Beach Hand Bins
Source Reduction Plan (SRP) Overview
Name of SRP
Beach Hand Bins
Partners Delivering the SRP
- Tangaroa Blue Foundation – created, delivered and lead the SRP
- Share the Word Design Studio –The original designer, both designed and trialled 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?
The Hand Bin, 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.
Logistics
Timeline and Project Goals
Completion Time – 9months
Project Design & Pre-Audits – 5 months
Implementation – 2 months
Post Audits & Reporting – 2 months
Measuring Success
Conducted 3 phased audits:
Conducted litter collection audit 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, 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 collected using the AMDI according to a transect methodology for Coastal Shoreline.
Monitoring Methodology – Tangaroa Blue
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::
- Instagram: # of reaches
- Facebook: # of reaches
- QR Code Scans: # of scans on hand bins
- People Entering Prize Draw: # of people entering prize draw
https://www.tangaroablue.org/new-litter-hero-beach-hand-bins/
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, did not have the capacity to be involved in the SRP at this time.
We would recommend more time to have in-depth engagements with businesses to allow for wider impact and longer for 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.
