

Council's Waste Education Officer Tarra Martel at the Tip Shop with items that have been recovered from ending up in landfill

Green bin collection truck - food scraps and garden waste are collected and reused for compost, diverting them from landfill

Bales of recyclables ready for processing

Council stall at World Environment Day - celebrating 'less to landfill'

Thank you card left for a resident doing the right thing and sorting their waste correctly into the right bins. This means less waste going to landfill!

Recycled glass used in Council operations - stormwater drainage upgrade

Council successfully used recycled concrete as a base to support the building of aluminium grandstands at Piggabeen Football Ground. A great example of Council's 'less to landfill' initiative.