Adelaide council threatens residents with $312 fine for common bin act

An Adelaide council is under fire from locals who received warnings they will be fined $312 if they do not move their wheelie bins from the kerbside.

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield requires residents to place wheelie bins outside after 4pm the day before collection.

Bins must be removed from the kerbside before midnight on the day following collection.

But people are questioning why the council is being heavy-handed on people who can’t meet the requirements.

“(It’s) just overkill. Why would you even fine someone?,” one woman told 7NEWS.

“Does it matter if their bin’s out (or) stays out?,” she said.

Another resident agreed.

“That’s all they’re doing, revenue raising because what harm is it doing?” he said.

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) said bins left on the kerb restricted people from being able to use the footpath for walking, using a pram or wheelchair.

“It can also impact vehicle and emergency access on streets,” a council spokesperson said.

Annually, PAE receives more than 200 complaints about bins left on the street.

In the past five years, it’s fined four people for not moving their bins after repeated warnings.

“That’s just four fines out of 24 million bin pickups over those five years,” a spokesperson said.

The council said when it receives a complaint, it will contact residents and follow up with them to ensure their bin is removed.

An expiation notice may be issued if the bin is not moved.