THE Colac Otway Shire will conduct a survey of the contents of residential waste, recycling and organics bins within the municipality this month in an effort to further improve service options and recycling education.<\/p>\n
A contractor will complete the survey by conducting a visual assessment of bin contents to determine household recycling patterns within Colac Otway Shire.<\/p>\n
Information collected by the contractor will be used by the council to gain a better understanding of how residents are using the waste service.<\/p>\n
Acting chief executive officer Robert Dobrzynski said bins would be collected on the normal collection day, although all bins may not be collected at the same time of day.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe survey will assist council to provide a better waste collection service to residents and ratepayers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the current pressures on the waste and recycling industry, it\u2019s more important than ever for council to have a clear understanding of how this service is used within the shire.<\/p>\n
Mr Dobrzynski assured residents that no individual household or personal information was used to inform the survey.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe information collected on recycling patterns will only be used in an aggregated form and all waste will be disposed of as per normal processes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Households whose bins have been assessed in the survey will be marked with a sticker. The survey will start at 4.30am and bins may be emptied later than the usual time.<\/p>\n
Any householder who would like further information on the survey can phone Colac Otway Shire Council\u2019s Customer Assist on 5232 9400.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Colac Otway Shire will conduct a survey of the contents of residential waste, recycling and organics bins within the municipality this month in an effort to further improve service options and recycling education. A contractor will complete the survey by conducting a visual assessment of bin contents to determine household recycling patterns within Colac […]<\/p>\n