Waste service providers throughout the city continue to work hard to keep services going during these unprecedented times. They continue to be out there, collecting, transporting and processing rubbish and glass recycling, emptying public bins and doing their part to keep our communities clean and tidy. These essential workers are taking extra measures to keep themselves and you safe, and we know you too appreciate the work they are doing to support the community during lock down.
There are a few things we’d like to ask your help on, to keep workers safe and our environment beautiful. Eventually, we’ll all be able to enjoy it again so let’s keep it looking good out there.
Glass recycling
- If you or someone in your bubble is in self-isolation or has flu like symptoms, please hold on to your glass for one extra collection cycle. This ensures any potential bugs will have lost potency.
- Respect the 2-meter distance rule. Please don’t be offended if a collections operator asks you to step back while they do their job, this is for your safety as much as theirs.
- As crates are NOT manually sorted during lockdown, if a collection crate contains material that shouldn’t be in it, the whole crate will need to be left behind. Previously, we could hand sort and leave just the non-conforming items. So remember, your crate only takes:
- Glass bottles and jars that were used for food and drink - no medicine/vaping bottles or ceramics.
- Rinsed and without lids please.
Illegal dumping
Sadly, we have seen an increase in illegal dumping. This is unacceptable at any time, and very disappointing to see. Illegal dumping not only increases the workload for essential workers, but also attracts vermin, creates unpleasant odours and spoils our beautiful environment.
We understand that every household is facing different challenges, and it may not be easy with the transfer stations being closed to the public. However, we ask everyone to please dispose of their rubbish in their current rubbish bin or bag. If you have extra rubbish, official council bags can be purchased at supermarkets and dairies.
If you see someone illegally dumping their rubbish, if possible take a video or photo of the registration plate, take note of the time, date and location and a description of the offender and materials dumped – and call council to report it on 07 577 7000.
Then last but not least, please ensure all bins, bags and crates are placed on the kerbside by 7:30am. Trucks are able to finish their runs faster with less traffic on the road, therefore they may collect your rubbish or recycling earlier than they normally did before lock down.
We really appreciate your help keeping our city clean and tidy in these strange times. We’ll get through this, together.