The council is preparing to notify the public about potential changes to its litter compliance policy.
Some changes will be needed relating to the council’s revamped kerbside collection system, which now includes wheelie bins for rubbish, recycling and food scraps/garden waste.
The system started this month and council rubbish bags will no longer be collected from Thursday this week.
The proposed litter compliance policy is due to be discussed by the council tomorrow.
It includes a revised section about failure to comply with municipal rubbish collection requirements.
Maximum weights could apply to the council bins — 30kg for both the red-lidded and green-lidded 140-litre bins and 60kg for the 240-litre yellow-lidded mixed recycling bins.
Lighter limits would apply to smaller bins.
An offence could be created for bins deemed to be "overfull".
The Litter Act provides for the issuing of infringement notices of up to $400.
A report for the council said nothing in the policy would prevent it from prosecuting serious cases in court.
Callouts for illegal dumping cost the council $137.50 each on average.
If the council approves the updated policy, a period of public notice will apply from August 10-27 ahead of the policy’s adoption.
