All smiles for Fremantle's bin tagging program

The Southern Metropolitan Regional Council is rolling out a new bin tagging program to help educate Fremantle residents on how to recycle right.

The program is focussed on multi-unit developments that are still using a dark green general waste bin and a yellow recycling bin.

Bins that are being used correctly will be tagged with a smiling face, while bins that are contaminated or overflowing will be tagged with a sad face.

City of Fremantle Facilities and Environmental Management Manager Tony Strickland said starting on Monday SMRC Waste Education Officers will be making a visual inspection of the contents of general waste and recycling bins.

“The purpose of the bin tagging program is to help educate residents on how to sort waste and provide feedback through bin tags and cards in residents’ letterboxes,” Mr Strickland said.

“The sort of thing the education officers will be looking for include a general overview of how properties are sorting their waste, contamination in the recycling bins, and bins that are overflowing.

“Nothing will be removed from the bins, and the results are reported on a community level rather than for individual properties.

“This is very much about education rather than enforcement because everyone using their bins correctly means less waste and recycling is sent to landfill and processing and disposal costs are reduced.”

The SMRC is conducting the bin tagging program on behalf of the City of Fremantle using grant funding provided by the WA Local Government Association.

For more information visit the Bin Audit Education Program page on the City’s website.