Tuggeranong and Gungahlin are to be home to the Territory’s first bulky waste collection services before the program is rolled out city-wide.
Announcing the new service, Minister for Recycling and Waste Reduction, Chris Steel said the new contract had been awarded to Suez and the first bookings would be taken from 1 July.
“The bulky waste service is designed to make it easier for Canberrans to dispose of unwanted household goods, saving time and money whilst also enabling better resource recovery, reducing illegal dumping and keeping our city clean,” Mr Steel said.
“Each household will receive one collection per year of up to two cubic metres which is similar to the size of a small box trailer.”
He said 14 new jobs would be created through the bulky waste service in 2020-21, with further employment opportunities as the service expanded.
Mr Steel said the new service was designed to maximise options to recover and reuse items, as well as promote opportunities for social enterprise and social inclusion.
“Suez will also be introducing an Indigenous driver training program to assist in the delivery of the new service,” he said.
“Suez is partnering with The Salvation Army and Vinnies to identify items that can be sold through their shopfronts keeping valuable items out of landfill.”
Mr Steel said the contractor would also provide ‘last chance Saturdays’, providing an opportunity for the community to rescue items free of charge from its facility on nominated Saturdays.
