Stations getting new bins

[Derwan]

Looks like all stations are getting the same bin set-up as Central and Roma St - including waste and recycling bins.

I've seen them at Boondall and Eagle Junction so far - although they're not in use yet.

Strange that they'd install them at EJ now when it's due for a major upgrade in the near future!  You'd think they would install them as part of the upgrade!

[Golliwog]

Ferny Grove has had them for the last month. Too bad they're still wrapped in black plastic.

[ozbob]

It is odd, on some stations the red bins are in use and the yellow ones are still taped up.  Some stations they are all still wrapped up.

[O_128]

Our amazing Minister for Transport will wan't to have huge media presentation about some bins to take our attention away from the shoddy corinda to darra project, lack of Springfield line stations, lack of capping on student and all other go cards, fare rises.

[Golliwog]

Perhaps its because while they have the shell, they haven't yet recieved the wheelie bin to go inside it? You wouldn't think it would take that long to get some of those though would you?

[brad C]

I think you will find that railway stations do not have the same garbage services as those domestic customers. In mosr cases this is a bulk industrial bin where all rubbish is presently stowed. Recycling will need to be a separate contract I assume.
Wait for 'yes minister's' press release hailing it as the saviour of the planet.
Mind you, I raised it with QR boffins almost 10 years ago as a necessary culture shift. At that time I used to collect and recycle to my Special School all recyclables from my local railway station. At that time, I averaged about 100kg of recyclables per calender month.
This was up to the end of 2004.
The real test will be recycling at the stabling yards where all those lovely little Mx newspapers currently left on the train end up as landfill.
Next time you pass Mayne, observe the plethora of general industrial waste bins on the service road. Will there be sustainable practices introduced in these locations as well?

[Golliwog]

Still, it is a move in the right direction. As part of my uni studies I went on a site visit to the Rochedale landfill site which takes something like 300,000 tonnes of waste per year from Brisbane. They were telling us that something like 30% of all waste that ends up in their landfill was recyclable. I also remember when they had the press release about putting the recycling bins in more public places they had a figure there about what % of recyclable waste wasn't recycled when we were away from home, which IMO really comes down to the provision of the bins as most would use it if it was provided.

[Stillwater]

Will there be a separate, reinforced bin for bombs?  I mention itr because I went to the usual place at Sydney Central last year to deposit my suitcase in the paid luggage storage boxes.  I was told that a storage facility existed, but it was located much much further from the passenger concourse -- because a security assessment had found that the risk of a terrorist booking a bomb into the storage area was sufficiently significant for the alternative arrangements to be made.  Also the blue lights in the gents (so the druggies can't find their veins in order to shoot up) was disconcerting.  All you want to do is do what you have to as quickly as possible and go; which I suppose is the whole idea really.

[Golliwog]

Not as bad as Europe in general. I can't remember seeing a bin in any of them, and at Kings Cross they had an announcement every minute or two telling you that there were no bins for security reasons and to either chuck it on the ground and a cleaner would get it, or to give it to a member of staff. All over Paris I remember seeing the bins had been replaced with a metal hoop on a pole with a clear plastic bin bag hanging from it, presumably so that you can see the contents and see any bin bomb, of course this has the side effect of you seeing all the other trash too.

[#Metro]

  Groan. This is starting to look gimmicky. Everything under the sun is rolled out, muffins, station upgrades, paint jobs, name-changes, rottweilers, security guards, PID information screens, WiFi, and now rubbish bins,  everything, everything except basic frequency upgrades across the board!!!

[p858snake]

It is odd, on some stations the red bins are in use and the yellow ones are still taped up.  Some stations they are all still wrapped up.

They require a separate garbage service for the bigger stations, some of the smaller ones could probably easily put a wheelie bin out (depending on the passengers and the ammount of recycling they get)

The real test will be recycling at the stabling yards where all those lovely little Mx newspapers currently left on the train end up as landfill.

A few stations already (at least on the FG line) already have/had mX recycling bins and the guards/drivers used to empty their caches at them so I guess other drivers would when their services terminate at stations that have the services.

I know of one or two QR service areas that have can (as in softdrink can) recycling bins/crates/large metal mesh containers, so  guess they would already have some services in place for more than just paper recycling.

[BribieG]

Somewhat off topic, but it does involve rubbish - does anyone know the background of that scruffy dilapidated corridor that leads from the newly revamped Fortitude Valley Station past the old Bingo Hall and Abandoned Chinese Club to McWhirters? It's becoming dirtier and dirtier and strewn with garbage and I guess it's neither Valley Central or McWhirters operated. Say I were to slip and injure myself on a banana skin who would I sue?
It really takes the shine off the new Station. Was thinking of dropping in to Hinchliffe who works in the same building as I do to see if he gives a damn. 

[#Metro]

It's becoming dirtier and dirtier and strewn with garbage and I guess it's neither Valley Central or McWhirters operated. Say I were to slip and injure myself on a banana skin who would I sue?

Everyone and everything within 800m radius. 

[Derwan]

From http://www.queenslandrail.com.au/Community/Pages/Environment.aspx

Public Place Recycling

Queensland Rail is proud to announce that with the support of the Department of Environment Resource Management (DERM) and the Packaging Stewardship Forum of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, it is a member of the Queensland Government's Public Place Recycling (PPR) Program.  This program is a waste minimisation strategy enabling the public to recycle away from home.  The initiative was launched at Roma St, Central & Fortitude Valley Stations in March 2010 and will deliver PPR to a total of 33 stations within the Brisbane City Network by the end of 2010.  It is anticipated that up to 540 tonnes of recyclable material could be diverted from landfill annually.

Head to the page for a list of stations.