No bin signs

By Lia Bichel
Last week, Darrin Van Der Kaay told the News he had asked council to visit the Narre Warren South park and consider installing signs, asking people to throw their rubbish in the bins.
Mr Van Der Kaay said he was disappointed people would leave Slurpee containers and drink bottles at the skate park and food wrappers and other waste strewn in the picnic area.
He said the trash was not only unsightly, but could become a safety problem if the litter attracted rats.
City of Casey manager Waste and Recycling Michael Jansen said the City of Casey had a litter policy and litter strategy that was reviewed biannually.
“This policy allows for signage to be installed at parks with no litter bins, asking to ‘please take your rubbish home,’” Mr Jansen said.
“As Ray Bastin Reserve has bins, a sign is not appropriate to install at this location.”
Mr Jansen said the City of Casey had installed and maintains 1300 public litter bins across the municipality, with Ray Bastin Reserve having eight litter bins in place which are cleared four days a week during winter, increased to five days a week during the summer months.
“The contents of these bins are now sent to a recycling sorting facility, where all recyclables within the bins are recovered, preventing them from ending up at landfill,” Mr Jansen said.
Mr Van Der Kaay said he was pleased that Casey Council had the park for local residents, but thought people who used it should try to keep it clean.