Every Surf Coast Shire residence stands to be impacted by changes to kerbside bin collections during the week of Christmas this year.
Collection truck drivers will have Christmas Day (Monday) off, and during that week all residential bins will be emptied the day following usual collections.
This means from 26 to 30 December only:
- Bins normally emptied on Monday will be emptied on Tuesday
- Bins normally emptied on Tuesday will be emptied on Wednesday
- Bins normally emptied on Wednesday will be emptied on Thursday
- Bins normally emptied on Thursday will be emptied on Friday, and
- Bins normally emptied on Friday will be emptied on Saturday
The normal collection schedule will resume from Monday 1 January, 2024.
Cr Paul Barker encouraged people to familiarise themselves with the temporarily revised schedule.
“It is important for residents and visitors to note that the changes will affect collections for the entire week, and not just the Monday,” Cr Barker said.
“We encourage people to download the free Surf Coast Rubbish and Recycling App SCRRApp to receive bin night reminders to help them put the right bins out on the correct night that week.
“All residential properties which receive a kerbside service will also receive one extra red lid landfill bin collection and one extra yellow lid bin recycling collection during the festive period.”
People can check when their extra collections will be, and how collection changes will affect them, by:
- Downloading the SCRRApp at surfcoast.vic.gov.au/SCRRApp. SCRRApp provides bin night reminders, an A-Z waste and recycling guide and notifications about changes to collections, or extra collections.
- Download a PDF collection calendar at surfcoast.vic.gov.au/calendars.
- Go to surfcoast.vic.gov.au/mybin and enter your address in the ‘My Neighbourhood’ field.
People are also encouraged to properly sort their household waste and recycling. Correct recycling and composting can reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill and maximise the capacity of red lid landfill bins.
SCRRApp features a handy A-Z guide to help residents and visitors to use their four bins correctly. People can also find information at surfcoast.vic.gov.au/bins.
