NEW garbage and recycling bins are being delivered to Orange residents this month whether they need them or not.
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Orange City Council spokesman Nick Redmond said council had evaluated the efficiency of issuing new bins to households as opposed to spot replacement.
“Across the Orange community there’s a vast range of differences between the current condition of the old red and yellow bins, and while some are in good condition others have been patched together by residents to keep them going until there’s a replacement,” he said.
However, not all Orange residents agree new bins need to be distributed to every household.
“I do think it’s a waste of money giving us new bins when the others were perfectly fine,” north Orange resident Wendy Parolin said.
Mr Redmond said residents had the option of holding on to their existing bins for private use, or putting them out on the kerb where they will be collected, but the new bins should not be used until at least April 4.
Until then households will have to juggle five or more bins accumulated on their premises.
With the delivery of new bins to 16,000 households across Orange comes a reminder from council for residents to be more conscious of how they dispose of household rubbish and to actively engage in recycling.
Mr Redmond said council had received feedback from residents whose garbage had not been collected, however they should not use the new bins until the specified time as indicated by the sticker on the bins.
Under the new contract with waste collection company JR Richards, households will pay an extra $18.72 a year to maintain a weekly red-bin collection.
The implementation of a new contract with JR Richards comes after months of argument and community feedback on a former plan by council to cut the collection of general waste (red bin) to every two weeks.
Residents who do not want to keep their old bins are being asked to turn them upside down on the kerb with the lid open for collection on the nights of April 10 and 11.
If you have additional waste, recycling or food and garden waste, council is offering a user pays ticket system where one of your old bin(s) can be retained and used for this service.
These tickets for the additional bin are available at Orange City Council.
Mr Redmond urged residents to read the booklet included with the bin delivery that gives an overview of what is permitted in each type of bin.
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