With consideration of new state laws regarding the use of single use plastic bags and City of Gold Coast’s policies on event waste and collection, the Markets’ will transition into this new policy from January 1^st 2019

All Stallholders

All stalls are required to leave their site clean as they found it as per existing market rules and regulations policy.

In addition, you are required to take any waste home (or to a suitable offsite recycling station) that is generated by the conducting of business by a market stall (this means any commercial or personal waste generated during business activities within the park)

This includes: all boxes, bags, and coat hangers, craft scraps.

Any broken chairs and tents/marquees must be removed from site.

Mirrors and glass must also be carefully removed (management informed of the breakage so we can make sure the area is clear of glass fragments)

• The on-site council bins are for public non-commercial waste only.
• All Stallholders found disposing of market stall waste in these bins will be cautioned once then suspended.
• We do sort these onsite bins and are working with council to reduce waste and bin overflow to avoid litter and ocean contamination. Your stall sites are marked so please remember to check your site is clean before you leave.
• Cigarette butts, price tags and broken zip ties are litter and must be taken with you. (We do check and clean the site at the end of the day and know who has left rubbish, these stalls will be cautioned then suspended as above)
• Single use plastic bags are banned as per the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Act 2017

Pre-Packaged Food stalls

(In addition to the all stallholders’ requirements)

• Stallholders are required to sell their produce in recyclable or compostable containers i.e. glass jars, recyclable plastic containers or compostable wrapping.
• All approved single use food sampling should use compostable or recyclable sampling utensils.

Fresh Produce stalls

(In addition to the all stallholders’ requirements)

• Fresh product stalls are encouraged to offer paper bags for customers to put their produce in rather than plastic bags (please familiarize yourself with the single use packaging bag legislation)
  
• Plastic netting for fruit and vegetables is no longer allowed. Unless once the customer has chosen their produce, you transfer it into either a paper bag or their own reusable bag and you keep and re-use the netting.  Although plastic netting is made from recyclable plastics it is not accepted in Gold Coast Council recycling bins at this time.

Food for Consumption Stalls

(In addition to the all stallholders’ requirements)

• All Food for Consumption stalls are required to serve food/drink in compostable or reusable products.
• All Food for Consumption stalls are required to take all production waste home and are at no time to dispose or leave production waste in the market or Council supplied bins.
• All Food for consumption stalls are required to train their staff so they can educate customers of the products being used and how they can dispose of the waste correctly with regards to recycling, composting or landfill.

holders are encouraged to offer discounts to customers that reuse their own mugs, plates and cutlery

Considering the continuing efforts of the nation and the world to turn the tide on the mountains of un biodegradable and plastic waste being generated every day, the changing regulatory environment and environmental best practice all stall holders will be required to minimize product packaging and use compostable packaging as per this policy where possible from January 1^st 2019.

This policy is added to your acceptance of terms through your signed Stallholder Agreement.  Any Stallholder that does not wish to comply with this policy may at the written request of the stallholder be terminated as an approved stallholder of the Art and Craft on the Coast Markets’

Market Management supports the current position that we cannot continue as business and waste as usual and thank all stallholders in advance for their participation and innovation in reducing waste locally though our business practices for the sake of the planets resources and all our future.

For further information on Queensland Waste reduction initiatives please use link below

https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/management/waste/recovery/reduction

For City of Gold Coast policy and information visit

http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/environment/waste-recycling-282.html

Rules and information for buskers performing at markets operated by Art and Craft on the Coast – Broadbeach, Burleigh and Coolangatta markets.

• We welcome buskers at our markets providing that they abide by the following conditions;
• No amplification is permitted, including instruments, microphones and backing music
• You must not involve members of the public, stallholders or volunteers in your performance, unless management has a copy of your liability insurance. Market insurance does not cover interactive activities and you may be held liable for any injuries/damage caused.
• You must move to a different location every 20 minutes, as this allows stallholders to talk to their customers without too much noise
• You must not block up paths, walkways, access points or access to any stalls
• You must not perform in an area where your crowd/people watching your performance will block any of the paths or the flow of pedestrian traffic etc.
• You must sign in the busker’s book (on the table in the market office) before you start performing at any of the markets
• You must communicate with the public, market management and stallholders in a polite way
• You must follow the markets rules and regulations (excluding site and stall fee rules) particularly in relation to parking of your vehicle/s.
• You must not interfere with or perfom near the markets entertainment precinct.
• You are not permitted to sell CD’s or any other item/s whilst busking.