GREEN is the future, with the Redlands hitting a milestone when it comes to the way the region’s residents dispose of their waste.
The Redland City Council has cracked the milestone of 25,000 green waste bins now in use across the city’s mainland suburbs.
Redlands Coast resident Brian Siebert was one example of the step towards sustainability as he said he ordered a green bin after noticing a neighbour had one.
“It is an easy and affordable way to dispose of green waste,” he said.
“We don’t have a lot of green waste as we have a small controlled garden, so the green bin comes in handy and means we no longer have to make trips to one of Council’s waste centres.
“I think it’s important for residents to recycle their waste correctly.”
Mayor Jos Mitchell said it was encouraging to see so many residents taking up the green habit of separating their garden organics from general waste.
“Audits show that about one-third of waste that ends up in landfill is garden waste and Council is supporting residents to get this number down by providing a green waste service,” Cr Mitchell said.
“The green waste bins provide a convenient fortnightly kerbside collection service where the bins are emptied, and the material is taken to an organic composting facility.
“It is then processed and turned back into valuable garden and landscaping material such as mulch and soil, therefore reducing waste to landfill.
“In the past 12 months, Council has collected a record 8471 tonnes of kerbside green waste, which is due to the excellent take-up rate of green bins and a wet summer.
“They are also useful in helping people prepare for storm and fire season, by providing somewhere to place hedge trimmings and leaves from gutters.”
Green waste bins are provided with no establishment fee and an ongoing fee of $70 per annum, which can be offset by downsizing a 240-litre waste bin to a 140 litre waste bin at the same time.
