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28 November, 2024
New garden organics set for collection
From December 2, residents across Moreton Bay will start seeing their lime green-lidded GO (Garden Organics) bins collected by the new fleet of GO collection trucks.
Welcoming the new collection trucks, Mayor Peter Flannery highlighted the environmental benefits of the GO initiative.
“Moreton Bay has introduced this service to help divert an additional 15,000 tonnes of waste from landfill each year,” he said.
“This is a program that’s proven successful both in Australia and internationally, and we’re thrilled to bring it here.”
Residents are encouraged to start filling their bins with acceptable garden organic material, including leaves, grass clippings, plants and flowers, tree or plant branches (cut to fit in the bin).
Please note: plant trays, household rubbish, soil, gravel or food waste are not accepted. Contaminated loads cannot be processed into compost, adding unnecessary costs and effort to manage unwanted items.
Once collected, the garden organic waste will be transformed into rich, usable compost.
GO bins will be emptied on the same day as the general waste bin, on the alternate week to recycling collections.
