1,828 residents of Labasa and Savusavu who pay their town rates on time or have made arrangements with their councils will receive free rubbish bins.
Minister for Local Government, Parveen Bala says 350 bins are given to Savusavu while the rest have been allocated to Labasa residents.
Special Administrator of Labasa and Savusavu Vijay Chand says these bins will be very helpful for the councils as they have always had rubbish collection issues.
The total cost of the rubbish bins is $38,000.
The government funded the purchase of the bins.
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