It's time to use your new waste bins

During the coming week (starting Monday 4 April) the next milestone in the start of a new waste contract will unfold.

Over the last month new red and yellow bins have been delivered to 16,000 households across Orange.

From Monday 4 April residents should start putting these new bins out for collection on their usual bin days.

With the scale of the change, it’s anticipated that may be misunderstandings or confusion during this period.

If people have accidentally put waste in old bins since their last collection, these bins can be put next week and they will be emptied. But please only put out one red and one yellow bin, unless you’ve paid for an extra bin collection, and have a ticket attached.

This week, residents should also start to think about whether or not they want to keep their old bins.

Any old bins which residents don’t want to keep should be put out for collection on Sunday 10 April.

These bins should be empty and stood upside down in the usual locations. They will be collected at any time in the following week.

As well as their old red and yellow bins, residents can also put any former bins that are around their yard from former waste contracts. These will also be taken away at no charge.