Many accuse governments of using the end of a working week to 'take out the trash'.
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But it's rare when politicians use a Friday to actively announce new ways for how the trash can be taken out. Literally.
Canberra's bulky waste collection scheme will get under way from next month with residents in Tuggeranong and Gungahlin the first to be able to get rid of larger items in their homes.
The scheme will begin on July 1 and residents will be able to get one free collection of bulky goods such as whitegoods and furniture per year, up to two cubic square metres.
Residents looking to get rid of larger items will have to make a booking online to use the service.
Similar schemes have already been in place in other jurisdictions for several years.
ACT City Services Minister Chris Steel said the scheme aimed to prevent illegal dumping.
"We hope to divert 30 per cent of waste recovery in the scheme so we can maximise the material diverted from landfill," Mr Steel said.
"Canberrans as they travel over the border have been wondering why we haven't had a bulky waste scheme for Canberra."
The scheme is expected to cost $18 million and be rolled out to other parts of the capital during the next five years.
Those in Belconnen, Hall and Molonglo will have the scheme from 2021-22, followed by Woden and Weston Creek the following year and then the inner-north and inner-south by 2023-24.
Previously, the scheme had only been available to concession card holders.
It's estimated 60 per cent of households in the Tuggeranong and Gungahlin area will take up the scheme in the first year.
"It's expected to taper off in later years, which is why we're doing a staggered roll out in Canberra to manage the demand," Mr Steel said.
"One of the reasons why we're rolling it out to Gungahlin is that we have a mix of different properties to test the scheme to see if it's working before we roll it out to other people."
Residents looking to get rid of bulky items will have to describe in detail the items they are looking to get rid of on the online booking form for it to be collected.
Collection will also be able to be carried out in apartment blocks.
Hazardous items, such as gas bottles and timber more than two metres in length, will not be accepted.
The government has announced Suez will be the contractor for the waste collection service, with 14 new jobs expected to be created.
Crace residents Kirsten Rae and Mark Milner said the bulky waste scheme would help them to remove larger items around the home.
"Normally we would be asking mates to borrow their trailer [to move it], but this will be a lot more convenient," Mr Milner said.
"We've been working and spending a lot more time at home and hopefully this will give us some more living space," Ms Rae said.