We are coming to the end of a 12-month trial for the way local residents can discard bulky waste, known as Waste Wagon. Under the Waste Wagon program, residents can conveniently schedule and pay $25 for bulky waste pickups through the Council's website. This service allows individuals to dispose of bulky items at their convenience.
The Waste Wagon trial ensures residents in our region who may not have access to transport their bulky waste items to a landfill themselves can still have a way to dispose of them. All residents - including property owners and tenants - with an existing kerbside bin collection service are eligible to use this service along with their free quarterly waste voucher.
Councillors made the decision to transition from the former Bulky Household Goods Collection Service to a trial for the Waste Wagon booking system collection in November 2022. It was driven by a number of reasons including the fact that only 30% of eligible properties were using the former collection service; there was an unappealing appearance of local streets where waste was awaiting collection; and, there was a poor rate of resource recovery with almost all of the items collected going to landfill. The Waste Wagon trial rectifies these issues.
It is important that residents take the opportunity presented by the Waste Wagon trial which is due to be reviewed in May when Councillors will consider its future.