How many bins do you need...?

I think the amount of bins you have these days are way to many, you not only have to find a place to keep them - yes such a nice street scape out the front of many houses around the area or along laneways (if you are allowed).....

how did we ever do this before....ummmmm

how about you get 1 bin for household garbage and a large bin with a divider for bottles and paper - picked up weekly. Newcastle does it this way and it works, they even have a system whereby when they put into the truck it falls into right side...paper or bottles.
I also have 4-5m strip of grass and they want me to have another 'green bin'
for that....buzzzzz there goes the garage for room (as we are not allowed to place bins in laneway) just a joke.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 14/05/2009 - 23:48.

In Paris, one of the most beautiful (& clean) cities in the world, there is only ONE BIN. How else could they fit them into the tiny apartment courtyards and out through the inside hallway and front door for collection?

The answer to the riddle of the one-bin-system came from a friend of mine who had a university job: separating the collected rubbish for recycling from a moving conveyor belt!

Seems logical - doing the separating afterwards & saving a zillion different noisy annoying garbage truck visits and the ugly massive collection of bins we now see in Sydney streets.

Vive la France!

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 19/05/2009 - 13:55.

Only a few years ago we were emptying metal trash cans and collecting recycling from black crates. Waverley Council, similar to other councils, has now moved to containerised collection service. Our wheelie bins have helped increase recycling and are much easier for our garbage crews to manoeuvre.

We don't have a co-mingled recycling service as our community tends to recycle more paper than bottles and glass. Co-mingled recycling produces poorer quality paper because of contaminants, particularly from glass. Also our technology is better geared towards separate collections.

A few years ago we surveyed our residents and the results showed the majority wanted a containerised green waste service as well. There is a choice of three sizes – 80L, 140L and 240L – to suit household needs. It’s optional. If you don’t want a green bin, you don’t have to have one.

For more information please call our Resource Recovery Hotline on 9369 8080.

Cr Sally Betts
Mayor

Submitted by Resident of QueensPark (not verified) on Tue, 26/05/2009 - 10:42.

Thanks for your reply Miss Mayor, What is the rule on placing green waste in red bins, as I mentioned I don't have much & I mulch lawn clippings yet I get palm leaves sometimes, so I cut them up and want to place in red bin...yet I got a notice from ranger who I see sleaks around in the early morning going through bins. These green leaves break down what is the problem...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 26/05/2009 - 17:18.

Sydney is quickly running out of landfill sites, resource recovery such as green waste reduces the amount put into landfill. Green leaves do breakdown but create methane when they do so which is a very dangerous green house gas. Collected separately greenwaste is composted on a large scale and put back into the earth at acreage farms, which helps with water retention on these farms and in the future feeding your family.

Also there is a financial benefit in source separation of materials, which is passed onto us the resident because the DWMC on our rates can only be charged at the rate it costs Council to offer the service.

This is not something that Council as introduced for the sake of it, it is something they are doing for the betterment of the environment and our childrens future. Its all about sustainable waste management practices.

How many bins do you need...?

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