Following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, regular kerbside bin collection resumes as normal across Noosa from Monday 10 March.
Please ensure your bins are out ready for collection.
For those bins missed on Thursday 6 March and Friday 7 March in Noosa, trucks will begin collecting these from Monday 10 March.
Mayor Frank Wilkie asked residents to be patient as it will take several days to visit the areas missed last week.
“We are encouraging residents in those missed areas to place all their bins on the kerb before 6am Monday and keep them there until they are emptied,” he said.
Cleanaway has sourced additional drivers and trucks, but it will take time to service those areas missed last week.
The plan is to empty these prior to their normal scheduled service.
With waste collections resuming across the shire, bins will be collected on your normal bin schedule.
Cr Wilkie said there are over 40,000 missed residential bins that need to be collected, so paitence is vital.
“It will take several days to collect the bins.
“In fact, if you don’t need to have your bin emptied, please don’t put it out until your scheduled service on Thursday or Friday,” Cr Wilkie said.
Note: Thursday and Friday scheduled services will also happen.
Given the slow-moving nature of ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred, it’s caused significant logistical issues for our waste contractor, and we continue to work closely with them to ensure services are maintained.
Cleanaway has continued to service many commercial and business operations in Noosa when it’s been safe to do so.
“Our shire has been fortunate so far and our thoughts are with friends and colleagues to the south who continue the clean-up from this weather system,” Cr Wilkie said.
Sandbag information:
More severe weather could be possible so residents are asked to keep their sandbags in place until this weather system has passed.
Sand should never be emptied onto beaches, it’s the wrong type of sand for our eco-system.
When the time comes to dispose of sandbags, please use the sand in your gardens, or to top dress your lawn.
Place the bag in your general waste bin or keep it handy for future use (bags may last up to 12 months).
Stay updated on the unpredictable system and warnings via the Bureau of Meteorology and Council’s disaster dashboard. Council’s website and social media channels.
