RECYCLING MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS MORE INFO • To sign up to Council's Business Recycling Service • To report any missed bin collection,bin damage or theft • For further information on acceptable items Contact Council's Customer Service Phone: (07) 4044 3044 119–145 Spence Street Cairns QLD 4870 www.cairns.qld.gov.au QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL WASTE LEVY The Queensland Government CommercialWaste Levy will be introduced from 1 December 2011 to all business in Queensland.The levy will be charged in addition to current waste collection and disposal fees paid to waste contractors. The impact of the waste levy will be site specific. Contact your waste contractor to explain the impact the new levy will have on your business.To be on the front foot, businesses should look at ways to increase recycling and reduce general waste to lessen the impact of the levy. For more information: www.derm.qld.gov.au/ environmental_management/waste/ how_businesses_can_rethink_waste.html OTHER SERVICES For details of where you can reuse, recycle or appropriately dispose of items not accepted in Council's recycling bins, please visit this website and search for the Cairns Regional Council area. www.recyclingnearyou.com.au
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Be Aware•Makesureyouknowwhatmaterialscangoineachbin•Pleasetakecarewhenseparatingyourwaste•Makesureyouknowyourcollectionday•Storeyourbinsinashadedarea•Cleanyourbinsregularlywithhotsoapywater
Be Prepared•Removelids,rinseandflattenarticles•Remember,noplasticbags (checkyourlocalsupermarketforcollectionbins)
On Collection Day•Placeyourbinsonthekerbsideoftheroadon thecorrectcollectionday•Yourbinsmaybecollectedasearlyas6am–soputthemoutthenightbefore