Vlog 172: 1 Year of The Glass Recycling Service. 1 July 2024 -

Today, Monday 1 July 2024 marks 1 year to the 4-bin system in Merri-bek, last year, on Monday 3rd July 2023, which was the first day of the Glass Collections, I recall heading down to this same area, and arriving at 7am to hardly any glass bins, which were all emptied by the time I got down, and I left rather disappointed.
Today was a different story, I started at 5am in Area 3, then did a bit in Area 4, and finished off in Area 1. Saw 6 trucks, filmed 4. Area 1 is right on the border of the Citywide & Council Zones, and you can tell how the streets are more open up this end of the Citywide zone, and less bins blocked by cars. Personally I hate this area, not used to the long wide open streets haha, I finished up with this short 3min video, There wasn’t a lot of bins out, and I was trying to pick spots that had a few bins in a row so I could get some decent footage, I got bored after a while and went to film Daniel in #11487.
Thanks To Liam as always, more glass footage is set to come as I know you all enjoy it!

[@GarboFan2024]

You should do a bin update again this year😊

[@RandomGarbo2783]

Great video

[@Merri-bekGarbo]

Thanks bud

[@garbagetrucksofsanmarcosca]

Awesome video mate

[@Merri-bekGarbo]

Cheers bud

[@garbagetrucksofsanmarcosca]

@@Merri-bekGarbo no problem.

[@MarkGeminelli]

Awesome

[@Merri-bekGarbo]

Thanks mate

[@will823]

In 2 days it will be a year

[@GarboFan2024]

Great video,wow time flies so much.Since Hume is a big council too I wonder when they will get there glass bins too?

[@RandomGarbo2783]

The council will probably wait till they legally have to

[@GarboFan2024]

Fair enough, they haven’t said anything about it.

[@petermclean5975]

​@@GarboFan2024same as my council mate. The council im in havent said anything.

[@GarboFan2024]

Oh really, there really taking a long time

[@petermclean5975]

@@GarboFan2024 youll probably know this but all Victorian councils have to have a glass bin by 2030 im pretty sure.

[@WhittelseaGarbo]

Great Video Dave, Does Merri Bek have a full time Glass driver or do they just have Liam filling in?

[@Merri-bekGarbo]

No one is full time currently so Liam doing it as. No one else wants to

[@rickigloo1561]

i done it for one day, pain in the butt. gotta go to dump at 460 bins! and visy in laverton is a head fcuk of a joint.

[@Merri-bekGarbo]

@@rickigloo1561 Yeah Liam was telling me 460 is the limit, oh they tip in Laverton. good to know.
I should come see you on Monday.