<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/brisbane" rel="" target="" title="Brisbane"><span>Brisbane</span></a><span> resident claims his yellow recycling bin was not collected for 14 weeks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man from Acacia Ridge in the city's south said his bin was left overflowing with rubbish.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Look, it's unbelievable," he told Nine radio station 4BC.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/logan-motorway-man-fighting-for-life-after-being-struck-while-stopped-in-emergency-bay-of-brisbane/f2926140-837c-4d30-b909-34afc4c93b50" rel="" target="" title="Man killed after being hit while stopped on Queensland motorway"><strong><span>Man killed after being hit while stopped on Queensland motorway</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I live on a corner and I watch the truck, the truck comes up our road and he collects the even numbers, then he backs out of our street and continues.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This has been going on for 14 weeks."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An email seen by 4BC said the bins were not collected due to issues with access in the street, however the resident disputed this.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-bins-acacia-ridge-claims-his-yellow-bin-missed-for-14-weeks/6b9f215b-6353-497e-b6ff-5947bd0652d7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It shouldn't be a problem, it's quite a wide road, it's not a narrow little cul-de-sac," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've got no problems with the red bin, we've got no problems with the green bin, it's the only the yellow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They've got no problems driving up there and turning around at the top of our street, no problems at all.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's driving me mad, it's unbelievable, if you lived there you'd scratch your head and say 'what in the hell is going on?'</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"On the 24th of December is the first time we've had a proper collection."</span></div></div><div><iframe frameborder="0" height="150px" src="https://omny.fm/shows/4bc-breakfast/rubbish-excuses-brisbane-s-growing-bin-crisis/embed?size=Square" width="100%"></iframe></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/coral-adventurer-cruise-ship-hits-coral-reef-two-months-after-passenger-died-left-behind-lizard-island/a6be1a50-1555-4823-9a69-634f879b67b7" rel="" target="" title="Cruise ship runs aground on first trip since passenger's death"><strong><span>Cruise ship runs aground on first trip since passenger's death</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The local says he called Brisbane City Council to complain each time the fortnightly collection was missed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He says nothing was done until his local MP intervened.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brisbane City Council told 4BC its rubbish trucks do an "incredible job navigating busy Brisbane streets to collect our rubbish".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Brisbane has the biggest waste collection service with more than 43 million bins collection each year or around 170,000 collections every single day," a council spokesman said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While street access and parked cars can sometimes make it difficult for our trucks, around 99.9 per cent of bins are collected on time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If a bin is missed, it's usually collected within 24 hours."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The station also contacted waste management service Veolia.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 9News report revealed in the first five months of 2025 the council was contacted 12,000 times about missed bin collections in Brisbane.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"People go to work, work hard so they can pay their rates, they don't want to come home and have to report to council in some cases half a dozen times before their bins will actually get collected," council opposition leader Jared Cassidy said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Councils need to get three basic things right - roads, rates and rubbish."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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