Hard rubbish

An annual hard rubbish collection is provided for residents to dispose of waste not usually accepted.

2012 hard waste collection

Council is currently reviewing the hard waste service. The results of the review and Council's decision will be announced in early August 2012.

Ensure that rubbish is ready for collection before 6am on the Monday of your collection week and that no vehicles are parked in front of materials to be collected. Hard waste placed out late will not be collected. This could take place anytime during that week.

Scavenging and dumping is illegal.

Three piles

Place your rubbish out into three piles:

general hard waste
mattresses
metals.

During the hard waste collection, different trucks collect the waste, as the materials are taken to different processing facilities.

By placing your hard waste into separate piles of scrap metal, mattresses and other waste, you can help the recycling collection process.

What to put out

What can be included in the hard rubbish collection?

Wherever possible, materials are recycled, reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.

The materials accepted include:

whitegoods - including washing machines, fridges and dishwashers - for safety reasons doors should be removed from fridges and freezers
wood - not including fencing
disused household appliances
furniture
small car parts.

To minimise local amenity issues, hard waste should be placed out for collection no more than one week prior to your scheduled collection day. Materials left out for collection must not exceed 1.5 metres in length. Scrap metal will be collected separately for recycling.