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Bin removals positive
Reaction has
so far been
favourable to
the removal of
rubbish bins
from the city’s
regional parks. A survey taken
at the Groynes and Spencer Park before
Christmas indicated that while most visitors did
not reject the idea of taking their own rubbish
home, many were concerned that other people
might not be so responsible. Council rangers,
however, report no increase in litter since the bins
were taken away in late January. The parks concerned are the Groynes, Styx Mill,
Spencer Park, Seafield Park, Bottle Lake Forest,
Port Hills reserves,Travis Wetland,Taylors Mistake
and Halswell Quarry Park. The aim is to make
these large parks litter-free for people’s
enjoyment, and to encourage recycling and waste
reduction. "If park visitors take their picnic
rubbish home with them, they are more likely to
put items such as drink bottles, newspapers and
cans into their recycling crates for collection at
the kerbside, or to reuse some of them,” says
Coastal Area Head Ranger Rodney Chambers. “That way, there’s less wastage of resources, a
reduction of waste to landfill, and the regional
parks stay clean and attractive." |