Kerbside bin collection to recommence Thurs 14 Dec
Council has received the green light to recommence kerbside bin collections tomorrow morning (Thursday 14 December from 6am) following advice from Cassowary Coast Local Disaster Management Group.
FOR RESIDENTS WHO MISSED A BIN COLLECTION THIS WEEK
Council will be scheduling additional services to its kerbside collection for areas that were missed due to the cyclone closure.
All Cassowary Coast residents who missed a bin collection are asked to present both wet and dry bins to the kerb TOMORROW MORNING AT 6AM (THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER FROM 6AM).
Please leave them on the kerb until a Cleanaway truck has had a chance to get to your street, and tell your neighbours and friends to do the same.
If you have any questions please go to Council’s Facebook page, or call customer service on 1300 763 903.
Cassowary Coast Regional Council sincerely thanks the community for their understanding.
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A decision by Cassowary Coast Regional Council to suspend kerbside collection in Jasper’s approach was made with safety of community and workforce in mind as well as landfill conditions. Council assures residents that additional services will make up for missed bin collections.
The elevation of advice from the Cassowary Coast’s Local Disaster Management Group late on Monday to ‘Watch and Act’ triggered a safety review of services by Council, leading to the decision to interrupt kerbside bin collection services for two days.
The decision was made alongside the closure of waste transfer stations, customer service outlets and libraries on Tuesday and Wednesday when advice to the community was to prepare for isolation due to warnings of storm surges and damaging winds.
Cassowary Coast Regional Council Chief Executive Andrew Graffen explained how the decision was made with safety in mind.
“If we’re asking the community to secure their homes with the understanding that all loose items can become potentially dangerous missiles in high wind events, it’s counter intuitive to then expect bins to be placed on kerbsides,” Mr Graffen explained.
“In cyclonic conditions wheelie bins are easily blown over which can result in a range of hazards to homes and passing vehicles, so the decision came from a place of safety over service.”
Mr Graffen said that staff and service providers are community members whose safety in delivering their service could also have been compromised under the extreme conditions forecast.
“The recommendation to all community members was to start preparing for the cyclone. Operating a transfer station whilst preparing it for adverse weather is not possible,” Mr Graffen said.
“Behind the scenes we were working hard to make sure essential services continued to be delivered with a wide range of preparation measures at play.
“The decision to pause kerbside collection was made with the understanding that we will make up for lost services, and everyone’s rubbish will be collected once it was safe to do so.
“Council will be scheduling additional services to its kerbside collection for areas that were missed due to the cyclone closure.
“The nature of a weather event such as this means we can’t be sure what will happen and when. The best decision we can make with the information at hand is to put lives first and prioritise service delivery once it’s safe to do so.”
All Cassowary Coast residents who missed a collection are now being asked to present both wet and dry bins to the kerb as soon as wind and weather conditions subside, and they receive notification for their area. Concerned residents are encouraged to check Council’s website or Facebook page for updates or call customer service on 1300 763 903.