Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian has announced a ‘bin blitz’ to help make Sydney’s trains and stations cleaner.
In total, 250 bins will be rolled out to around 70 stations across the network, including 150 bins on some of the busiest platforms within weeks.
“Our customers have been very clear – they believe there simply aren’t enough bins around stations for them to put their rubbish in and have indicated this is leading to dirty platforms and trains,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“It doesn’t make sense that we bemoan the fact there are drink bottles, newspapers and other rubbish in train carriages and all over stations if we don’t provide customers a way to dispose of their rubbish.”
“Customer satisfaction with cleanliness of trains is a very low 46 per cent and around two-thirds of customers believe trains are dirty because of a lack of bins on stations.
“As part of the NSW Government’s Fixing the Trains initiative, RailCorp’s 870 cleaning staff will be transferred to a specialist unit to attack graffiti and rubbish on trains and stations, under new specialist management and with new benchmarks.
“We are absolutely committed to cleaning our trains and stations and providing the level of customer service the people of NSW deserve and I believe the steps we are taking will help to make a difference.”
In a six week blitz starting this week, 150 bins will be put on platforms, including 62 clear ‘safer by design’ bins – developed with the help of NSW Police – on underground platforms.
Another 100 stainless steel bins will go to platforms and concourses across the network by September.
Bins were removed from the network ahead of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and have never been fully replaced.
The first stations to get more bins include Central, Chatswood, Hornsby, Macquarie University, Liverpool and Granville.
