November 5th, 2023Ballarat to change up its kerbside services
The Ballarat City Council has endorsed several changes to its kerbside waste and recycling services.
Endorsed at the council’s recent scheduled October meeting, the changes include:
- The introduction of a weekly food organics and garden organics (FOGO) collection.
- Household waste collection frequency to change from weekly to fortnightly.
- The introduction of a monthly residential glass bin collection.
The collection of comingled recycling will continue on a fortnightly basis.
The City of Ballarat will implement the FOGO and household waste service changes at a date to be determined. The exact timing will be dependent on a range of factors, including the City of Ballarat being able to engage a suitable FOGO processor in the region as well as procuring bins and caddies, and the development and implementation of a comprehensive community education campaign.
Meanwhile, council officers will assess the impact of the State Government’s Container Deposit Scheme that was due to have commenced as of Wednesday, November 1, 2023, before implementing the kerbside glass collection service.
The changes to kerbside waste and recycling services follow the introduction of new State Government policy, which require councils to transition to separate glass and FOGO collection services.
The City of Ballarat had conducted several rounds of community engagement on the kerbside transition, which garnered high levels of participation from residents.
