THE number of free hard rubbish collections offered to Kingston residents could increase to two per year.
Kingston Council currently offers one collection a year between September and October. It is currently considering changing that to two collection services which will be available on demand.
Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said that the proposed changes could help cut down on illegal dumping. “While the hard waste disposal and recycling guidelines wouldn’t change under the proposal, we believe that expanding the service from one city-wide collection to two on-demand collections per year and introducing flexibility will reduce instances of illegal dumping across Kingston. In turn less waste will be sent to landfills and recycling will increase,” he said.
Kingston Council is seeking feedback on the proposed change. Visit kingston.vic.gov.au/hard-waste for more details.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 26 January 2022