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THANK YOU FOR RECYCLING
South Australians have long led the way with recycling and with
your help we can demonstrate our commitment to ‘recycling
right’ into the future. It is important for everyone in our
community to play their part in increasing recycling by using
yellow lid recycling bins properly and ensuring valuable materials
are not wasted in landfill.
Here’s a refresher about what items can be recycled in the
yellow lid bin:
• Aluminium foil sheets and trays - roll into a ball the size of a
tennis ball
• Cardboard - clean food packaging boxes, and cards- not tied
or shredded
• Glass bottles and jars- rinsed, lids off
• Paper, newspaper, magazines - not tied or shredded
• Plastic bottles - rinsed, lids off
• Rigid plastic containers - rinsed
• Steel and aluminium cans - rinsed, lids off
Please ensure that the lids of all of your wheelie bin remain
closed whether they are at your house or awaiting collection. Do
not fill your bins to overflowing as this can cause waste items to
be easily be blown out of bins by the wind and litter our streets
and neighbourhoods. If your lid is broken or your bin is damaged,
we will repair it for free, just visit our website to lodge an online
request, or call the waste line free call 1800 777 844.
KERBSIDEWHEELIE BIN AUDIT
There will be a small number of wheelie bins audited during
Winter 2018.Waste and recycling audits provide valuable insight
into items residents have issues with disposing of and help us
improve waste and recycling services.
The audit will be anonymous with the selected bins materials
collected and combined in a waste collection vehicle that offloads
at a waste transfer station for material sorting and analysis.The
information gathered will inform a program that will help our
community reduce landfill through an education campaign.
For further information, please visit
recycling or contact our CommunityWaste Project Officer
Thandi on 8405 6033.
SAWATER UPGRADES
The sewer network which provides sanitation services to tens of
thousands of residents and businesses in Adelaide's north-west
will soon be upgraded to support future growth in the area and
improve odour management.
SAWater are undertaking the $12 million project which involves
a refurbishment of the Largs NorthWastewater Pump Station
and the installation of a new 4.5 kilometre sewer main from the
Largs North site to the EtheltonWastewater Pump Station.Work
began in April and will take around 12 months to complete.
The new sewer pipeline is being installed using a construction
method known as directional boring, which requires less
excavation and therefore results in a reduced impact on nearby
residents and road users. For more information, including maps
and correspondence visit our website.
LINE MARKING IN LIGHTSVIEW
At the March Council meeting, Council resolved to install
yellow linemarking in all streets in Lightsview to help make it
clear to motorists where the statutory 10 metre ‘No Stopping
Anytime’ parking restrictions are, so that motorists don’t park
inadvertently too close to an intersection.This work will be
carried out over the next six months, starting in areas that have
already been fully developed.
Parking too close to an intersection can restrict sight distance for
pedestrians and cyclists and other motorists at and on approach
to an intersection and the Australian Road Rules are in place to
encourage motorists to park a minimum of 10 metres from the
intersection to address this requirement.
Usually we do not mark this on our roads as undertaking such a
task is quite onerous in a council the size of ours. However, given
the demand for parking in Lightsview, Council resolved to install
the yellow linemarking to reinforce the Australian Road Rules and
make it safer for people to drive in the area.