1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: Right. Less than two months ago, Auckland appeared ready to 2 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: change the rubbish collection to a fortnightly service, but now 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: counselors have voted to trial the change in instead of 4 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: implementing it or retaining the weekly service. So Angela Dalton 5 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: is counselor for Manyea Pupacorda Ward and voted in support 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: of the trial. Angela joins me, now, good afternoon. 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 2: Hi Francesca, you support you. 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: Supported the trial. Why did you vote for it? What 9 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: did you want to see come out of it? 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: I think the trial is a really good opportunity to 11 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 2: test out how a fortnightly collection will go across Auckland, 12 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 2: so selecting parts of Auckland that can be measured as 13 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 2: to the success. I think the important thing for me 14 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: has been able to target the households who were struggling 15 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 2: with weekly collections to just find out why that is. 16 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: There's lots of alternatives for households that are struggling with 17 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: their rubbish collections. This will be a good time to 18 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 2: see what the issue. 19 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: Is, what kind of alternatives. 20 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 2: There's about fourteen options of different types of bin choices 21 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: for people. There's three different red lid bins if people 22 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: need a bigger bin, because I'm saying it's a small 23 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 2: bin that's being propped open with the red lips propped 24 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 2: open with rubbish. You know that those people need a 25 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 2: bigger bin. Do they need to bins? Are they using 26 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 2: the recycling then? Do they need to food waste bins? 27 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 2: So there are options for people who are struggling if 28 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 2: it is just with the one red bin. I think 29 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 2: getting a closer look at that is going to be 30 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: really helpful through the trial process. 31 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: Do you think the community is ready for fortnightly collection? 32 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 2: No, they said they weren't, having said that it was 33 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 2: pretty split, so fifty you know, it's pretty split. So 34 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: half of Auckland does and half of Aukland doesn't. So 35 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: let's not not do it because have don't. Let's give 36 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: it a try and let's see if we can you know, 37 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 2: if it will work. And this will not start until 38 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: twenty twenty six. 39 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: You know just what you've explained to me, then, Angela, 40 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: it makes so much makes me relax a little bit 41 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: more about the whole thing, because I'm probably one of 42 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: those Aucklanders who wasn't quite ready to go a fortnightly collection. 43 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: But the minute you say you know what, there can 44 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: be alternatives. You need to work out what you need. 45 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: You might need a bigger bin or two bins, so 46 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: there are those options. Does it change what we would 47 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: then pay in your rates or would it still be 48 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: a set fee? 49 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: Well, the different bins come at a different cost per year. 50 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 2: I think what we could do and I'm not probably 51 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 2: we're going to do this, but I think what we 52 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: could and should do is upgrade that thin at no 53 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 2: cost because at the moment it would cost forty dollars 54 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 2: for someone to upgrade their bin, right, you know, let's 55 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: see if we can just get that bin to them 56 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: for free. And the variants across Auckland we do have 57 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 2: for contacting us at want a monthly collection to the 58 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,239 Speaker 2: point where it's something we want to seriously look at. 59 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 2: Where we do have people that do only need a 60 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: four weekly collection and that will be our rates decrease 61 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: for them. And I think we need to meet the 62 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 2: needs of all Aucklanders and this the trial, I think 63 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: is really going to help us home and on what 64 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: that is. 65 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: And I'd like to thank the elderly ladies who live 66 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: next to me Angela, who very sweetly occasionally tell me 67 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: that I can use their empty bin. There we go, 68 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: and that's what happens. Right, You've got you can have 69 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: one person living alone, then you can have a family 70 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: of eight, you know, so it is quite different. We 71 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: should be we should be making sure we cater to 72 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: everybody fairly. I feel like we're going to need some 73 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: education on rubbish sorting before we just take the collection away, 74 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: because I wonder whether people if they go, Okay, I've 75 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: got I've got this red bin, it's every two weeks, 76 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: I'm just going to put a little bit more stuff 77 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: in recycling where I'm going to yeah. 78 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, and that's what happens. But we have some amazing 79 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: local community. You're going to say, I've got one out 80 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: my way called Talking Trash, and they work with those 81 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: families and those households and they soon get them sorting 82 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 2: out the you know, their recycling from their waste, redbin 83 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 2: waste and their food waste. So it is you're absolutely right. 84 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 2: It's about education. I'm not the best in myselfs don't 85 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: hold me up as a model recycler, but you know, 86 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 2: I do them my bit. And that's the big thing 87 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 2: with what we're trying to do. We're in the twelfth 88 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 2: year of our waste plan waste management plan to achieve 89 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 2: the targets set by central government. So it's not council 90 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: coming up with a great idea out of the air. 91 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 2: We have transitioned our way here. So part of that 92 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 2: was implementing the community recycling centers. It's been a huge 93 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 2: game danger for communities in terms of their recycling. We 94 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 2: did take away in organic in the streets to make 95 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 2: it on within the household area. And there also has 96 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 2: been a big change in terms of making sure that 97 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 2: we're getting the right rubbish through the right recycling places, 98 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 2: so lots of steps and fortnightly rubbish collections for the 99 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 2: next cave off. The rank didn't fly, so let's go 100 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 2: with a trial and see if we can get that. 101 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, sounds like a good idea. Angela, thank you so 102 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: much for your time. That was alland counselor Angela Dalton. 103 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,559 Speaker 2: For more from Hither dou Glassy Alan Drive. 104 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: Listen live to news talks they'd be from four pm weekdays, 105 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.