How much will the new waste service cost me?

You may have heard about the many benefits of your new waste service - a major upgrade to a greener, safer, cleaner, smarter service, diverting more of our rubbish from landfill and providing a standardised service across the whole Northern Beaches.

But will you pay more?

For most people receiving our standard service, the answer is actually you’ll pay less.

Our decade old waste contracts have expired and economies of scale have meant we have been able to save about $2.7 million every year on our waste collection costs.

And we are reinvesting that into better technology that means less waste going to landfill, a safer, cleaner and greener collection service – avoiding the production of 32,000 CO2 tonnes annually. That’s the same as taking 8,400 cars of the road each year. We are championing the war on waste and securing a much better outcome for the environment.

We have managed to keep a lid on costs and deliver great environmental outcomes, despite the rising costs to Council for waste processing and disposal and as the bottom falls out of the recycling market.

What will it mean for me?

Under the proposed costs, if you have the standard service, you’ll be paying $405/year for:

* 1 x 80 litre red garbage bin

* 1 x 140 litre yellow container recycling bin

* 1 x 140 litre blue paper recycling bin

* Up to two 240 litre green vegetation bins (one bin will be delivered - you can apply for a second bin)

* 2 x on demand bulky goods collections a year

You also have access to Kimbriki at no charge to drop off:

* Up to 300kg of vegetation per day

* Up to 100kg of bottles, containers and cans per day

* Metals including degassed refrigerators, freezers and air conditioning units For more info on Kimbriki’s fees and charges and other recycling options, visit their website.

What if I want more services?

The standard service caters for just about everyone. If you have greater needs, you have the flexibility to customise your service to responsibly manage your waste.

Proposed costs for additional services are: