Householders in Tuggeranong and Gungahlin are to be the first in Canberra to receive a free bulky waste collection service before the scheme is rolled out across the city.
Minister for City Services, Chris Steel said that for the past eight years, only eligible concession card holders had been able to access one free household bulky waste collection per year.
“We are now extending this popular service to all ACT households over the next four years,” Mr Steel said.
He said that from July 2020, households would receive a single collection per year for items including furniture and household appliances with the program based on a booking system.
“We want to make it easier for Canberrans to get rid of unwanted items in a sustainable way, reducing illegal dumping around the city and in our nature reserves,” Mr Steel said.
“Not everyone has a trailer or large car to take their unwanted items to the Green Shed or the resource centre, and some Canberrans are physically unable to remove bulky items from their homes.”
He said City Services planned to provide an extension service which would be available to residents who were unable to move bulky goods from their home to the kerb themselves.
Information about the bulky waste collection can be accessed at this PS News link.
