Barriers to participation
Understand the practical reasons people struggle to separate materials.
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Technical topic 11 · Community and capability
Community Engagement: Building a Culture of Sorting
Explore how people participate in a workable resource recovery system.
Who it’s for
Communications teams, educators, Nations, local government and facility teams.
What you take away
Develop a clearer approach to participation, communication and community learning.
What we explore.
Behaviour and feedback
Explore cues, feedback and incentives that can support participation.
Schools and learning
Consider education programmes that connect daily actions to the wider system.
Clear communication
Review the role of signage, social media and consistent instructions.
Recognition programmes
Explore incentives for cleaner streams, including contamination-free recognition.
Community pathways
Consider youth employment, skills development and partnerships with Nations.
Apply it to your context
Questions for
your next decision.
- Which behaviours matter most to system performance?
- Where do current instructions or services create confusion?
- What feedback would show whether engagement is working?
Discuss your context and learning goals with Oliver to identify the right starting point.
How this supports your business case
Turn the learning
into evidence.
Use this module to identify implications for demand, available resources, operating requirements, investment, risk and outcomes. Record what you know, the assumptions you are making and what still needs validation in your OPPORTUNITY business case.