This festive season, Wollondilly Council will be trialling a weekly collection service of yellow lid recycling bins to help increase the amount of material sent for recycling and keep valuable resources out of landfill.

The new service has been introduced for the 2021 Christmas period in response to feedback received from residents who participated in the Future of Waste Services Survey earlier this year.

From Monday 20 December 2021 until Friday 14 January 2022, Wollondilly residents will have their yellow lid recycling collected every week along with their usual weekly red lid waste service.

Wollondilly CEO Ben Taylor thanked everyone who participated in the Waste Survey.

“We asked the community to share their thoughts about waste management, including things like bin collection, household clean-ups, exploring new technologies and the environmental and financial costs associated with waste.”

“The response was fantastic, with more than 1400 households providing feedback; putting us in a fantastic position to investigate options and plan for the future of our Shire’s waste services. You spoke and we listened.”

“In response to the feedback, we are running the weekly recycling service over the busy holiday period, hopefully to make it easier for everyone to manage disposal of the extra Christmas wrapping, bottles, cans and other materials that accumulate as families and friends gather to celebrate at this time.”

“We hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, while also continuing to look after our environment,” he said.

The Festive Season Recycling Schedule is available on the 2021 Festive Season Recycling Flyer, which will be arriving in mailboxes soon.

Information about the results of the survey is available on Council’s Your Say Wollondilly engagement platform.