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Wheelie Bins: What Goes Where?
 
Averil Stevenson with President Janice
 
We were treated to an interesting and informative presentation by Averil, the Commercial & Compliance Manager at EcoCentral’s recycling plant.
 
Averil was born in Lyttelton and has two children of which one turned four today so we were very appreciative of her giving up her time to talk to us.
 
Part of her role involves talking to community groups because recycling is not that flash at the moment in greater Christchurch.
 
"We not only put stickers on wheelie bins but we also aim to educate the public" smiled Averil.
 
The Christchurch operation recycles 200 tons of recycling each day which comes from is as far away as Ashburton and the Mackenzie District.
 
“Post lockdown saw a huge increase in rubbish in the recycling, with over 50% of trucks now being failed as unable to be recycled” explained Averil.  Two issues as a result of this are:
 
(1) Many items that could be recycled are now in landfill plus:
 
(2) There is not enough recycling available to meet our commitments to overseas processing factories.
 
They have also had issues recently getting processed recycling into destination countries as they have been badly affected by the Covid-19 virus and closed their borders.
 
To this day EcoCentral is turning way over 40% of all incoming loads. Because these go straight to landfill it has cost residents in the region of $1.2 million dollars to dump these loads.
 
To help combat this, lots of bins are being regularly checked for content with only 20% getting gold stars, 60% require information to better educate house owners and the remaining 20% are being used to put anything and everything in including dead animals, food waste etc.
 
These bins are not being collected and result in the owners going to ‘Strike 1’ status. If they fail again two weeks later they go to ‘Strike 2’.  If they fail again, then the bins are taken away.
 
The processing of bins that are accepted is semi-automated. So:  what’s in them?
 
“Paper is the most common item in the recycling bins but you need to be aware that we can't process anything smaller than an envelope so receipts, shredded paper etc. need to go in the red bin” explained Averil.
 
Glass bottles and jars are recyclable and most go into a product used in roading.  The lids, though, must go in the red bin as otherwise the machine thinks they are a piece of paper.  Steel, aluminium and aerosol containers can also be recycled but paint cans and tin foil need to go in the red bin.
 
With respect to plastic, the recycling centre’s goal is to recycle as much plastic as possible onshore. Rigid plastic bottles and containers are OK providing it is numbered 1, 2 and 5 only. All other plastics go in the red bin.
 
Standard milk plastic is also OK but squeezable containers (#4) and anything with number 7 on it cannot be recycled. Anything smaller than a yoghurt container or bigger than 3 litres also needs to go in the red bin as these are also not able to be processed within the recycling plant.
 
“Soft wrap film also needs to go in the red bin as our system thinks it is paper as well and this is what makes up most of our contaminants” shared Averil.
 
So, in summary, any plastics you can ‘scrunch’ go in the red bin.
 
To help ensure loads are safe, drivers are being increasingly asked to look at what goes in via amounted camera. “We are also going into schools to educate students and giving talks to groups such as yours” smiled Averil.
 
The company is  are also looking at increasing recycling standardisation across New Zealand including ensuring that labels of “type” are more easy to see which will help bin owners choose the right bin for especially products that need to go in the red bin.
 
We thanked Averil for her informative talk and display of key items which will be a great help to ensure that we are putting the right products in the right bins.
 
 
Halloween is GO!
Halloween is “Go” for Friday Oct 30th
 
Liz
 
Great news - yes it is all on! 
 
I know how much you all enjoyed the event last year so please put your hand up to help for 2-3 hours again. Many of you suggested that we have a BBQ at this year’s event and we are going to run with this to cover some of the costs for this free family event.
 
The help and jobs required are as follows;
 
  • 6 people to help erect and pack up the Gazebo and erect banners.
  • 6 people to blow up balloons, tie together and secure at poles around Gazebo, help with Collect, erect our Papanui Rotary Wand and pack up at the end.
  • 8 -10 people to set up and take down 5 stations around the trees (items supplied).
  • 4 people to stamp children’s sheets and on the hand when they hand in their sheets.
  • People to give out bags of sweets to the children at the finish line once sheets handed in.
  • 4 people to help run the BBQ including transport, set up and pack up.
  • 2 more people at the end to help pack everything up.
 
Can anyone help with sourcing sausages at a good price please?
Bread can be purchased from Couplands and tomato & mustard sauce will also be purchased.
 
Any further suggestions welcomed to make this an even more enjoyable event so get involved and join in the fun.
 
Contact Liz to put your name down to help.
 
