He kōrero nā te Kaunihera o Wairau. News from Marlborough District Council.

Wheelie bins are coming which means from 1 July 2024 Council rubbish bags will no longer be collected from the kerbside in Marlborough.

Rubbish bags on borrowed time

Rubbish bags are on “borrowed time”, Council’s Solid Waste Manager Mark Lucas says. “Replacing rubbish bags with the new wheelie bin kerbside collection service will save more than 750,000 rubbish bags from going to landfill every year and the wheelie bins have a larger capacity than the existing bags,” Mark said.

Council has a limited supply of rubbish bags left and will sell them until supplies are exhausted. Most supermarkets in the region have already stopped selling them.

“People can use up their supply of rubbish bags but from 1 July these will not be collected from the kerbside. Council will continue to accept them at transfer stations, the Waste

Sorting Centre, or the Resource Recovery Centre, but that option will be removed as demand diminishes,” Mark said.

You can redeem your rubbish bag voucher at Council’s Blenheim or Picton Service Centres or get a rebate until 30 June this year.

While stocks last, rubbish bags are available to buy from Council’s Blenheim or Picton Service Centre either individually ($1.85), in packs of 10 ($18.50) or packs of 52 ($96.00).

The new and expanded kerbside collection service covers Blenheim, Grovetown, Havelock, Picton, Rarangi, Rai Valley, Renwick, Seddon, Spring Creek and Tua Marina with household waste collected one week and recycling the next.

Two wheelie bins will be delivered to each household from March (ready for the kerbside service starting 1 July), one for household waste and one for recycling, except glass, which will go into the maroon crate currently used for recycling.

Residents in new areas covered by the service will also be delivered a maroon crate.

For more information on collection areas and days go to Council’s Smart Maps page: https://links.marlborough.govt.nz/kerbside If you have questions about the new system go to: links.marlborough.govt.nz/KerbsideFAQs phone Council on Ph: 03 520 7400 or email mdc@marlborough.govt.nz

Let’s get it sorted for future generations - an expanded kerbside collection is coming with wheelie bins rolling out from 1 July