Christmas is a time for giving and as you’re wrapping presents, you might be wondering if the paper and packaging can be recycled. We’ve asked the experts to give us the rundown and some tips for the greener festive season.
Moreton Bay Region Mayor Peter Flannery says one of the first steps is to ask questions and check Moreton Bay Regional Council’s detailed guide to recycling and waste.
“Could you recycle more? Are you using the correct bin?” asks the Mayor, “can you compost food scraps at home? Are you refusing or reusing plastics, not throwing it out after one use?
“These are just some of the questions you should be asking yourself each day in order to make a difference.”
#1. Across the Moreton Bay Region, millions of festive cards will be received and millions of presents wrapped in reams upon reams of wrapping paper - most of it recyclable.
#2. Packaging in and around presents will account for a huge percentage of ‘waste’ this Christmas, so start thinking of alternatives.
#3. Check what can and cannot be recycled. Some people ‘wish-cycle’ and put items they want recycled into yellow-topped bins without checking if they can actually be recycled. In the past, these have included Christmas lights and decorations, toys, deflated blow-up Santas, pool accessories, cutlery, camping equipment and even tents!
#4. Mobile phones will be a treasured gift for many this Christmas. But remember, old phones are equally sought-after as 95 per cent of each unit can be recovered and used to make new products.
“We all have the ability to make small changes to our daily routines that will have a huge impact on the environment we live in and the futures of our children,” Mayor Peter Flannery says.
“Many people already live sustainably, but we all need to work together as a community if we’re going to make significant change.”
Significant fig trees protected by revised design…
The Redcliffe Jetty forms the backdrop of many of author Trent Dalton’s fondest childhood and teenage memories…
Local News • 18-8-2022 • Nick Crockford
Redcliffe City Cyclones, the peninsula’s junior cricket club, is ramping up preparations for the next season with a nod to the past.…
Local News • 18-8-2022 • Ashleigh Howarth
More than 100 people gathered at the Cenotaph in Burpengary this morning to pay tribute to the men and women who bravely served, suffered and died in the Vietnam War.…
Local News • 18-8-2022 • Kylie Knight
The Dolphins have not suffered a loss in 11 games, a new club record, and are looking to finish the regular Hostplus Cup season in the same fashion. It starts this weekend with their round 19 clash against Northern Pride at Moreton Daily Stadium. We chat with Head Coach Scott Murray …
Local News • 18-8-2022 • Jodie Powell
Not even a two-and-a-half hour rain delay to the start of play could dampen the enthusiasm of Moreton Bay's Little League players as they launched their campaign representing Australia at the World Series today. They did us proud...…
Local News • 18-8-2022 • Nick Crockford
Two Redcliffe Leagues Swimming Club members had plenty to celebrate at the Queensland Short Course Championships, but for different reasons.…
Local News • 18-8-2022 • Kylie Knight
The Moreton Bay Region is bucking the national trend, with university participation rates rising instead of falling, according to the latest Census data. Moreton Bay Regional Council and UniSC say it’s further proof the campus at Petrie is needed …