I oppose halving the rubbish collection from weekly to fortnightly

John Gillon from

I oppose halving the rubbish collection from weekly to fortnightly. While many North Shore families already keep their rubbish to a minimum, there are many other families that would struggle - in particular, large families or those who rely on the weekly collection to dispose of nappies, baby wipes, adult nappies, dog poo bags, and other waste that cannot be recycled. There is also no intention from Council of halving the rates rubbish charge if the rubbish collection is halved, but they may offer a larger bin for a higher charge! There will be consultation in October on whether there should be a 6 month trial of fortnightly rubbish collections in selected suburbs costing approx. $1million. I don't support a trial and do not support a fortnightly collection.

I believe that before a reduction in the rubbish collections is even considered, Auckland Council must first:
➡️ Introduce a street collection system for soft plastics, which make up a significant amount of general rubbish.
➡️ Replace the food scraps collection with a collection of food scraps AND garden waste, as is done in Rotorua and Christchurch.
➡️ Introduce a rates rebate or reward system for those who voluntarily reduce their household waste, exceed recycling targets or compost at home.
➡️ Work with the Government on increasing product stewardship schemes (such as the European ‘Green Dot’ scheme), where manufacturers are responsible for the packaging they produce and need to pay a recycling fee in advance. Any such scheme must include polystyrene.

Read more in the attached article from my North Shore Post newspaper that can be downloaded from: www.johngillon.co.nz...

- Authorised by John Gillon, john@johngillon.co.nz