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Tauranga City Council’s Elected Members today decided to consult the community on a proposal to introduce a Council-led glass-only kerbside collection service later this year.

The proposal is in response to Waste Management New Zealand’s announcement that from 1 March, it would no longer accept mixed glass at its materials recovery facility in Te Maunga Lane, Mount Maunganui.

Waste Management’s decision affected all private waste service providers offering a recycling service to customers.

With no kerbside glass collection currently offered by private contractors, residents are limited to:

• disposing of glass as part of general waste
• taking glass to the Te Maunga Lane or Maleme Street transfer stations, or
• taking glass to one of the five glass deposit stations offered through Waste Management’s ‘Bins for Better Communities’ scheme.

The proposal will be included in the Long Term Plan (LTP) 2018-2028 consultation. For more information on the LTP, visit www.goodquestion.nz