With sustainability driving consumer behaviour more than ever this year, Wollongong City Council will offer extra recycling facilities to collect any leftover waste from Christmas.
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With yellow-topped bins not due to be collected until next week, the council is coordinating three additional recycling drop-offs in Woonona, Wollongong and Port Kembla.
Residents will be able to hand over recyclables such as bottles, cardboard, glass and hard plastics to Remondis staff.
"Christmas can be a time when we're faced with additional items for our recycling bins and the bins can fill quickly,'' the acting Lord Mayor Tania Brown said.
"We know our community is passionate about their environment and recycling and we want to support this.
"That's why we're offering an additional drop-off at three locations across the city to make it easier to recycle.
"Plus, if people aren't able to make one of these dates or locations, they can always take extra recyclables to the Community Recycling Centre at Whyte's Gully.
"It's open seven days, and it's free to drop recyclable items off there.''
The additional recycling locations are:
- Friday 27 December, Ocean Park, Woonona, from 8-11am
- Friday 27 December, Beaton Park, Wollongong (Gipps St entrance), from 1-4pm
- Monday 30 December, Port Kembla Cricket Club, from 8-11am
These collection points are not a 'Return and Earn' refund service.
As for other rubbish, Cr Brown said the recycling drop offs are in addition to the usual waste collections that will continue across the Christmas and New Year period.
"While the waste truck drivers will spend Christmas Day off the road and with their family and friends, they'll be back at it on Boxing Day collecting bins,'' Cr Brown said.
According to Remondis' website, residents should place their bins out as normal and they will be collected in the two days following Christmas.
