sustainable living in apartments - north sydney council · pdf file1 – green makeovers...
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Two Apartment Forums
1 – Green MakeoversSimple actions
• For both renters and owners
2 – Sustainable Apartment BlocksBigger steps:
• Energy & water efficiency
• Understanding strata law & working with your body corporate
• Success stories
27 Oct
24 Nov
• Energy efficiency (see presentation 1)
• Water efficiency (see presentation 2)
• Decision making in apartment blocks& Success stories (see presentation 3)
• Q&A with Sustainability Panel• Council programs and other initiatives
Agenda for Forum 2
• Free Sustainable Living Workshops• Climate Clever Shop• Green Loans program• Native gardens• Bushcare• Community gardens• Recycling right • Swap party
Sustainability programs for apartments
Sustainable Living WorkshopsFree workshops in December:• Solar systems – power & hot water
Tues 1 Dec, 6:30 – 8:00pm
• Worm farmingWed 2 Dec, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Coming in 2010:
• Science of the SurfWed 20 Jan, 7:00 – 8:30pm
• Bike smart
• Gardening in small spaces
• Rainwater tanks, and many more…
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/greenevents
Home Assessment & Green Loan
• Qualified expert assessor
• Tailored report listing the most effective changes for your home
• Available to renters and owners
• Loans of up to $10,000 to install solar, water saving, and energy efficient products
www.environment.gov.au/greenloans
Free assessment
Interest free loan
Native GardensCouncil’s Native Havens
Program
• Free advice from our expert bush regenerator
• Free local indigenous tubestock plants
• Property Assessment –habitat values & recommendations for improving your garden’s attractiveness for native wildlife
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/bushcare
Going bush
• Streets Alive: street verges, unused public space.
• Adopt a Plot to help regeneratethe bush over your back fence
• Join a Bushcare Group –over 11 across North Sydney
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/bushcare
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/streetsalive
Community Gardens
• Join a community garden
– Coal Loader, Waverton
– Milson Park, Kirribilli
Create a communal garden in your apartment block
www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/streetsalive
Recycling right• Blue crate or wheelie bin
Paper & cardboard
– Includes milk & juice cartons, egg cartons etc
• Black crate or red wheelie binMixed plastic, glass, steel & aluminium
– Includes plastic containers (1 – 5 & R symbol)
– Glass bottles and jars
– Aluminium drink cans, steel food cans and aerosols
• None of these :
– Lids on plastic or glass bottles
– Plastic bags
– Ceramics or broken glass, including CFL bulbs
Recycling right• Chemical Clean Out - Drop Off
– Car batteries
– Paints, solvents, poisons
– Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs
– www.cleanout.com.au or 131 555
• Household and whitegoods cleanup
– Eg. fridge, TVs, furniture, small appliances etc
– Fortnightly
– book with Council’s Waste Hotline 1300 799 019
• Green waste cleanup
– Fortnightly
– book with Council’s Waste Hotline 1300 799 019
• Learn from each other
• Talk to your friends and neighbours
• Come along to a Sustainable Living Workshop
• Get active – join your local environment or climate action group, volunteer…
Be creative Keep informedNetwork…Step by step…
What next?Spread the word:
Good luck!
Thank you!Feel free to contact me:
Anne Miller
Sustainability Education Officer
02 9936 8396