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Smarter, Cleaner, Greener - May 2019
Sustainability Festival
Join us for a sustainability festival on Sunday 2 June featuring free workshops, animal shows, face painting, kids activities, food and coffee carts, plus stalls with plants and goodies to buy. All alongside the beautiful Parramatta River at Putney Park!
Don't forget to bring your keep cups and reusable water bottles and celebrate living plastic-free.
WIN! We're also giving away a Sustainable Living Hamper valued at $250. Containing some fabulous products like beeswax wraps, stainless steel pegs, keep cups and more, make sure to follow the City of Ryde on Facebook for a chance to win this fantastic prize. T&Cs apply.
Reducing Single-Use Plastics
The City of Ryde continues to lead the way in protecting the local environment after it adopted its first-ever Reduce Single-Use Plastic Policy.
The policy officially prohibits the use of single-use plastic at Council events and phases out their use in all Council operations and Council-sponsored events over the next year.
Council will also undertake a waste education program as part of the policy to assist local businesses and community organisations to reduce their use of single-use plastics.
City of Ryde Mayor, Clr Jerome Laxale said the new policy would help ensure plastics ending up in local waterways like the Parramatta and Lane Cover rivers.
“To help the community join in the fight against waste, Council has installed filtered water refill stations at 24 popular locations around our City. Each have a water fountain, bottle refill point and some also include a dog bowl,” Clr Laxale said.
“In 2018, water consumption from the refill stations equated to 22,668 litres, which is equivalent to 37,780 standard plastic water bottles that have not ended up in our ecosystem.”
80L Smarter Bin Options
Save money, and reduce your impact on the environment with our smarter bin option. Choose a smaller 80L red-lidded garbage bin for your property, and save up to $60 per year.
Community Consultations
You are invited to have your say and provide feedback on the following services and proposals that are currently on public exhibition.
Meadowbank Park and Memorial Park Masterplan
Last year, the City of Ryde asked for your input, views and thoughts on the current and future use of Meadowbank Park and Memorial Park in Meadowbank.
Council has used your feedback to create a draft Masterplan for Meadowbank Park and Memorial Park and a draft Plan of Management for Meadowbank Park and would like you to have your say.
Tree Process Survey
The NSW State Government has set a target to achieve tree canopy coverage of 40% across metro Sydney. Council’s Community Strategic Plan (2028) identified the protection of trees and open spaces as a key focus for Council into the future. The City of Ryde Council recognises the value of trees. The survey will provide information that will be used to inform the way in which we can assist the community in managing trees on public and private land.
Community Recycling Centre Survey
Do you love recycling and want to recycle more? Or, perhaps you are unsure about what to do with dead batteries, light globes and unwanted paint?
We want to learn more about how you dispose of household problem waste, what you think about recycling, and whether you’ve heard about the Community Recycling Centres in Northern Sydney? Please complete the 5 minute survey via the link below.
Free Guided Walk
Learn about the rich history of the Gladesville area dating back to the Wallumedegal people. The walk will cover many heritage sites around Victoria Rd and will introduce you to many important landmarks in the Gladesville area.
Knit-4-Possums
Come put your knitting skills to a good cause by helping Sydney Wildlife create knitted possum pouches for orphaned baby possums. Patterns provided. Please bring yarn (preferably 8ply), and needles or hooks.
Groovin' Grassroots
Greater Sydney Landcare Network presents a festival to celebrate environmental volunteering across Greater Sydney with free live music. Relax, unwind and mingle with your fellow Landcare, Bushcare and environmental volunteers.
When: Saturday 25 May, 9am - 2pm
Where: Bedlam Bay Oval, Gladesville
The Habitat Community Garden
The Habitat is a community food garden and plant nursery that specialises in growing plants native to the Ryde area and is located at the entrance to Santa Rosa Park at 249 Quarry Road, Ryde.
Get involved in growing produce and sharing the harvest. Drop in to plant, weed and do general maintenance, bring your food scraps to contribute to the communal compost bin or purchase native plants at wholesale prices.
Electric Vehicles & Your Home's Solar Potential
Did you know that by 2030 it is anticipated that at least 50% of new car sales in Australia will be electric vehicles (EV)?
Having solar power generation on your home is steadily becoming easier and more cost effective. It is now possible to have a home that is fully integrated for solar power storage to power your home and charge an electric vehicle. With as little as 4-8 solar panels on your roof, the average driver can avoid the petrol pump and charge their electric car each day with the clean energy of the sun from their home.
Want to learn more? Book our FREE Home Waste and Sustainability Assessment today.
Save Our Recycling
Across NSW residents are committed to recycling – it’s a practical way to do our bit for the environment! Sending our recycling overseas is not a sustainable or smart solution. We need to collect, process and reuse recyclable material here in NSW.
The NSW Government already collects hundreds of millions of dollars through its Waste Levy every single year. But only a small proportion is reinvested in waste and recycling.
The City of Ryde wants the NSW Government to invest 100% of the waste levy into a state wide approach to waste and recycling.
Upcoming Events
- Sun 19 May: Gladesville Urban History Guided Walk [Book Now]
- Mon 20 May: Your Waste Adventure [Book Now]
- Sat 25 May: Knit-4-Possums [Learn More]
- Mon 27 May: SunSPot Tutorial [Book Now]
- Sun 2 June: Sustainability Festival [Read More]
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