Gloucester Shire Council has made changes to the current Waste and Recycling Management Service, which has included the introduction of the kerbside service to rural areas. Residents on Wallanbah Road, Bucketts Way East, Bundook Road and Bundook Village, Mograni Creek Road, Waukivory Road, Barrington East and Barrington West Roads, Scone Road and Copeland Village, Thunderbolts Way to Bowman Farm Road and Kia Ora Road areas will be receiving both a garbage bin (with a red lid) and a recycling bin (with a yellow lid). JR Richards and Sons, Council’s Waste contractor started delivering the bins and an information package yesterday.

The new service starts on July 7, with the information packages detailing the day of pick up for the different areas. The introduction of the new service will assist with improving the separation of household waste and recycling materials within the Shire.

The red lidded bin is for general garbage that can not be recycled. Examples of what to place in the red lidded bin include:

* General Household Garbage

* Plastic Bags and other non-recyclable plastics

* Foam trays including meat trays

* Pyrex, ceramics or pottery

* Any glass except bottles and jars (including plate glass, windows, mirrors, drinking glasses)

* Broken Toys

* Disposable nappies

The yellow lidded bin is for recycling and all of the following can go into this bin to be recycled and made into new products:

* Paper and Cardboard – newspapers, magazines, milk/juice cartons, and cardboard boxes (excluding contaminated items eg. pizza boxes)

* Plastics – soft drink bottles, plastic milk bottles, yoghurt and ice cream containers, and all plastics with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 on them.

* Steel – food cans, aerosol cans, jar lids, and coffee tins

* Aluminium – soft drink/beer cans, clean foil

* Glass – bottles and jars only (all colours)

For further information about the new service contact Council on 6538 5250.