Thank-you
 
 
Snippets
 
The grass is growing fast!
 
Just a reminder we are weeding next Tuesday the 13th starting at 9.30 am with morning tea and will be finished by noon.
The grass is growing fast.
 
Cheers Denis.
 
 
Braintree Building Fund Raiser
 
“Hi to all at Papanui Rotary.
 
Thank-you to all the wonderful people who supported us at our recent public fundraising launch party. 

We were overwhelmed by the generosity of the 300+ guests present, and their willingness to support the cause. There was an incredible energy in the room.

We are so close to having a world-first wellness centre for Cantabrians living with a neurological condition.

We have raised $4 million so far, or 80% of the funds needed and are now seeking public donations for the final $1 million to make the BrainTree Wellness Centre a reality.”
 
Kathy
 
Donate to Brain Tree here.
 
 
The President’s Blurb
 
Last week was a big Rotary week for me. A lot of work was done tidying up the calendar for the next 6 months following the latest board meeting which involved talking to a number of the directors as well as speaker coordinator Rob Thomson.
 
On Wednesday I went to Rolleston Rotary with Nick and Arie. It was exciting to listen into the planning going into their events and projects and their charter event on 22 October. There is a lot involved in establishing a new Rotary club and I offer congratulations to Nick, Liz and Arie, Matt Sullivan and the team from Lincoln as well as Amanda vander Kley and her team at Rolleston for making this all happen. 
 
The journey of Rolleston will form part of a webinar on new style Rotary clubs that Nick and Arie together with Rebecca Fry from Australia are presenting to DG trainers and District membership chairs across Australia and New Zealand this Thursday evening. At last count there were 130 registrations for this webinar. 
 
This Wednesday I have a cluster meeting over breakfast with presidents of the clubs in our cluster and Assistant Governor Craig Murphy. Craig has asked each club president to report on any changes/innovations made since Covid-19 in response to Rotary World President Holger Knaack's challenge to be bold and embrace change.
 
It was with a lot of sadness that I announced last Thursday that Victoria, the daughter of Paul and Anne Wilson died suddenly after a very brief battle with cancer. Paul is one of our honorary members. Paul and Anne lost their son Craig 15 years ago and now their daughter has passed away.
 
There was a good contingent of Rotarians and partners at Wai Mana funeral home on today (Monday) to support Paul and Anne. They passed on their thanks to me for the flowers and messages received from Rotary.
 
It was good to have another external speaker last week in the form of Averill Stevenson. I am sure we will all have better recycling habits going forward. This week we hope to have a report on the very recent Australia/New Zealand virtual conference including a very interesting clip on projects in New Zealand. 
 
Janice
 
 
Thought for the Week
 
“Winning is fun, but those moments that you can touch someone’s life in a very positive way are better.”
 
 
Upcoming Events you are welcome to attend
 
Rotary Papanui - the Future Direction
The Papanui
Oct 08, 2020
5:55 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Cooking at Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House
Oct 12, 2020
4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Papanui Bush Tidy up
Papanui Bush area
Oct 13, 2020
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
 
Nick Allen & Rebecca of Mastering Mountains Trust
The Papanui
Oct 15, 2020
5:55 PM – 7:30 PM
 
Coffee Club morning
Reality Bites Cafe
Oct 16, 2020
 
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Meeting Responsibilities
Duty Roster October 8th 2020
 
Reception
Spicer, Anne
 
Speakers Host
Dodd, Shona
 
Vote of Thanks
Thomson, Evan
 
Visitors Host
Bates, Mandi
 
Sergeant
Thomson, Rob
 
Meeting Set Up
McMurtrie, Denis
 
Banner Setup & Room Tidyup
Sedgley, Ron
 
Duty Roster 15th October 2020
 
Reception
Smart, Kate
 
Speakers Host
Tizzard, Tony
 
Vote of Thanks
Geerlofs, Arie
 
Visitors Host
Barltrop, Charles
 
Sergeant
Geerlofs, Arie
 
Meeting Setup
McMurtrie, Denis
 
Banner Setup & Room Tidyup
Sedgley, Ron
 
Duty Roster 22nd October 2020
 
Reception
Skiba, Larry
 
Speakers Host
Bond, Mark
 
Vote of Thanks
Taylor, Tony
 
Visitors Host
Archbold, Doug
 
Sergeant
Thomson, Rob
 
Meeting Setup
McMurtrie, Denis
 
Banner Setup & Room Tidyup
Sedgley, Ron
 
Club Chat from Rotary Papanui
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