Kingborough Council has installed new recycling and waste bins at Kingston Beach, with more to be rolled out across the municipality if this initial step proves to be successful.
“We are really excited to be trialling these recycling bins at one of our most popular areas,” said the Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter.
“The trial will run until the end of the year and we will be assessing if the bins are in the right location, if they have been durable and if they are being contaminated with general waste.
“It really is a key to success that people are using them in the right way.

“If it is successful, we can look to expand the service across other areas in Kingborough,
giving us a better environmental outcome in line with our Waste Management Strategy,” stated Mayor Winter.

“Our customers have been asking for them for years,” said Youssef Assi from the Kingston Beach Takeaway.
“They will be happy that the recycling is actually being recycled and not going into landfill.”
The items that can be put into the public recycling bins are the same as per home recycling bins.
This includes items such as:
(dotpoint) Aluminium and steel cans: Food and drink cans including pressure packs and foil
trays
(dotpoint) Newspapers, magazines, junk mail and office paper
(dotpoint) Milk and juice cartons
(dotpoint) Glass bottles and jars
(dotpoint) Cardboard
(dotpoint) Plastic drink, food, and non-food containers, plus other containers with the triangle
symbol 1-5 and 7

Containers with the triangle recycling symbol and number six, which is polystyrene such as styrofoam and meat trays, should not be placed in the recycling bins.

Pictured above: Mayor of Kingborough, Cr Dean Winter and Youssef Assi from the Kingston Beach Takeaway pictured with the newly installed recycling bin at Kingston Beach, which was recently added beside the existing rubbish receptacle. (PS)