Ipswich suburbs with missed bin collections asked to put red-lidded bins out for catch-up service
18 December 2024
Ipswich residents whose bins were not picked up last Friday (13 December) are being asked to put their red-lidded general household waste bins out tonight and to leave them out over the weekend until collected.
Ipswich City Council Acting Chief Executive Officer Matt Smith said council will divert waste collection services to deliver a catch-up service for suburbs whose bins were not collected last Friday due to protected industrial action.
“We will have collection services in the suburbs of Springfield and surrounds from 5am Thursday 19 December, as well as those suburbs who are normally collected on a Thursday,” Mr Smith said.
“However, yellow-lidded recycling bins will not be collected on Thursday.
“Council is working hard to manage ongoing impacts on bin collection services. We apologise to the community for the frustrations experienced by residents in affected suburbs.
“We will continue to assess what is possible for service delivery over the remainder of the week and respond to any changes.”
Free drop off at council’s Riverview or Rosewood Resource Recovery Centres will continue to be available for residents whose regular bin collection service was not completed this week or last Friday.