SURVEY RESULTS:
Results thus far:
      Do you believe plastic bags are an environmental problem?
      YES 97%
      NO     3%
      Would you support banning plastic bags in Beecroft?
      YES 83%
      NO   17%
      Are you willing to use paper, cloth or degradable bags instead of plastic?
      YES 97%
      NO     3%
      If Beecroft shopkeepers charged for bags would you be willing to bring your own?
      YES 91%
      NO     9%
                                    
As President I have taken the view that we shouldn’t just sit back and ignore this campaign.  This is what your Trust is about - we need to take the initiative and influence changes for the better.  Everyone I have spoken to supports the initiative to reduce our overuse of plastic products.

I encourage you to complete the survey. Since Tuesday’s release about 100 people have completed it. The more feedback we get the better we understand your views.  This is the first step in what I am expecting to be a lengthy educational process.

The survey is very simple and will take less than a minute to answer.  There are only four questions with Yes / No answers.
 
Emma Heyde and her team are driving this program but for it to succeed - and I believe it eventually will - it needs everyone's support.

Just a personal update on the  campaign to reduce the amount of plastic in use in Beecroft.   Many of you would have seen the recently screened ABC Channel 2 program on waste. Many of you, like me, would already be aware of many of the waste issues raised on the program. However, it did open my eyes to the variety of products discarded;  from clothing to the ubiquitous coffee cups and where these products end up.  As a matter of interest Hornsby Council has been aware of these issues.

A good example has been Council’s use of plastic boardwalks, with a number now in the bushland in Chilworth Reserve.  
               
                 
We are fortunate to live in a socio economic community that is well educated and well informed. We are living in Beecroft and Cheltenham because we choose to.  The suburb has many attributes that we are proud of and want to retain and protect. 
 
As President I have taken the view that we shouldn’t just sit back and ignore this campaign.  This is what the Trust is about - to take the initiative and influence changes for the better.  Everyone I have spoken to supports this initiative to reduce our overuse of plastic products.      
 
Emma Heyde and her team are driving this program but for it to succeed -and I believe it eventually will - it needs everyone to support it. The Trust’s survey is just a first step in what I am expecting to be a lengthy educational process.
 
To do the survey  click here
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