Hobsons Bay council has adopted a new waste service policy, which would consolidate two expired policies and outline a number of changes to the council’s waste service, including the four-bin system implemented in February 2020.
At its meeting on Tuesday, September 13, Hobsons Bay council passed a motion to revoke the Waste Service and Charge Policy 2017 and the Waste Management Financial Reserve Policy 2018 and adopt the Waste Service Charge and Reserve Policy 2022.
Hobsons Bay councillor Pamela Sutton-Legaud said the new policy would not bring in any new changes but instead reflects and incorporates a number of recent changes to the council’s waste services.
“The two policies have been consolidated into one revised policy,” she said.
Since the two expired policies were adopted, council has endorsed or noted changes to the waste service including:
* A new four-bin system endorsed on November 8, 2019 and implemented in February 2020;
* Changes to frequency of collection endorsed on June 29, 2021 and implemented in November 2021; and
* An option for a reduced charge for a tailored service for businesses noted on March 8, 2022.
General waste collection was cut to once a fortnight after the council rolled out a four-bin system in February 2020 to separate general waste, glass, mixed recyclables, and food and green waste but the council then reinstated a weekly collection of general waste at its meeting on June 29, 2021.
Matthew Sims
