As a Greens member, in previous years, we have been able to recycle 'How To Votes' from the bins (after the staff had retrieved them), and we would sort them..  

Recycling is an imperative these days .. Trees are so essential for our air quality  to say the least.  

Trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air into their leaves.  

The leaves then use the oxygen with sunlight to [produce chlorophyll, the greenness, which in turn produces nutrients for the trees.  

Carbon is stored and becomes part of the tree, while Oxygen is released back into the atmosphere, helping to purify it!!  .    

Now I do realise that the staff  will eventually recycle whatever 'How To Vote' forms are  thrown out, however, had they been given back to recycle during the voting, less forms would be used, therefore, less waste, and more trees saved.  

As a committed 'Greenie' this does concern me.  

Kay Binns. 

Gulgong.