Sponsorship
We are committed to sponsoring a range
of community activities and programs. Some of the initiatives we have supported
include:
Local Government Environment Awards
We have been a proud sponsor of the Local
Government and Shires Association
(LGSA) Waste Management Award as part of the annual Environment Awards.
Blacktown Garden Competition
Since 2005, we have been the presenting partner of the Blacktown
City Garden Competition. The
awards are held each year to recognise that best gardens in Blacktown City
based on overall appearance, general condition of plants and gardens and
design.
Clean Up Australia Day
Since 1990, we has accepted, free of charge, all waste collected by Sydney
councils on Clean
Up Australia Day. In 2008,
7,000 tonnes of waste were cleared from around 6,000 sites across Australia!
Keep Australia Beautiful
We are the foundation sponsor of the Waste Watchers
Program run by Keep
Australia Beautiful. Since
1994 Waste Watchers has increased the understanding of waste, litter and
stormwater issues for primary aged school children across NSW. Through
curriculum linked sessions, simple yet effective messages are communicated
to over 30,000 students a year. Our sponsorship goes towards production
of educational and display material, employing educators and transport
costs.
The Waste Watchers program is designed to support Local Government Authorities
in educating their local community in waste issues that are specific to
their locality. Participation in the Waste Watchers sessions empowers students
with the knowledge and skills to educate and influence their families as
well as adopting practices in their home environment, which have been explored
and demonstrated through the program.
We also partner with Keep Australia Beautiful through sponsorship of the
Clean
Beach Challenge.
This competition aims to enhance beachside communities by promoting personal
initiative, civic pride and environmental awareness and the program awards
provide recognition to people who care for their community and coastal
environment. The Resource Recovery Award we sponsor is granted for outstanding
accomplishment in resource recovery and management and for initiatives
by community, business and/or local government in promoting resource recovery,
managing waste materials and reducing packaging to protect our coastal
environments.
Revolve Shop
Products brought to the Resource Recovery Centre at Eastern Creek that
are in good condition are now resold at a “Revolve Shop” on site. All
proceeds from the shop go to the Cumberland Zone Rural Fire Service to
help train local volunteers.
Barden Ridgebacks
We sponsor the Barden Ridgebacks Sports Club's soccer
and netball
teams, whose members play on sports fields developed at the rehabilitated
landfill at Lucas Heights.
Support for National Tree Day
Each year our nursery at Lucas Heights donates native seedlings to local
school and community groups such as the Gandangara
Local Aboriginal Land Council
to plant on Planet
Ark’s National
Tree Day. In 2009-2010 we
provided 5,785 seedlings for planting. The nursery commenced operation
in 1994 to provide native plants for revegetation of completed areas of
the Lucas Heights landfill through collection and propagation of local
seeds.
