Bollards boost illegal dumping crackdown

Works have been completed to block off an illegal dumping hotspot in Berrinba.

Division 5 Councillor Paul Jackson reacted quickly to complaints from residents about rubbish and other materials being dumped in a patch of bushland off Anderson Road, not far from the Logan Motorway on and off ramps.

The works included the installation of bollards with a lockable slip rail to access the road reserve for maintenance purposes.

Reflectors on the bollards and rail enhance road safety.

‘Illegal dumping is a scourge and there is no place for it in our local community,’ Cr Jackson says.

‘I urge anyone who witnesses illegal dumping activity to report it to my office at division5@logan.qld.gov.au or to Council on 3412 3412, or via lccqld.com/report-it.’

Logan City Council has zero tolerance for illegal dumping and the blatant discarding of objects such as household waste, shopping trolleys, used tyres and burnt-out vehicles.

It has formed an Illegal Dumping Taskforce and a Rapid Response team to remove the rubbish as quickly and safely as possible.

Nearly $700,000 in fines are issued annually by Council for city amenities offences, which includes illegal dumping. That’s a significant increase from 4 years ago.

‘If you choose to illegally dump waste in Division 5, you will be caught and you will be fined,’ Cr Jackson says.

Council operates 5 waste and recycling facilities at Beenleigh, Browns Plains, Carbrook, Greenbank and Logan Village as well as the Logan Recycling Market at Browns Plains.

Ratepayers with a residential bin service receive 4 waste vouchers each year which can be used to dispose of general, construction and demolition waste for free.

Photo at top: Cr Paul Jackson inspects the new bollards installed to combat illegal dumping in Berrinba.