At least 3000 flyers are being printed as the Dunedin City Council prepares for another big response to plans for a new kerbside collection service.
A month of public consultation on the proposed new service has begun, alongside an information campaign, which includes travelling public displays and posters, council solid waste manager Ian Featherston said.
The mix of recycling wheelie bins and crates, together with black rubbish bags, proposed would be on display in the council's Civic Centre building, he said.
Another mobile display would travel around Dunedin for a series of displays, accompanied by the council's water and waste services staff, he said.
The timetable was still being finalised.
The council was also printing 3000 flyers containing a submission form and information about the proposed new service, and other options considered by the council, he said.
The flyers would be available from council offices and libraries across the city from early this week, and would also be posted on the council's website, he said.
After receiving almost 10,000 responses to last year's rubbish survey, which indicated support for wheelie bins, Mr Featherston said he was expecting a "good response" to consultation.
"It's an opportunity for the city to have some more input," he said.
The council's proposed "Option C" would result in the retention of black bags for rubbish and blue bins for glass recycling.
A new 140-litre wheelie bin, or a list of alternative options, would be introduced for other recyclable materials.
Rubbish would continue to be collected weekly, on a user-pays basis, while the blue bins and wheelie bins would be collected fortnightly, on alternating weeks, he said.
The estimated cost of the proposed service was $70 per household, adding 1.1% to city's rates in 2010-11.
The proposed new service aimed to allow the council to meet resource recovery and waste management targets, promote waste minimisation and divert more material from the Green Island landfill.
Council staff also hoped it would improve the quality of recyclable materials, through the separation of glass, and reduce street litter from split black bags.
Price increases meant the cost of maintaining the existing system would rise from $33 to $50 per household in 2010-11, with black bags costing $1.60 (40-litre) or $2.05 (65-litre).
Submissions close on September 22 and will be followed a hearing scheduled for October 5, with a final decision expected by November 2.
A tender is expected to be awarded in February next year and the new service should be in place by October.
