Waterfront bins cleared daily, council told

Gosford Council has been told that rubbish bins on the Woy Woy waterfront are cleared once a day, including weekends, despite reports of overflowing bins.

The director of engineering operations at Gosford Council responded to a question which Cr Lynne Bockholt asked in June.

In her question, Cr Bockholt said: "Saturdays and Sundays on the waterfront at Woy Woy are very popular with visitors and locals.

"However, there appears to be no rubbish collection on Sundays.

"I spent most of last Sunday on the waterfront at Woy Woy, arriving there about 10am to find rubbish all around the children's play equipment and all the bins full.

"By 4pm, it was impossible to get anything further into any bin anywhere on the waterfront.

"I believe it is ridiculous to have this area cleaned on weekdays and nothing on the weekends.

"Can we please change the contract to Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and

Sunday?"

The director responded, stating: "Council's waste contractors do one pickup per day seven days per week in this area.

"These are done at about 6pm.

"The waste contractors advised that on the Sunday in question, the adjacent shop owner had three large overflowing bins.

"These bins were not council approved and were therefore not included in the pickup.

"The shop owner has been advised of the correct procedure and approved bins to be used to enable their future collection."

Council agenda FS.125, August 26