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Kerbside Collection Coming to Aspley: Get Your Recycling Game On

Brisbane City Council’s Kerbside Collection is coming to Aspley on Monday, 10 September 2018. It’s about time to get rid of those big unwanted items at last. Have you considered recycling too?

Currently, Queensland’s recycling rate of 44% is one of the lowest in Australia. With this, it is probably a good idea to help improve Queensland’s recycling rate by recycling at home.

Brisbane City Council has been actively campaigning about recycling and reducing waste. In fact, the Council has provided several ways for households to get into recycling.

Brisbane Bin and Recycling App

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The Council’s free bin and recycling app makes it easy for residents to be updated with bin collection days. The app also shares helpful tips to recycle more effectively.

Download the bin and recycling app for free here:

Tip Shops

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Before placing your items out for the kerbside collection, it pays to give it another look. If you think some of the items can still be used by others, you can donate them to the Council’s tip shop instead.

Brisbane City Council’s  Northside Tip Shop is located at 27A Prosperity Place, Geebung which is 5.1 km away from Aspley. The tip shop accepts  quality, reusable household items such as:

  • household furnishings
  • collectables
  • books
  • toys
  • sporting equipment

Take note that  Tip shop donations from vehicles under 4.5 tonnes Combined Gross Vehicle Mass (CGVM) do not attract a disposal fee. Also, make sure that the items are clean and working, otherwise, it might be refused by the onsite staff.

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Garage Sale Trail 2018

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BCC is sponsoring the Garage Sale Trail which will be held on 20 and 21 October 2018. This event links garage sales across Australia and supports reuse, fundraising, and fostering local connections.

The event is a great chance to declutter your home, shop the trail for treasure, and help Brisbane keep more good stuff out of the landfill.

Anyone can host a sale including household, op shops, schools, community groups and creators with something to sell.

Visit the Garage Sale Trail website to learn more.

Recycling Guide for Households

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As part of the BCC’s campaign for recycling and reducing waste, they have also prepared a complete guide on how to recycle on your own at home.

Check out the Council’s Recycling Guide for Households page or download a copy of Brisbane’s Best Recycling Guide for Households.

Council Chooses My Little Coffee Shop in Aspley for its Reusable Cup Campaign

My Little Coffee Shop on Robinson Road West, Aspley, has been chosen by the Brisbane City Council to participate in its Reusable Cup Campaign which was launched in November. The cafe is one of four coffee shops that have been chosen on the northside.

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Reusable Cup Campaign involves providing 100 Brisbane cafes with 20 high-quality reusable “KeepCup” coffee cups. These cups will be awarded to loyal customers who regularly buy coffee in single-use cups. These customers are also given a loyalty card which will be stamped each time they use their reusable cups for them to be entitled to a free coffee on their tenth visit.

As one of the participating cafes in the initiative, My Little Coffee Shop has also been included in the list of Responsible Cafes. Responsible Cafes is a movement that aims for cafes to eliminate disposable coffee cups by providing discounts to customers who responsibly bring their takeaway cups with them when buying their drinks. There are more than three billion takeaway cups and lids that are being wasted and most remained unrecycled in Australia. Responsible Cafes aims to change that.

Credit: My Little Coffee Shop Facebook

My Little Coffee Shop is conveniently located just a stone’s away from Aspley Hypermarket. It is frequented by locals because of its homey ambience and relaxing vibe. Patrons can choose from indoor and outdoor seating. The outdoor area is surrounded by white picket fences, decorated with plants, and planted with green grass. The spacious indoor set up, on the other hand, has a white and black theme. Guests have the option to enjoy their coffee while sitting on sofa lounges aside from the usual tables and chairs.

Kids and their fur babies are also welcome at My Little Coffee Shop. There is a kids’ area with some toys to keep the children occupied. Dogs, meanwhile, should remain on leash and should remain outdoors where they are given a communal drinking bowl.