THE Southern Downs Regional Council is conducting a kerbside clean-up campaign in the northern region from Monday, 20 May, to Wednesday, 19 June.
Council was encouraging residents to get rid of any accumulated rubbish.
Kerbside-style clean-ups are carried out in the southern and northern town areas on alternate years, to assist residents to keep their properties free of unwanted items and to remove mosquito breeding containers.
“Clearing your home and yards of unwanted items can be hard work, so why not let council take it away for you,” Tim O’Brien, Council’s Manager of Environmental Services, said.
“Just place any unwanted items neatly by the kerbside and council will do the rest,” he said.
Articles placed on the footpath must be able to be lifted safely by two people and items such as refrigerators and wardrobes must have doors removed prior to placement on the footpath.
To enable recycling, council also asks that items be separated into stockpiles of green waste, scrap metal and other materials.
Please note that the following items will not be removed:
- Chemicals and chemical containers, including paint;
- Wet or putrescible materials (food scraps, liquids etc);
- Asbestos materials;
- Tyres; and
- Grass clippings.
Council advises that the collection is only for defined wheelie bin collection areas, and there will only be one visit to each street.
Warwick collection: Place items by the kerbside no earlier than Saturday 18 May, and no later than 5pm on the day before the scheduled collection day.
Area 1: Collection Monday 20 May 20 – Thursday 23 May (north of Wood Street/Cunningham Hwy and West of Albion Street/Cunningham Hwy).
Area 2: Collection Monday 27 May – Thursday 30 May (East of Wallace Street/New England Hwy and east of Albion Street/Cunningham Hwy).
Area 3: Collection Friday 31 May – Wednesday 5 June (South of Wood Street/Cunningham Hwy and West of Wallace Street/New England Hwy).
Outlying areas collection: Place items by the kerbside no earlier than Saturday 8 June, and no later than 5pm on the day before the scheduled collection day.
