Rethink Waste at All One Under the Sun Festival

26 May 2024 | Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia

Joining the All One Under the Sun festivities, the Rethink Team set up educational bin stations providing important messaging around waste.

Volunteers from across the Mid North Coast came together for this event helping event goers to sort their waste, reducing the amount of waste heading to landfill. With huge crowds in attendance, over 820 people attended either bin station, with more than 70% needing help sorting their items.

Given the option to sort items into recycling, compost, 10c items or landfill, the majority of people are keen to take the time to sort and learn more about waste. 71% of ‘waste’ items brought to the bins were able to be redirected to either the yellow recycling bins, 10c container scheme or collected for composting. A HUGE impact on the amount of waste sent to landfill.

59% people

needed help sorting their waste

760 L

of materials redirected from landfill

819

conversations with people about sorting waste!

485

people needed assistance to sort their waste

Now I know!"

- Event attendee
"I learnt something new"

- Event attendee
I like that it helps the environment and helps people to know what to put into the right bins

-Rosie, Volunteer
"A great opportunity to reach a diverse audience and provide answers to the many questions people have about how to dispose of different items."

Kathleen, Program Manager
"It is so good that you are here and telling people what to do"

- Event attendee