Beach Hand Bins SRP

Source Reduction Plan (SRP) Overview

Name of SRP

Beach Hand Bins SRP

Partners Delivering the SRP

Tangaroa Blue Foundation – created, delivered, and led the SRP
Share the Word Design Studio –The original designer, both designed and trialed the hand bins in the Mornington Peninsula
Mon Repos Turtle Centre & Stakeholders – completed litter audits in Mon Repos Queensland National Parks, Kelly’s Beach Resort
Stakeholders for distribution of the hand bins:
Port Douglas: Port Douglas Peninsula Hotel, The Surfy Bistro Port Douglas Surf Life Saving Club, Crystal Brook Superyacht Marina, Port Douglas Boat Hire
Townsville and Magnetic Island: Townsville City Council, Odyssey on the Strand, Big4 Tasman Holiday Park – Rowes Bay, Selina Magnetic Island Hostel, Nomads Magnetic Island Hostel.

Location

Beaches across the Great Barrier Reef

Port Douglas
Townsville
Magnetic Island
Mon Repos

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Evidence of the issue

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Evidence of SRP resources

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Evidence of positive outcomes

Overall Goals & Background

Targeted Debris

Beach litter

Why is the SRP needed?

To reduce the amount of small-sized litter on beaches used by the public for recreation.

Logistics

Timeline and Project Goals

Completion Time – 9 months
Project Design & Pre-Audits – 5 months
Implementation – 2 months
Post Audits & Reporting – 2 months

Goals

The Hand Bin is designed to be a convenient solution for beach litter. Simple in design, aimed at reducing litter and educating others on the value of our marine environment. To encourage changes in behaviour, enabling people to do the right thing and inspire positive change.

To monitor and conduct litter collection audits at the following locations, The Strand, Townsville, Rowes Bay, Townsville and Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas across 3 months.

The Hand Bin is designed by Share the Word Design Studio and a similar successful campaign was trialled in the Mornington Peninsula.

Measuring Success

Conducted 3 phased audits:

A litter collection audit was conducted at the three locations (The Strand, Townsville, Rowes Bay, Townsville and Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas) where the hand-bins were implemented 3 times, in 2-week intervals.

Assets: Beach Hand Bins, Informative Posters

Collect data on the number of assets distributed/viewed.

Media Assets: Hand Bin Landing Page, multiple social media posts, and social media tiles created by Share the Word Studios.

Audience Reach: Locals and beachgoers in the areas of Port Douglas, Townsville, Magnetic Island, and Mon Repos. Online reach (Facebook and Instagram)

Community Engagement: Hand Bins handed out at the Ocean Film Festival (Townsville and Cairns), Alva Beach Community Clean-up, Magnetic Island Clean-up Australia Day event, Wildlife Surrounds American Universities Program on Magnetic Island, Mission Beach State School, OWHI Ecosystems Monitoring Group Magnetic Island, Nurdle Project Gippsland Victoria

Data Collection & Reporting

Data was collected using the AMDI according to a transect methodology for Coastal Shoreline.

Results and Reflections

Positive Outcomes

Our SRP is still in action, the following is updated as of 29/05/2023 with continued data being collected.

Final Assets and Deliverables: 5000 x Beach Hand Bins, Informative Posters (horizontal and vertical design) printed & distributed

Media Audience Reached: TBC

Funding

Approx. $10, 000 budget for SRP

Assets – Design costs, hand bins, wicker baskets, ceramic bowls, laminated posters, postage to partners/businesses.

Project Officer and staff funding

Challenges & Improvements

Unfortunately, several potential partners/businesses we reached out to within Townsville, Magnetic Island, and Port Douglas area could not be involved in the SRP at this time.

We would recommend more time to have in-depth engagements with businesses to allow for a wider impact and for the distribution of the hand bins.

Future Opportunities

Some local schools contacted Tangaroa Blue about the SRP campaign to implement it in their local area. They found out about the program through social media, which could be a useful tool if we wanted to expand the campaign in the future.