Still waiting for your new bins? Here’s what to do
The Murray Bridge council has clarified its bin change-over process for residents amid widespread confusion.
Thousands of old bins have been left out on streets around Murray Bridge this week by residents confused about change-over instructions from the city’s council.
The council has been forced to clarify that this is what you should do:
- Keep using your old bins as normal until your new bins arrive
- New bins will be delivered to addresses around Murray Bridge throughout May, and possibly as late as early June
- Start using your new bins as soon as you get them
- On the first collection day after that, wheel the old ones out to the kerb – they should be collected within a few days
Council CEO Heather Barclay acknowledged that there had been a bit of confusion with the roll-out of new bins to all households and businesses.
She and other council staff were working hard to make things clearer for people, she said.
Maps showing when different neighbourhoods could expect to receive their new bins would soon be published on the council’s social media channels.
Staff would also host pop-up information sessions at Murray Bridge Marketplace in the near future.
However, the bin roll-out would take a few weeks, she warned: “We’ve got 30,000 bins to deliver and 30,000 to collect.”
Any residents who miss out on having their old bins collected should contact the council.
Bin roll-out was poorly communicated, councillor says
At a meeting on Monday night, Councillor Tom Haig criticised the bin roll-out as “well intentioned but poorly communicated”.
