Kerbside Collective kicks off
The Western Bay’s fight against the landfill bulge is underway. From 1st July, residents began to put their bins out as part of Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s new kerbside rubbish and recycling collection service.
Nearly 17,500 eligible households have received new rubbish, recycling, glass and food scraps bins, 62,000 in total.
Council’s Deputy CEO and Group Manager Infrastructure Services, Gary Allis says it was an important step forward in waste minimisation for the District, making it easier for all households to participate in waste reduction, resulting in less household waste going to landfill.
The new rates-funded service is designed to increase the amount of material diverted from landfill by about 60 per cent – around 1800 tonnes a year. On average each household District-wide produces about 640kg of waste per year, 380kg of this could be recycled.
If unsure of a collection day for the new service, residents can find their collection day printed on the side of their red lid rubbish bin or yellow lid recycling bin.
Alternatively, you can download the Antenno app to receive weekly reminders on which bins to put out. It’s free to download on your phone from the App Store or Google Play.
Pop your bins out on the kerb by 7am on your collection day. Please ensure the lids are closed and bins or glass crate are not over filled.
If you’re putting out your red lid rubbish bin make sure a pay-as-you-throw tag is attached by looping it through the two handles.
Once your bins have been emptied we’d encourage you to put the bins back inside your property as soon as you can. That way we can continue to keep our streets clean and clear.
If bins were not emptied, it is possible it either had no PAYT tag attached or it may have incorrect items in it. Use the online item search finder to learn what goes in each bin. A mobile Kerbside Coach will be checking bins to help and educate customers in this regard.
If your previous provider hasn’t contacted you about removing their bins you might want to get in touch with them to arrange this.
There will be no more green bag collections at the kerbside. However, you can dispose of any excess prepaid green bags, full or empty, at our recycling and greenwaste centres during normal opening hours until the end of August.
The $3.95 per pick-up for general rubbish is a cost only charged when people attach a pre-paid pay-as-you-throw tag to their red lid rubbish bin’s two handles. This service is available each week.
Pay-as-you-throw tags can now be purchased from Council’s library and service centres and other retailers. For a full list or more information visit www.kerbsidecollective.co.nz