Gerry Ipswich residents will have greater access and more flexibility to dispose of unwanted household items with the introduction of an annual, on-demand large item collection service.
The new service doubles the frequency of council’s large item collection program, which has previously been held every two years as a city-wide kerbside service, and allows more materials to be saved from landfill.
Residents will now be able to choose when they want to use their large item collection service each year, maybe for a spring clean or house move, and simply order a large skip bag and arrange for collection when it suits them.
The on-demand service will be introduced next financial year, with council offering each eligible Ipswich household one collection each year at no charge.
They will also explore options for the service to allow for additional large item collections, within the same year, on a pay-per-use basis.
