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Annual Bio Bag roll-out
During April, Port Adelaide Enfield Council will deliver a
roll of compostable bags to all households for use in the
Kitchen Organics Bio Basket. The roll contains 150 Bio
Bags and is intended to last 12 months and will be placed
in your letter box or at your front door.
Your Bio Bag needs to be changed only when it is full or
every two to three days, meaning you should be using only
two or three bags each week.
It’s possible to make the roll of bags last longer by;
• Placing dry food scraps such as fruit and vegetable
peelings and paper towels directly into the green
organics wheelie bin. They do not have to be in a bag.
• Wrapping food scraps in newspaper and then placing
them in the green organics wheelie bin.
The Kitchen Organics Bio Basket has been most effective
in diverting food waste from landfill and the roll-out of
Bio Bags will occur annually.
If you have any questions about the system, please
call the Waste Line on 1800 777 844.
TravelSMART
The Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure
have developed the TravelSMART Householders program
to support people to reduce their reliance on the car and
adopt alternate transport. The program has helped South
Australians to improve their health, save money and
increase their environmental awareness.
Participation in the TravelSMART Households program
is 100 per cent voluntary and free of cost. It is currently
offered in the suburbs of Broadview, Sefton Park,
Manningham, Hampstead Gardens, Greenacres, Northgate,
Northfield, Oakden, Hillcrest, Windsor Gardens and
Klemzig. Individual households will be contacted between
April 2011 and July 2013.
For further information visit www.dpti.sa.gov.au
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GREEN
Environment
Caring for the Port
Adelaide environment
Members of the Port Adelaide Enfield community
who are concerned about the environment are
invited to attend events organised by the
Port Adelaide Environment Forum.
The forum is a Council-supported group that draws
attention to important environmental issues in the
Port Adelaide region fosters partnerships between
Government, industry and community members
to address environmental concerns.
It has a committee of Port Adelaide Enfield
councillors and elected community representatives,
including the chairperson Catherine McMahon,
of Peterhead, who this year took over from
Tim Walsh, of Semaphore, who had been chair
for the past three years.
Catherine has lived in the local area since 1989 and
is also a member of the Port Adelaide branch of the
National Trust.
The forum has been closely involved in monitoring
plans for urban renewal of the Port, in tracking
the environmental performance and monitoring of
industry, and in keeping up to date with initiatives
including the Dolphin Sanctuary, stormwater
management, transport and air quality issues.
The forum meets on the third Thursday of the month
from March to November.
For further information please contact
Kirsty Cowper on 8405 6600 or by email to customer.
service@portenf.sa.gov.au. Details about forum
meetings are also posted in the Messenger Press.
Bio Basket