Wheelie bin rollout.. Arapuni | Trau | Putruru | Tokoroa KEY TIMELINE: May/June/July Promotion/information Red lid August Delivery of bins and information pack. Read pack. Put bins in safe place. South Wuato 120 litre bin Cit Rubbish ONLY Yellow lid 240 litre bin All recycling EXCEPT GLASS Monday 6 Sep 2021 Start date! ONLY glass. marnt Do not use bins until this date! Since Council started promoting this exciting change to its urban waste collection service, we have had a large number of questions. below are some of the more common questions answered. Will my collection day change? Who keeps the bins clean? No. collection days stay the same, routes stays the same and That is the responsibility of the occupier. A few tips: timing will largely stay the same for ALL areas. In the early days there may be a few delays and the collection may run a little later than normal. Please be patient if it runs a tad late. · Line the bottom of your rubbish wheelie bin with newspaper to catch dribbles. · It is food scraps that makes rubbish bins yucky and smelly. Remove your food scraps from your rubbish by starting a compost heap or a worm farm. What can I put in my wheelie bins? There is no change to what can and can't be recycled: · Recycled items - CLEAN plastics, tins, cans, paper and cardboard, go in the 240L wheelie bin (yellow lid). The existing green and maroon crates are for glass ONLY. Other household rubbish goes in the 120L wheelie bin (red lid). This ends up in landfill What if I have an existing private service? RUBBISH - Rubbish is placed in the small Council wheelie bin with the red lid, emptied weekly. The bin is 120 litres which is approximately the same volume as two of the existing (old) green rubbish bags. If your household or business produces less than 120 litres of rubbish per week, then the Council service should be sufficient. If your household or business Product care: · All products must be CLEAN Plastic. glass and tins rinsed/washed AND cardboard (food packaging) free from requires more than 120 litres per week, then you may need to food scraps No lids, caps. tops. Only plastics 1s and 2s are acceptable. All other plastics must go in the rubbish. Look for the recycling symbol. For more detailed DOs and DON'Ts please refer to the: Information booklet that is delivered with your bins. Website - www.thewastecollectionproject.co.nz Decals on the bin lids themselves. retain your private rubbish service. RECYCLING - Recycling is placed in the large Council wheelie bin with the yellow lid and the existing crates (that will be for glass only). The bin is 240 litres and coupled with the existing two crates increases the recycling capacity significantly Recycling is collected fortnightly. You may need to reconsider your private recycling service. GREENWASTE - Council's kerbside collection service does not include greenwaste. Greenwaste can be taken to the transfer stations in Putruru or Tokoroa for a charge. or people What weight can the wheelie bins have? Between 20 and 30kg for a 120itr bin is the norm. The average can simply retain their existing private greenwaste kerbside weight currently of the 120 litre wheelie bins that our contractor collects in other areas is 23kg. Remember the bins are mechanically lifted by lever arms to empty. collection service. Phone: 07 885 0340 www.thewastecollectionproject.co.nz South Waikato District Council Wheelie bin rollout.. Arapuni | Trau | Putruru | Tokoroa KEY TIMELINE: May/June/July Promotion/information Red lid August Delivery of bins and information pack. Read pack. Put bins in safe place. South Wuato 120 litre bin Cit Rubbish ONLY Yellow lid 240 litre bin All recycling EXCEPT GLASS Monday 6 Sep 2021 Start date! ONLY glass. marnt Do not use bins until this date! Since Council started promoting this exciting change to its urban waste collection service, we have had a large number of questions. below are some of the more common questions answered. Will my collection day change? Who keeps the bins clean? No. collection days stay the same, routes stays the same and That is the responsibility of the occupier. A few tips: timing will largely stay the same for ALL areas. In the early days there may be a few delays and the collection may run a little later than normal. Please be patient if it runs a tad late. · Line the bottom of your rubbish wheelie bin with newspaper to catch dribbles. · It is food scraps that makes rubbish bins yucky and smelly. Remove your food scraps from your rubbish by starting a compost heap or a worm farm. What can I put in my wheelie bins? There is no change to what can and can't be recycled: · Recycled items - CLEAN plastics, tins, cans, paper and cardboard, go in the 240L wheelie bin (yellow lid). The existing green and maroon crates are for glass ONLY. Other household rubbish goes in the 120L wheelie bin (red lid). This ends up in landfill What if I have an existing private service? RUBBISH - Rubbish is placed in the small Council wheelie bin with the red lid, emptied weekly. The bin is 120 litres which is approximately the same volume as two of the existing (old) green rubbish bags. If your household or business produces less than 120 litres of rubbish per week, then the Council service should be sufficient. If your household or business Product care: · All products must be CLEAN Plastic. glass and tins rinsed/washed AND cardboard (food packaging) free from requires more than 120 litres per week, then you may need to food scraps No lids, caps. tops. Only plastics 1s and 2s are acceptable. All other plastics must go in the rubbish. Look for the recycling symbol. For more detailed DOs and DON'Ts please refer to the: Information booklet that is delivered with your bins. Website - www.thewastecollectionproject.co.nz Decals on the bin lids themselves. retain your private rubbish service. RECYCLING - Recycling is placed in the large Council wheelie bin with the yellow lid and the existing crates (that will be for glass only). The bin is 240 litres and coupled with the existing two crates increases the recycling capacity significantly Recycling is collected fortnightly. You may need to reconsider your private recycling service. GREENWASTE - Council's kerbside collection service does not include greenwaste. Greenwaste can be taken to the transfer stations in Putruru or Tokoroa for a charge. or people What weight can the wheelie bins have? Between 20 and 30kg for a 120itr bin is the norm. The average can simply retain their existing private greenwaste kerbside weight currently of the 120 litre wheelie bins that our contractor collects in other areas is 23kg. Remember the bins are mechanically lifted by lever arms to empty. collection service. Phone: 07 885 0340 www.thewastecollectionproject.co.nz South Waikato District Council