South Taranaki residents have an opportunity to keep their current kerbside collection bins, or to have them removed.
South Taranaki District Council Solid Waste Officer Louise Campbell says the current solid waste contractor EnviroNZ, who owns the bins, has come up with a plan for removing the old set of kerbside collection bins which will be surplus after 1 October.
“If you want to keep any or all of your bins, you’re able to do that,” says Louise. “Just know that they can no longer be used for the new rubbish and recycling collection because they don’t fit the new trucks lifting mechanism.”
For residents who would rather their bins be removed, it is as simple as getting those bins, empty, and to the kerbside at the right time.
“All you need to know is your collection day and when your first red week is,” says Louise. “You can find your collection day on the sticker on the side of your new bins, your first red week on your collection calendar (which can be found in your food scraps bin) or all of the above information can be found here."
“All you need to do is put your old bins out on the kerbside at the same time as you bring your new bins in on your normal collection day on your first red week of the new system, and they will be removed the next workday or a day or two afterwards if it’s been a big run. So please leave them out until they have been removed. The bins will be collected over the two red weeks in October, so there’s another opportunity if you miss the first round,” says Louise. “The bins need to be put out the night before as the bin removals are starting really early in the morning, earlier than the rubbish collection starts, so we’re asking residents to simply take their new bins in and put their old bins out.”
“If you live in Eltham, please put your bins out the night of Monday 30 September for removal on Tuesday 1 October”.
If residents want their bins to be removed, these need to be completely empty otherwise they won’t be picked up.
Please see an easy-to-follow flow chart for what you need to do below, or click here to download a high res version. If you have any other questions please contact the Council Customer Services Team on 0800 111 323.
