Blue Bins in Drummond Cove removed due to high contamination rates have been returned

The City of Greater Geraldton is trusting the community will recycle correctly after it decided to return blue bins to a location where they had previously been contaminated. Three years ago, the blue recycling bins were moved from the John Batten Community Hall car park at Drummond Cove to Bayside Park because they were being used to dump fish guts, fish frames and other inappropriate general rubbish. But following requests, the council decided to give it another go. The City has been collecting type 1 and 2 plastics in these blue bins at Drummond Cove and 14 other locations for the past three years. Mayor Shane Van Styn said he was confident the community would do the right thing, no matter where the bins are located. “We’ve had the blue bins in this location before and unfortunately some people thought they could throw whatever they wanted into them,” he said. “Unfortunately when contamination occurs, the entire contents of these bins goes straight to landfill which ruins it for everyone making the effort to recycle their type 1 and 2 plastics.” To identify the plastic type look for the symbol on the item. All bottle lids should be removed and items rinsed out before being recycled. Plastic should be rinsed and bottle caps removed prior to disposal. The other blue bin locations include Beachlands, Bluff Point, Geraldton, Mt Tarcoola, Waggrakine, Walkaway and Wandina primary schools as well as Spalding Horse and Pony Club, Geraldton Surf Life Saving Club, Greenough Museum & Gardens, Leaning Tree Community School, Meru Landfill, Paringa Park, PCYC, QEII car park and Geraldton Christian College.