REDLAND City Council will investigate rebates on reusable nappies and compost bins as part of a four-year plan to reduce waste and increase recycling.
Council has opened its draft Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan for four weeks of community consultation.
The plan includes goals to double the number of homes with a green-waste bin and halving the amount of recycling material placed into general waste bins.
Council's aim is for 90 per cent of residents to be correctly recycling 90 per cent of their waste 90 per cent of the time.
Mayor Karen Williams said along with other industry action, this is what it would take to reach Queensland's broader recycling target of 70 per cent by 2050.
"Council's draft plan... outlines how we can all work together to better use our existing kerbside waste, recycling and green waste services as efficiently as possible," she said.
"Better management of our waste and the greater uptake of recycling means more than just helping our environment and progressing to a zero-waste future, it is also critical to minimise extra costs to ratepayers.
"In July 2019 the state government introduced a waste levy in an attempt to reduce waste being sent to landfill.
"While this levy is currently subsidised by the state government, we are concerned this subsidy may change in the future, making the investment into improved recycling a better use of community funds."
Part of the plan is providing incentive schemes for residents to increase the use of sustainable items like reusable nappies and compost bins.
Council also plans to use collection vehicle technology to enforce correct bin use.
Cr Williams said the draft plan relied on residents working with council to reduce waste and increase recycling.
"The plan outlines a way we can collectively achieve waste reduction and recycling targets set by the Queensland government," she said.
"Now that the consultation period has started, I encourage everyone to provide feedback on the priorities and initiatives identified in this draft plan."
Almost two-thirds of what goes in Redlands waste bins could be kept out of landfill, including more than 10,000 tonnes a year of garden organics and 6000 tonnes of other waste which could be recycled.
Visit Council's Your Say website https://yoursay.redland.qld.gov.au/ to comment by May 28.
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