1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: Yesterday, we received this email after we got off air, 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: actually it was this morning we received this email from 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: our intext now. They'd said they'd heard the interview that 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: we've done yesterday with the Lord Mayor and regarding the 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: post cyclone cleanup, and their director immediately sprung into action 6 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: on how they might be able to help the community 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 1: and in particular the elderly and the vulnerable. Now, part 8 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: of their business is skip and hook bins and they've 9 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: reached out to the councils to offer those bins and 10 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: logistics services for no charge. They said they'd like to 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: understand some more strategic locations that they may be able 12 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: to place those bins for greenways to. 13 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 2: Try and help the community. What a great thing to do. 14 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: Now, joining us live on the line is Eileen Breen, 15 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: Ntech's business development manager. 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: Good morning, Eileen. 17 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 3: Good morning Katie. 18 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: Lovely to have you on the show now. 19 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: Eileen, tell me you guys heard the interview with them 20 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: yesterday and you probably heard us talking about well, some 21 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: of the seniors and others that are in a tough 22 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: spot at the moment with so much green waste. 23 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 3: Look definitely and you know when we hear things like 24 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 3: that we're part of a community and that's probably one 25 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 3: of the best things about living in the Northern Territory, 26 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 3: in the Greater Darwin area is how people pull together. 27 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 3: And we've got this skill set in waste management and 28 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 3: we thought, well, we could actually be part of the solution, 29 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 3: and we got the team together. What could we do 30 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 3: and our skip bins and our hook bins that we 31 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 3: generally used just for recyclable waste construction and demolition waste, 32 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 3: we said we could offer those to the vulnerable, to 33 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 3: the seniors in particular, who just don't have a way 34 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,119 Speaker 3: of getting their green waste too hidden valley. 35 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: You bloody legends. Now, did you then contact the councils? 36 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: What did you do next? 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, we contacted the waste management team at the City 38 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 3: of Darwin. We have a really good relationship with them, 39 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 3: so they're very keen to see how we might be 40 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 3: able to work together to take our skip and hook 41 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 3: bins to some strategic locations because it's really understanding where 42 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 3: they need to go, where can they best be of use. 43 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, and this is the thing just to try 44 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: and make it a bit easier for territorians, which I 45 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: know happened after cyclone Marcus. 46 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's right, you know, and this is the beauty 47 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 3: when we all pull together. And we're seeing examples of 48 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 3: that over the last couple of days. As you said, 49 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 3: neighbors helping cut up trees. Maybe your rain tree. I 50 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 3: did watch that on social media. Hit your cubby house. 51 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 3: We've locked about a dozen trees on our own property. 52 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 3: You know, it's just how it goes. But really, you know, 53 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 3: we came off pretty lightly, but there's still a big 54 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 3: clean up to do, and you know, we just really 55 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,360 Speaker 3: believe in being part of the solution. 56 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're so right. You know, like we're all territory tough. 57 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: We're a very resilient bunch. We all understand that we're 58 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: going to lose trees and things like this are going 59 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: to happen in a side and we're all doing so 60 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: much to try and help one another. It will just 61 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: be wonderful if we can make it a little bit 62 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: easier for people to then be able to get rid 63 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: of that green waste. 64 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 3: Yeah. Look absolutely, so you know, hopefully we come up 65 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 3: with some information about where those bins might go and 66 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 3: how that's going to work. We have the logistics to 67 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 3: pick the bins up and yeah, hopefully you will see 68 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: across Darwin and text bins. Look out for the big 69 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 3: red bins with then text code read, which is our 70 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 3: recycling facility. Yeah, and hopefully we can give a hand. 71 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: Well, Eileen, I hope so, I really do. 72 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: We're going to catch up with the sea of the 73 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: City of Darwin in a couple of minutes time, so 74 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: we'll certainly be asking about it. Because as I say, 75 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: I know after cyclone markers there was skip bins around 76 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: the place. 77 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: There was also verge collection. 78 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: There was quite a bit that the council had done 79 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: to really try to make sure that you know that 80 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: they help people out because I think the other side 81 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: of this is if it's not a little bit easier 82 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: sometimes and what you start to see is people dumping 83 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: things illegally. 84 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 3: Exactly. We've got to make it as easy as possible 85 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 3: and we can do that. We've got a really great 86 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 3: waste industry and recycling industry across down in the Northern 87 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 3: Territory and I can see they're all stepping up to 88 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 3: do their bit. 89 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, your spot on, Eileen. 90 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: Lovely to talk to you, and what a great team 91 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: of territories you must have working for you. 92 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: As well. 93 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: If everybody's sort of heard that and thought what can 94 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: we do to help? 95 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 3: Oh, they're brilliant. They're probably all listening in now, so 96 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 3: big shout out to the Text and tex Code Red team. 97 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: Oh good on them. 98 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: Eileen, thanks so much for having a chat with me 99 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: this morning and that really kind offer. 100 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 2: I really appreciate it. 101 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 3: Thank you, Thank you.