MACEDON Ranges residents will continue to benefit from consistent and considerate collection of their four kerbside bins, with an eight-year contract now in place.
Existing contractor Four Seasons Waste was successful in obtaining a long-term agreement for kerbside collection, transport and processing services and the latest Euro 6 trucks are being used, while the bin delivery and maintenance truck is also fully electric, further reducing emissions from the kerbside collection service.
As part of the new contract, the latest Euro 6 trucks – Euro 6 being an Australian Design Rule which helps to regulate emissions – are being used, while the bin delivery and maintenance truck is also fully electric, further reducing emissions from the kerbside collection service.
Council’s Acting Chief Executive Dom Testoni said: “Residents shouldn’t have noticed any change to the current high quality of kerbside collection services, but the upgraded truck fleet will make a tangible and positive difference to our environment, while aligning closely with council’s net zero emissions targets.”
The new trucks will be easily recognisable and soon will be showcasing the waste-educative artwork of local kindergarteners and school students who were winners of council’s bin truck art competition.
The decision was endorsed in the closed section of the August 2024 council meeting due to the commercial-in-confidence nature of the contract. The tender was let to the market a year early to provide time for new trucks to be procured, with the contract having started in October, 2025.
“We’re pleased to have been able to secure this new long-term contract for the benefit of our residents who dedicate the time each week to sort their waste and wheel out necessary bins for collection,” Mr Testoni said.
