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.

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…