Transparent wheeled bins proposed in new plan to shame waste recyclers in Australia

An Australian council has proposed setting up transparent recycling bins as part of a plan to apply better practices to residents by making them feel embarrbaded.

Adelaide advisers suggested that transparent bins would have the effect of giving people the feeling of being "ashamed" if they used their bins incorrectly, as well as making it easier for people to for them to make in cans of cans that they wish to exchange at the bottle depots, according to Adelaide now.

Adelaide city councilor Robert Simms said the transparent bins would allow Adelaide to remain a leader in recycling.

South Australia set up for the first time a container deposit system in 1977, which has slowly spread to other states and territories.

It was adopted in the NT in 2012, in NSW in 2017 and in ACTs and QLDs in 2018. WA will implement its own system in 2020, as will Tasmania in 2022.

"If we want to encourage behavioral change, I think it's something that will really encourage people to do what's right … and we have the reputation of being a clean, green city, "Simms said at Adelaide Now. "In a way, it's kind of naming and shaming."

He also said that having transparent bins would be helpful for people fishing for cans and bottles to recycle 10 cents as part of the state's container deposit system.

Mr. Simms' appeal for transparent bins was supported by another advisor from the city of Adelaide, Alex Hyde, who said: "I agree with the idea Rob and we should let people down. "

In 2018, Mindarie Regional Council in Perth deployed transparent bins on busy streets. The Face-Your-Waste campaign was created to encourage residents to reduce their waste in the long term.

The campaign was described as a "gadget" by the organizers, but the organizers told Community News last year that waste reduction was everyone's problem.

A landfill in the Perth area, the site of Tamala Park, is expected to be completed by 2028. The site serves seven local councils – Wanneroo, Joondalup, Stirling, Perth, Vincent, Cambridge and Victoria Park – and a filled, will leave hundreds. thousands of tons of waste without anywhere to be thrown away.