REGISTRATIONS are now open for residents in Weston Creek and Kambah to sign up for the ACT Government’s green bin pilot program. 

Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris says residents who register will receive a 240 litre green waste bin in March 2017 for all their garden vegetation waste.

Collections are scheduled to start in April 2017 with a one-off registration fee of $50, although, concession card holders are exempt from this fee.

“Residents living in the suburbs of Chapman, Duffy, Fisher, Holder, Rivett, Stirling, Waramanga, Weston and Kambah can now opt in to be part of the green bin pilot program,” says Fitzharris.

“Weston Creek and Kambah were chosen first to give the ACT Government a good sample size of residents in an established region of Canberra. They are mature suburbs with established gardens and are broadly representative of the housing profile of the city.

“We’re making sure we get it right by conducting a phased roll-out; similar to the recycling bin roll-out. Other regions across Canberra will follow, and Tuggeranong and Belconnen will be the next regions to be able to register.”

For more information visit act.gov.au/greenbins or call 13 22 81.