LITTER IN BANKSTOWN
IT'S ALL IN THE RESEARCH
Vol XCIII, No. 311
LITTER PICKING
Weeks 7 to 9
ENFORCEMENT
GARRISON POINT
EAST HILLS PARK
LITTER PICKING
BACKGROUND
GARRISON POINT
zero infringements issued
3.5 hrs
13%
6%
LITTER COUNTS
KELSO BEACH
SURVEYS
SPECIALIST
ENFORCEMENT
Showing that we care
Weeks 10 to 12
GARRISON POINT & EAST HIILS PARK
79%
EAST HILLS PARK
GARRISON POINT
rated the parks are very clean
LITTER COUNTS
32%
Of park users have seen a
Clean Park Educator in the Park
OBSERVATIONAL
RESEARCH
1.7 hrs
2.5 hrs
ENFORCEMENT
SURVEYS
OUR PARKS
ARE CLEANER
felt it was very important to keep the area free from litter
PUBLIC - 98%
COUNCIL - 88%
97%
“Council is doing an OK job, but the people need to do more”
“Council shouldn’t have to do
all the cleaning”
98%
support fines
strong
attachment
“We want to keep it for generations”
“We use it all the time and must keep looking after it”
“It’s a lovely place to come and rest”
EAST HILLS PARK & GARRISON POINT
DOWN
"the number of bins is good,
never overflowing"
84%
"Better than the ones before,
you don't need to touch them"
15%
78%
21%
12%
of weekly users noticed a change of
less litter in the past 2 years
bins are in locations that
can be easily used
KELSO BEACH
TRIALS
the community's request
2013
OBSERVATIONS
Use our research findings
DEVELOPED
APPLIED FOR FUNDING
PLANS
FUNDING
WHAT WE DID NEXT?
GENERAL LITTER
A SOLUTION FOR HEAT BEADS
CLEAN PARK EDUCATORS
GARRISON POINT
EAST HILLS
LAKE GILLAWARNA
EAST HILLS
GARRISON POINT
LAKE GILLAWARNA
Test it, measure it, report it
LOW LITTER LEVELS
RESULTS
EAST HILLS BEFORE & AFTER
GARRISON POINT BEFORE & AFTER
March 2013
JAN 2015
MAR 2013
JAN 2015
MAR 2013
JAN 2015
MAR 2013
FEB 2015
MAR 2013
FEB 2015
plan 1
SUNDAYS
GROUPS
ENGAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
22
PEOPLE
636
LITTERING - HEAT BEADS
Positive
Tell me what to do
Tell me the reason
7,243
EAST HILLS PARK
PROMPTS
GARRISON POINT
WHO
BAGS HANDED OUT
BINS & PROMPT SIGNAGE
91%
MEN
disposal
Weeks 1 to 3
2,803
GARRISON POINT & EAST HIILS PARK
HOW
62%
25 m
disposal point
7%
WHERE
14%
SIGNAGE - LIFE SIZE
GARRISON POINT
EAST HILLS PARK
PLEDGES
WHY
EAST HILLS PARK
86%
extremely important to use
personal BBQ
67%
taste
47%
clean & hygienic
36%
cultural tradition
171
Public's responsibility
30%
68% Council's responsibility
97%
extremely agreed
they shouldn't
throw on ground
89%
extremely important
not to pollute
waterways with coal
UP
90%
23%
AWARENESS
BIN
BIG &
SIMPLE
SIGNS
FINES
CHANGE
HABITS
COLOURFUL
BINS
HOW DO WE GET
PEOPLE TO USE THE BINS
1.9 hrs
1.7 hrs
Tell me what to do
48%
GOOD AS IS
23%
MAKE EASIER TO OPEN
MAKE IT SHORTER
17%
DESIGN
17%
WIDER FOR TIPPING
68%
BINS
KELSO BEACH
EAST HILLS
INSTALL
NEW BINS
Demonstrate the behaviour
SIGNAGE - LIFE SIZE
82%
SOLUTION?
GARRISON POINT
NOTHING WILL
WORK
3%
Weeks 4 to 6
MORE
FINES
13%
EAST HILLS PARK
13%
1.8 hrs
4%
BAGS
RESULTS
GARRISON POINT
LITTER COUNTS
KELSO BEACH
- LITTER COUNTS
WHAT DID WE DO?
Reciprocity
BAGS
16%
EAST HILLS
Weeks 4 to 6
WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME?
GARRISON POINT
Prompt
90%
3%
GARRISON POINT
Reducing barriers
18%
0.5 hrs
CONTROL SITE
4%
LITTER COUNTS
KELSO BEACH
LEARNINGS
6%
LAKE GILLAWARNA
baseline week 1
The Community
care & want to talk... about litter
Solutions come
after the research
This approach is transferable
Litter Counts
don't give
the complete
picture
PLEDGE
RESULTS
Weeks 7 to 9
- STAFF HOURS
EAST HILLS PARK
PLEDGE
WHERE TO NOW?
EAST HILLS PARK
66%
EAST HILLS
2.3 hrs
50%
6%
LITTER COUNTS
KELSO BEACH
FOR MORE INFORMATION
31%
GARRISON POINT
Making a commitment
BANKSTOWN CITY COUNCIL
RESOURCE RECOVERY UNIT
40%
LAKE GILLAWARNA
RESULTS
STAFF HOURS
LITTER COUNTS
66%
16%
EAST HILLS
John Lavarack
Team Leader, Environmental Education & Projects
john.lavarack@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
Ph: 9707-9978
31%
3%
GARRISON POINT
baseline 2013
40%
6%
LAKE GILLAWARNA
Daniela Santucci
Manager, Resource Recovery
daniela.santucci@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
Ph: 9707-9945
Corinne Pickering
Environmental Education Officer
corinne.pickering@bankstown.nsw.gov.au
Ph: 9707-9450