Bins on Public Display
Can Waverley Council please confirm what their policy is for bins left permanantly in back lane ways and on local streets. According to the current LEP bins must not be kept on council land, however this is clearly not being policed.
It is understandable that with 4 large bins per household this is not an easy task for some properties, however surely there is a better solution than allowing bins to be stored on public land and in public view. These bins are usually used by passerbys and are often over flowing with excess rubbish. Using lanes and streets as garbage storage areas also encourages the dumping of household furniture, electrical rubbish and e-waste.
As a result of a recent query with Council, the advice was that the current council policy was that bins left in laneways and streets outside of normal council pick up times would be 'stickered', with a requirement that they be removed to the relevant private land. However, Council went on to add that this policy was being reviewed at present and therefore was not currently being policed.
No time frame could be given for the completion of the review or the resumption of any enforcement of current council policy.
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When Council is notified about bins left on public land, our Waste Audit and Community Liaison Officers visit the property (or properties) to inspect the situation and record the ID numbers of the bins.
If there is an operational issue (ie. no room for bins on property) the matter is referred to Council’s Resource Recovery Manager who then assesses each case, with the aim of solving the problem by providing options for bin sizes and servicing.
Where the issue is one of enforcement, Waste Audit and Community Liaison Officers send a first notice to both the owner and occupier of the property outlining our policy and asking them to move the bins to private land.
Council Officers follow this up by a visit to the property the following week (on the day after their garbage and recycling collection). If the bins are still out on public land a second notice letter is sent to the owner and occupier of the property. If the bins have been relocated appropriately the matter is closed.
If bins are still on public land after a third visit the matter is escalated to an enforcement officer, who will issue a notice of intent followed by a local government order. If non-compliance continues a fine is issued.
A full review of how we handle bins left out is to be undertaken however the current protocol will continue until that is complete.
Dear Cr Betts,
Thankyou for the reply.
Would it be possible to update the relevant council staff on this issue. On another recent enquiry, council again advised that there was nothing they would be doing until the review of bin policy was finalised.
Please don't turn our society into the Big Brother society that UK has become.
In England, councils film residents to see when they put their bins out & bring them in & also check the contents of bins. This is disgusting. Freedom should always take precedence over intrusive government surveillance. Otherwise before you know it you will be living in 1984.
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