Questions to WA State Government

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Who removed the rubbish bins from the parking bays between Sandfire and Roebuck Roadhouse leaving skip bins at the 24 hour tourist stopovers Goldwire and Stanley that trucks cannot access? Where have all the bins gone from Perth to Kununurra and when will they be installed from Pardoo up? Plenty of tourist bins but they are not accessible with a triple road train. There are two bins at Derby T Junction and none in designated truck bays through to Halls Creek. What is going on?

Main Roads is continuously working to improve the condition and appearance of WA’s vast State road network within its available budget. Funding for roads is limited however, and the monies available must be directed to those areas providing the greatest community benefit.

With approximately 18,500 kilometres of roads under the Agency’s responsibility, it is not possible to maintain litter-free road verges for anything other than short periods of time without a significant increase in resources, particularly if people continue to litter.

Main Roads has been actively working with Keep Australia Beautiful Council (KABC) over an extended period of time in a bid to reduce litter along our state road network and recently committed $400,000 to KABCs WA Naturally Thanks You campaign which encourages motorists to use vehicle litter bags which are available for free at roadhouse locations.

The replacement of the smaller 200 litre drum bins with 2.5m3 skip bins in the Kimberley was undertaken as part of trial in 2016 which saw the bins removed from parking bays and replaced with some strategic litter collection points along the Great Northern Highway, mainly at 24 hr rest areas.

After feedback from the freight industry, additional skip bins were placed at locations accessible to road trains, including at Derby Highway intersection, Spring Creek, and Wyndham intersection and you are able to access and use waste disposal facilities provided at road houses and town-sites which is now generally well accepted.

After the bins were removed, the amount of litter on the ground in parking bays reduced significantly and there was no noticeable increase in roadside litter however, it is noted that litter continues to be a problem in the parking bays, which are still cleaned regularly.

Main Roads acknowledges that the smaller bins are not always accessible for heavy vehicle operators and, as such, will investigate the provision of more suitable bins at heavy vehicle rest areas.

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