LAKE Macquarie City Council’s ‘Green Team’ will be popping up in a variety of locations across the city over the next three months to provide advice and answer questions about its new kerbside waste system.
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Planning and sustainability manager Alice Howe said council was providing a range of support services to help residents make a smooth transition to the new bin regime.
“Staff will be on hand for a few hours each week at community events and shopping centres, so people can ask questions and find out more about the Food+Garden=Green service,” Dr Howe said.
From July 30, all food scraps and garden waste will go into the household green bin, which will be emptied weekly.
Garbage (red) bins and recycling (yellow) bins will be emptied on alternating fortnights.
“This will reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by an estimated 17,000 tonnes a year and offset increasing annual waste disposal costs, making our city’s waste services more affordable into the future,” Dr Howe said.
Further information about the new system, results of past community consultation and research are available at lakemac.com.au/food-garden-green.
Chat with council staff about the new bin system at any of the following Westlakes locations:
- Saturday, June 23, 8am to 1pm, Lake Macquarie Farmers Markets, Speers Point Park, Speers Point;
- Saturday, June 30,7.45am to 9.15am, Lake Mac Parkrun, First Street, Booragul;
- Saturday, June 30, 9.30am to 11am, Lake Macquarie Football Facility, Park Road, Speers Point;
- Saturday, July 7, 10am to 1pm, Bunnings Morisset, corner of Advantage Avenue and Mayfair Close, Morisset;
- Saturday, July 14, 10.30am to 11.30am, Rathmines Park, Stilling Street, Rathmines;
- Tuesday, July 24, 2.30pm to 4pm, Bay Shopping Centre, Fishery Point Road, Bonnells Bay;
- Saturday, July 28, 8am to 1pm, Lake Macquarie Farmers Markets, Speers Point Park, Speers Point.
- Tuesday, August 7, 10.30am to 11.30am, Toronto Library, Pemell Street, Toronto; and
- Sunday, August 19, 7.30am to 12.30pm, Toronto Markets, Anzac Parade, Toronto.
