HOUSTON we may have a problem.
As spectacularly successful as the Bass Coast Shire Council’s new three-bin system has been in dramatically cutting back on waste to landfill, there has been a problem immediately after Christmas.
While triple collection of green, recycling and landfill bins commenced in Zone 1 areas on Boxing Day (Tuesday) and December 27 (Wednesday) under the changed holiday collection arrangements, for example at Newhaven, Smiths Beach and Rhyll on Tuesday and at Bass, Grantville, Pioneer Bay and Jam Jerrup today, Wednesday, December 27; some areas have been left with their Christmas refuse for another week.
And oh dear, where there’s been prawns and seafood accidentally put in the landfill bin instead of the organics bin in places like Cape Paterson, San Remo and Dalyston yesterday or Inverloch today… the stench is likely to grow in today’s heat.
So be warned Wonthaggites! If you have smelly organic waste like prawns and other seafood – put it into your organics bin before Friday’s collection of recycle and organics bins, not the landfill bin, which won’t be collected until next week (Wonthaggi).
Cowes will get the full service – three bins collected on Thursday.
Changes to Christmas bin collections
Those living in the towns below have been asked to put their bins out as follows:
Cape Woolamai, Ventnor and Wimbledon Heights
• Monday, January 1: Recycling and Organics
Corinella, Coronet Bay and Tenby Point
• Monday, January 1: Landfill, Organics and Recycling
All Recycling bins will be collected weekly between December 26, 2017 and January 26, 2018 across the shire.
A spokesperson for the Bass Coast Shire Council said there had so far been no complaints about the Christmas rubbish collections but those seeking information are welcome to call the shire on 5671 2211.
It’s a stupid system that pays no regard for holiday areas where people may not be around to put out their bins for several weeks. With nappies and dog poo, the bins are a health issue. But council doesn’t care. They are being driven by a green agenda, where people come second!
I knew there were going to be issues with the new bin system at Xmas! Drove past the local Guides Park on Xmas Day on our way to see the grandkids, already black bags of garbage parked next to the entrance 🙁 Neighbours up the road have 2 kids under 3 with gastro, their bins will be rife with bacteria when collected next week even though mum wrapped up the nappies well! Flies around here in the last couple of days will ensure the job is well and truly rank.
Had no idea they were going to collect our bin on the Friday BEFORE Christmas……didn’t put it out (3 days early), and now it’s overflowing.
From what I can see it won’t be collected until 8th Jan.
It’s just not right – I’ve put everything I can in the recycling or organics bin, and I still have piles of rubbish lying around for two more weeks???
Our town (Corinella) obviously has everyone confused as they are asking on FB and getting various answers, and there are bins out on nature strips everywhere – have been since Wed and apparently will still be there until Mon / Mon week.
Mixture of red/yellow/green…….no-one knows what is going on, and bins which are overflowing in the street are spilling rubbish (some of which yesterday blew onto crown land for muggins like me to have to pick up.)
Onya BCSC
I thought the new system was great and worked well for our family, up until the early collection of landfill bins in Cape Woolamai (I understand the Garbage collectors shouldn’t have to work Christmas Day) but surely an extra collection of landfill should’ve been possible on maybe Tuesday/Wednesday.Our Christmas was ruined by my poor 2 year old getting gastro….looking forward to the smell coming from my bin by the time it gets collected after more than 2 weeks!!!
I’ve frozen the prawn shells to go in bin night before