{"id":5471,"date":"2022-09-01T16:34:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T06:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/?p=5471"},"modified":"2022-11-16T16:56:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T05:56:30","slug":"rundle-mall-green-bin-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/rundle-mall-green-bin-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"RUNDLE MALL: Launches Australia\u2019s Largest Green Bin Trial in a Retail Precinct"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5471\" class=\"elementor elementor-5471\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3941e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3941e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ec18c8\" data-id=\"4ec18c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52c1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f52c1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rundle-Mall-Bins-Compost-Connect.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5474\" alt=\"Three bins in Adelaide\u2019s Rundle Mall, including a waste bin, food and compostable packaging bin and recycling bin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rundle-Mall-Bins-Compost-Connect.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rundle-Mall-Bins-Compost-Connect-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Rundle-Mall-Bins-Compost-Connect-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14cebe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cebe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear signage on the bins enable customers to easily recycle or compost their waste. Image source: City of Adelaide.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03ec62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e03ec62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In collaboration with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenindustries.sa.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Industries SA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofadelaide.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">City Council of Adelaide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Rundle Mall is the first retail precinct to trial a new multi-bin system to encourage the mall\u2019s visitors to sort their food waste, compostable packaging, and cans and bottles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six three-bin systems for food scraps and compostable waste were installed in critical locations near mall food outlets. This endeavour was launched by Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor and Environment Minister Susan Close in Adelaide\u2019s premier shopping district.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith an increasing number of hospitality operators using compostable packaging, there is now an opportunity to recover more resources which previously couldn\u2019t go in the green bin,\u201d a council spokesperson said.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor believes this 12-month trial program will ultimately contribute to Adelaide\u2019s vision of becoming the first zero-waste city in Australia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAdelaide is already the first South Australian Council to be entirely powered by renewable energy and now we are leading the nation with these new bin systems, designed to encourage the thousands of people who visit Rundle Mall every day to separate their waste,\u201d said the Mayor.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The City of Adelaide is spending $143,000 and Green Industries are pledging another $72,000 to ensure the success of the program.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a move to further support this program, The City of Adelaide has now invited eligible cafes to join the Business Incentives Program which motivates businesses to switch from single-use packaging to more environmentally-sustainable options. So far, the Program has already helped replace 20,000 single-use plastics with certified compostable products. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofadelaide.com.au\/about-council\/grants-sponsorship-incentives\/rundle-mall-public-place-organics-recycling-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Source)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are very excited about his trial which will see compostable packaging collected from public places. Watch this space!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 12-month trial aims to educate customers about recycling and composting, encourage vendors to switch from single-use packaging to more sustainable options like BioPak, and become a model for other Food Waste and Compostable Recycling Zones in the city.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354a416 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"354a416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.compostconnect.org\/uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Composting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-997ff08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"997ff08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa460f0\" data-id=\"fa460f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clear signage on the bins enable customers to easily recycle or compost their waste. 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