Campbelltown Council is tomorrow night set to extend for another two years a policy on second hand clothing collection bins which favours genuine charities.
A report to be tabled at the meeting says the policy was established after a call by the National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations (NACRO) in 2013.
NACRO asked council to introduce a clothing collection bin placement policy which limited their operation to registered charities.
Council was told that commercial enterprises were seeking to gain financially from the generosity of donors by using charity names on their collection bins.
NACRO claimed that some clothing donors were being deceived and led to believe they were donating to the charity named on the bin, when they were actually giving over their goods to a commercial re-seller.
In early 2014 Campbelltown Council approved a new policy which addressed those concerns.
As a result since then only second-hand clothing bins provided by registered charities or organisations are permitted in the Campbelltown local government area.
The only exception is if an organisation has an Australian Business Number and the bin in such cases is clearly marked to indicate it is a commercial operator collection bin.
[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]“This policy requirement enables the public to make informed choices about whom they make their clothing donations to,’’ says the report to council for tomorrow night’s meeting.[/social_quote]
The recommendation includes a note that the policy be next reviewed in two years’ time.
♦ Other items on the agenda for the Tuesday, May 23 meeting include:
• A rezoning application for almost 10 acres of land along Eagle View Road, Minto to allow low density housing;
• A development application for the demolition of existing structures and construction of a boarding house at Albert Street, Ingleburn;
• A notice of motion by Councillor Margaret Chivers calling for a report on the feasibility of including wheelchair accessible picnic tables in any newly constructed parks and any parks undergoing refurbishment;
• Councillor Meg Oates has also tabled a notice of motion, calling for a report on the feasibility and costs involved in providing angled commuter car parking places at the unused roadside space in Pembroke Road, opposite the Leumeah Hotel;
• The mayor, Councillor George Brticevic’s notice of motion also calls for a report, this time “outlining the feasibility of trialling Steora Smart Benches in our recreation areas such as skate parks and dog parks’’.
The meeting will start from 6.30pm.
