"I have a real passion for it and have had it for a long time but I haven't had the support around the council table to get this through. With proof there is public backing for the idea, I'm hoping it can be revisited.
"I float the idea every year and I think it's a logical solution to the problem we have of people - often tenants moving on - who fill up their recycling bins then decide to dump the rest of their rubbish up Mountain Rd."
But Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick said an inorganic collection would be "unsightly".
"An inorganic collection was considered when we were introducing a new waste system but it was discarded on the grounds of the perception of piles of rubbish on our streets.
"It is laudable Mr Sturt is trying to find solutions and no doubt the discussion will come up again.
"So far we've found the best approach is working with communities who hold community clean-up days so we can come in with the bins and help clean up an area.
"Introducing the recycling bins was only the first step, and now we are looking at what the next steps we can take are."
People commenting on the Rotorua Daily Post Facebook page had mixed reactions to the idea.
One woman said she was on the fence about the issue.
"We need to stop the buy-new-and-replace mentality as much as possible and prevent using our precious earth as a giant trash bin, but we all know things like appliances aren't made to last and sometimes we just get stuck with things because we don't have the means to dispose of it properly. That's where kerbside pick-up would be helpful.
"But there are so many other options too - recycling, upcycling and repurposing, gifting, or repairing. Use Freecycle to give stuff away or get used stuff for free, use Neighbourly or your company's intranet to post giveaways and items for sale, use Trade Me to buy and sell used stuff or hold a garage sale."
Others said the collection would cause more mess than it was worth.
"No, I lived in Auckland for a few years where there is an inorganic kerbside rubbish week, and all it does is gets rubbish spread all over the place by looters and turns into a big mess. I would rather see the council lower the dump fees," one person wrote.
Facebook comments: Should a yearly inorganic collection be introduced in Rotorua?
● It'll be easier for council to pick it up on side of the road rather than climb down a bank to clean up the mess these clowns leave behind.
● No not really, they are very unsightly and people put their stuff out too early. Best idea is too cancel dump and recycling fees for a month and let people get rid of their stuff that way like everyone else does.
● A lot of people have no way of getting their big items to the dump or recycling centre, so I say yes to an inorganic collection.
● Yeah. But how much of a difference will it make?
● I think the dump should be free one day a month.
● Yes and no but have to make a start somewhere.
● Yes, definitely.
● Let's hope inorganic kerbside week doesn't happen here. It was so chaotic in Auckland.
● Yes, yearly inorganic would be great, it would save the dumping on the side of the road.
● Fund lower landfill fees and make it a pay by a weight system.
● Yes, definitely. People could help themselves and council could pick up what's left. Items in reasonable condition could then be given to charity maybe?
● Auckland has an inorganic pick-up and it was awesome. We need something like this.
