The territory government has announced changes to bin days for 17 Canberra suburbs.
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Six of the suburbs will be given a new collection day, while 10 suburbs will swap their recycling and green waste collection weeks.
Charnwood will now have a collection period spread over four days to service the suburb's narrow cul-de-sacs and "keyhole" style streets.
"Charnwood's narrow cul-de-sacs require a smaller vehicle that can better manoeuvre the unique streets. This means collections will occur over four days using a smaller SUEZ collection vehicle which is safer and more effective in servicing narrow streets," the government said.
"Some areas in Charnwood will have their recycling and landfill bin collected on a different day to their green waste bin. All green waste bins in Charnwood will continue to be collected on Wednesdays.
"Some Charnwood households will have no changes to their bin day and can continue to present their bins to the kerbside as normal."
"The changes will better integrate new ACT suburbs and improve the coordination of routes for collection vehicles," a statement announcing the changes said.
"They address our city's current and future growth, as well as the operational impact of the Food Organics and Garden Organics pilot in Belconnen on red bin collection services."
Additional recycling days have been allocated to some suburbs to help the transition, while suburbs swapping collection weeks for green waste and recycling are asked to put out all three bins on the first week to help with the change.
The changes are as listed:
Belconnen
Aranda
- Aranda recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Thursday 16 June.
- To assist with the transition, an additional recycling collection has been allocated on Saturday 11 June.
Evatt (north of Clancy St)
- Evatt bin day (north of Clancy Street) is changing to Thursday from 16 June to align the collection day with the rest of the suburb.
Charnwood
- Bin collection day split into four separate collection days for different areas of the suburb
- Tuesday zone (grey): Your recycling and landfill bins will be collected on Tuesdays from June 14. Your green waste collection will continue to be collected on Wednesdays.
- Wednesday zone (orange): Your recycling and landfill bins will be collected on Wednesdays from June 15. Your green waste collection will continue to be collected on Wednesdays.
- Thursday zone (pink): Your recycling and landfill bins will be collected on Thursdays from June 16. Your green waste collection will continue to be collected on Wednesdays.
- Friday zone (blue): Your recycling and landfill bins will be collected on Fridays from June 16. Your green waste collection will continue to be collected on Wednesdays.
Scullin
- Scullin recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Thursday June 16.
Inner north
Dickson
- Dickson recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Friday June 17.
Downer
- Downer recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Friday June 17.
Gungahlin
Forde
- Forde bin day is moving to Friday from June 17.
Taylor
- Taylor recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Wednesday June 15.
Woden, Weston and Molonglo Valley
Curtin
- Curtin recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Monday June 13.
Hughes
- Hughes bin day is moving to Tuesday from June 14.
Lyons
- Lyons recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Monday June 13.
Phillip and Swinger Hill
- Phillip and Swinger Hill bin day is moving from Tuesdays to Monday from June 13.
Tuggeranong
Chisholm
- Chisholm recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Tuesday June 14.
Gilmore
- Gilmore recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Tuesday June 14.
Greenway
- Greenway bin day is moving to Tuesday from June 14.
Isabella Plains
- Isabella Plains recycling and green waste collection weeks are swapping from Tuesday June 14.
Oxley
- Oxley bin day is moving to Tuesday from June 14.
To assist with the transition, there will be extra collections to some suburbs to ensure there isn't a long gap between collections.
Saturday, June 11
- Aranda
- Chisholm
- Gilmore
- Lyons
Saturday, June 18
- Curtin
- Dickson
- Downer
- Isabella Plains
- Scullin
- Taylor
More information on the changes for each suburb is available here.
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Miriam Webber
Miriam Webber is a federal politics and public sector reporter, with a keen interest in integrity, transparency and accountability in government. She has been a member of the federal political bureau since 2023, and previously worked as the city reporter. Reach her at miriam.webber@canberratimes.com.au
Miriam Webber is a federal politics and public sector reporter, with a keen interest in integrity, transparency and accountability in government. She has been a member of the federal political bureau since 2023, and previously worked as the city reporter. Reach her at miriam.webber@canberratimes.com.au
