Ipswich committee notes completion of Let’s Get It Sorted recycling program

Ipswich City Council’s Environment and Sustainability Committee has noted the completion of the Let’s Get It Sorted program, a waste and recycling behaviour change campaign aimed at improving kerbside recycling.

At its 21 April meeting, the committee received a report stating the program used a range of interventions across the city, including work in selected suburbs and a trial involving multiple dwellings. The minutes say the program led to measurable increases in awareness of diversion services at Resource Recovery Centres and a reduction in recycling contamination at participating multi-unit dwellings.

The committee’s resolution did not announce a new phase of the program, funding change or policy shift. Instead, councillors formally noted that the program activities had been completed and that the behaviour change interventions produced positive outcomes.

For residents, the practical change from this meeting is limited. The minutes do not identify any new rules, fees or service changes, but they do record reported improvements linked to council education efforts around sorting waste and recycling.

The same meeting also received and noted the Environment and Sustainability Department’s capital delivery report for January to March 2026. The extract provided in the minutes does not set out new spending, project changes or named sites.

No further action or timeline was specified in the minutes for the completed Let’s Get It Sorted program. Future updates on environment and sustainability works are likely to come through later capital delivery reporting cycles.