“The new bins will help divert some 5,000 tonnes of garden waste currently going to landfill each year.”
These 240 litre green waste bins are for all household garden vegetation waste. Access to a garden waste bin will save families both time and money, while also having environmental benefits,”
the Minister said.
“The new bins will help divert some of the 5,000 tonnes of garden waste currently going to landfill each year. Waste collected from green bins will be processed, recycled and made available through commercial providers.”
In launching the new pilot program, the Minister said that the suburbs of Weston Creek and Kambah were chosen to give the ACT Government a good sample size of residents in an established region of Canberra.
“They are mature suburbs with established gardens and are broadly representative of the housing profile of the Territory,” she said.
“This pilot will help us to understand the intricacies of kerbside green waste collection on a larger scale. It will tell us how many waste trucks will be required for a city-wide rollout, the impact that a city-wide rollout may have on existing waste facilities, the frequency of pickups and the need for infrastructure to cater for a broader rollout.”