A new 10 year contract for Gunnedah Shire’s waste, recycling and garden organics collection service has been announced, with JR Richards & Sons to continue their current kerbside collections and take on residential and commercial recycling collections.
Local business Gunnedah Workshop Enterprises will continue to process recycling at Recyclit, located within the Gunnedah Waste Management Facility.
The new service will be rolled out across the NSW local government area from July, with larger 240L recycling bins provided to residents to accommodate a move to fortnightly recycling collection.
Council Waste Manager Sheridan Cameron said the new collection contract was directly shaped by strong community feedback received during residential and commercial waste collection surveys, completed last year.
“Council has been working collaboratively with waste consultants Mike Ritchie Associates to accommodate resident’s preferences for future services and find innovative solutions,” she said.
According to Cameron, survey results showed Gunnedah Shire’s bins and services are well utilised, with almost 50 per cent of bins full at collection time.
“Residents would also like to see us introduce bigger recycling bins, but we have had to consider NSW standards and balance this with cost, so have opted to move to a fortnightly recycling collection,” she said.
Cameron added that the contract has been designed to be flexible, and residents can opt to upgrade the size of their bins once the new service has been rolled out.
“The commercial survey gave insight into current and future needs of our businesses. The majority indicated they would like a council commercial recycling service and this has been accommodated in the new contract,” she said.
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