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Jump in tip trips sparks call for return of hard-rubbish collections
Trips to rubbish dumps in at least three south-east Queensland council areas rose sharply during the pandemic, with Brisbane City Council tips handling almost 20 per cent more traffic in 2020 than the year before.
The increase fuelled a call for the return of the city’s kerbside hard-rubbish collection scheme, which was suspended for two years in the most recent budget.
Budget papers show Brisbane’s kerbside collection is due to return in 2022.Credit:Ken Irwin
The program, under which suburban streets fill with trash and treasure awaiting collection on a rotating weekly roster throughout the year, has run since 2011.
But the decision by the LNP council in June to put it on hold for two years – saving council $13 million – sparked…
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