The City of Greater Bendigo has awarded a new five-year kerbside recycling collection contract to JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd trading as JJ's Waste & Recycling whose trucks feature on-board camera systems designed to monitor and optimise recycling collections.
City of Greater Bendigo Resource Recovery and Education Manager Sam Johnston said the new on-board cameras will record the time of collection, if bins have been placed kerbside at the correct time and any contamination in recycling bins that can be followed up with the resident.
"While there will be no changes to collection days residents must place their bins kerbside before 6am on the day of collection or preferably the night before, to ensure their bin is emptied," Mr Johnston said.
"Residential bins are collected anytime between 6am and 2pm and commercial bins from 5am to 1pm, on the day of collection.
"City staff will have the ability to check if a bin was simply missed or if it was not placed out correctly and on time.
"With new contractors, residents need to be aware that the time of day that their bin is collected may change and with the new trucks, bin lids are likely to stay closed following collection so please check that your bin has been emptied before bringing it in.
"Residents are also advised to wait until after 2pm before reporting a missed collection. If your bin was placed out on time you can report a missed collection within two days from your collection day. However, requests cannot be accepted after 4pm on the second business day after the collection day."
