THE sight of garbage spilling out onto the ground from public bins in coastal villages like Huskisson and Vincentia is hopefully a thing of the past.
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During the peak holiday season the coastal villages, when it comes to the amount of to rubbish produced, takes a hammering.
Shoalhaven City Council’s waste management contractors often get complaints that they don’t collect the garbage regularly enough.
Huskisson based litter buster Paul Sutton said the sight of overflowing bins should be a thing of the past.
Mr Sutton has been in contact with council and is confident there will be an increase in garbage collection.
He added if residents see garbage laying around they could contact council straight away
“Communicate with council and demand that the bins are emptied,” he said.
“If it’s unsafe (like broken glass) and unsightly (like bins spilling over) then call council and get them to come to collect and they will.”
Mr Sutton said council does have to resources to take care of the unsightly garbage situation.
When it comes to getting council to do something - Mr Sutton and his team are good people to copy.
One victory they had was to successfully lobby council to increase its two weekly recycling pick to each week in the peak season, which was approved and actioned from Christmas 2011.
The volunteers do loads of garbage busting and as they walk, ride a bike, or walk their dogs they remove waste and encourage others to do the same.
Their efforts not only help make the area cleaner but also award winning.
Huskisson has was commended with community partnership award at the Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Sustainable Cities and Clean Beaches awards in 2013.
