Community Perceptions

YOU ARE IN: Home > Research + Reports > Community Perceptions

A report was commissioned to investigate community perceptions of existing council waste and recycling services and proposed new services.

Some of the findings were

  • 42.6% of households put organic kitchen waste in the rubbish bin
  • 19.1% put green waste in the rubbish bin
  • 17.9% use the transfer station for the disposal of green waste
  • The was strong support for the need for recycling and reducing landfill
  • 35.5% said that they could be doing more to recycle
  • Two thirds of respondents residing in urban areas supported the introduction of an organic waste service costing $1 per week paid by all households
  • 67.6% of household would support the introduction of a kerbside hard waste collection

Download the report  HRWMG Community Perceptions Report (PDF)