Human Settlements
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The City of Port Adelaide Enfield holds a number of e-waste disposal days per
year for residents in order to reduce the impact to the environment from
inappropriate disposal methods.
Waste Management Plan
In 2005 the City of Port Adelaide Enfield’s
Waste Management Plan 2005-2010
was produced. The need for such a plan was identified in the State of
Environment Report 2000 and the Environment Strategic Plan 2003-06. The Plan
provides a framework and establishes directions for waste management within
the City. The five-year implementation plan guides investment decisions and
provides opportunities for raising awareness, improving systems and ensuring
Council’s policies and procedures provide clear targets for future waste
management initiatives and strategies.
Many improvements to waste management within the City have already been
achieved though the progressive implementation of the Waste Management
Plan, such as the improvements to the recycling service (discussed above).
Currently the Waste Management Plan 2005-2010 is under review.
Community Education campaigns
‘Butt Free City’ was an annual national campaign with 16 cities across Australia
participating in the 2009 campaign, in partnership with the Butt Littering Trust –
an independent body established to help local government, business and
organisations manage cigarette butt littering. The 'Butt Free City' campaign
aimed to reduce the amount of cigarette butt littering, assisting Council to reduce
the flow of this waste material to the waterways and ultimately to the coastal
marine environment.
During the 2009 campaign, roving educators approached people on Port
Adelaide Enfield streets, at events, and via the transport industry and talked
about the impacts of butt littering. The educators then sought a pledge from
smokers to take responsibility for the way they dispose of their butt litter,
rewarding them with an offer of a free personal ashtray and a pledge sticker. In
the March 2009 campaign, which ran for one week, eight educators gained 2800
verbal pledges to the campaign’s call to “PLEASE BUTT IT, THEN BIN IT®”. A
number of media advertorials were also undertaken throughout the week.
