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This Local Law provides for the regulation of the collection of used clothing and other goods in recycling bins.

Objectives of this Local Law

The objectives of this Local Law are:

(a) to provide for the regulation of the collection of used clothing and other goods in recycling bins;

(b) to ensure that residents and other persons who wish to make clothing and other goods available for the purpose of charities are able to do so and for that purpose to minimise or eliminate the possibility that such persons might be deceived as to the purposes for which donated clothing and goods are to be put;

(c) to establish a system of control for the location in the municipal district of recycling clothing bins used by certain charities to ensure -

(i) that recycling clothing bins are located on sites which are easily accessible and visible to the public;

(ii) that the sites on which the bins are located are kept in a clean condition and that the amenity of the area is not affected by their presence;

(iii) that the bins are located in a way that they do not cause an obstruction or a potentially dangerous situation;

(iv) that a nuisance is not caused to owners or occupiers or users of land on which bins are located or land adjacent;

(d) to provide for the peace order and good government of the municipal district, and

(e) to provide for the administration of the Council's powers and functions.

To read this Local Law in full, you can download the file below.