October 28, 2022
The yellow lid recycling bins for the South Burnett’s kerbside recycling have started to arrive at J.J. Richards’ depot in Kingaroy.
A South Burnett Regional Council spokesperson said recycling bins would be delivered to households from late November until mid-December.
They will be collected every two weeks on the normal waste collection day.
The bins will come with an information guide on what can and cannot be put in the bins.
For example, bottles and newspapers are fine but normal rubbish and chemicals are not.
Importantly, the recycled waste must be put in loose, not in bags.
It will be taken by J.J. Richards .to the Cherbourg Material Recovery Facility for recycling.
Mayor Brett Otto said that kerbside recycling was a major step for the South Burnett. There would be a period of adjustment to the new system while everyone gets used to it.
Council also has plans for a “waste app” to help make recycling user-friendly.
Another $66.64 gets added to the rates
Yes, it will cost us town dwellers an extra $66 a year … but it will postpone the $10-million plus that it has been estimated that council will have to shell out for a new landfill for a decade or more (who do you think will be paying for that?) AND let us all start making a move to a cleaner, greener world before climate change makes this area unliveable.
I reckon that’s good value.
We completely agree with Bill. Isn’t a contribution of about $5 per month – the price of a coffee and a half – to protect our environment for future generations worthwhile? We cannot breathe or eat money. If everyone does the right thing, it will surely make a difference.
There is no explanation in the costings so hard to be sure but, I’m reasonably sure that a good percentage of the $66 extra per year is mostly the transport costs around moving a household’s own recyclables to a licenced sorting place. The cost of the bins for the exercise usually cost more than $66.00. Any non-recyclables have to be separated and disposed of as part of the costs, too. Well done to SBRC for taking this step and making brave financial decisions when the full costs of the exercise are still unknown as this is the first time it is being tried in this region.
I live in Kumbia and already recycle my rubbish. It would take me 5 to 6 months to fill the yellow bin. This extra bill is something I really don’t need.
It took us a month to 3/4 fill the bin so should be charged only when bin is put out. Just double dipping.