Detailed description (English): When a major recycling facility processing 400,000 tonnes of material each year closed, there was a crisis across the state of Victoria in Australia.
(https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-26/skm-recycling-stops-collection-from-victorian-local-councils/11348556)
This meant that dozens of local authorities were picking up household recycling and diverting it straight to landfill.
GoGet decided to take action and help by offering its network of 150 vans across Melbourne free of charge to locals who wanted to be proactive.
This enabled the community to transport their own recycling over a local resource recovery centre where it could be manually sorted and recycled- rather than be thrown away.
(https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/car-share-firm-offers-free-vans-so-you-can-be-your-own-garbo-20190915-p52rl9.html)
Target group(s): Local residents and environmentally concerned people who wanted to be proactive during a recycling crisis.
City councils and local authorities.
Objectives: To empower citizens to be proactive, to give back to the community and help local authorities with a solution to a complex problem.
Expected Outcomes: Diverting recycling material from landfill.
Developing a sense of community.
Spreading awareness of car sharing and its benefits.
Education on recycling.
Partner: City of Melbourne, City of Port Phillip, City of Moonee Valley
Australia