No further cleanouts on the Peninsula

Gosford Council has decided it will no longer hold its Household Chemical Cleanout at the Woy Woy depot due to traffic congestion.

Gosford Council failed to hold the clean-up last year at Woy Woy blaming State Government funding cuts.

However Gosford Council's senior waste officer Mr Sanchaya Parajuli said traffic congestion issues along Ocean Beach Rd make the site inappropriate.

"We used to have chemical collections at Woy Woy depot.

"As this site is prone to traffic congestion, Council is reluctant to use the depot as an appropriate venue," said Mr Parajuli.

Council held last year's Household Chemical Cleanout at its Erina depot but according to Mr Parajuli, about 1000 cars attended the event causing major traffic congestion issues along the Central Coast Hwy.

Following the failure of the household Collection Cleanout on both the Peninsula and in Erina, Council decided to hold the Cleanout in the carpark of Gosford Showground on Saturday, March 5.

"Enthusiastic responses to previous collections have seen a build-up of traffic along the Central Coast Hwy when collections were held at Council's Erina Depot.

The Cleanout allows residents of Gosford City to dispose of potentially hazard chemicals such as paints, pesticides, gas bottles, fire extinguishers and pool chemicals.

Kaitlin Watts, 4 Mar 2011 Interviewee: Sanchaya Parajuli