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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 |
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Home>Waste, Litter and Recycling>Hard Waste Collection
| Wellington Shire Council conducts an annual Hard Waste Collection each spring from residences in the declared garbage collection areas.
Check the list below of items which are acceptable and unacceptable for hard waste collection and prepare your items accordingly. Consider which items are too good for landfill. Why not sell them, swap them or donate them to charity? Find more information about recycling and reusing items to reduce your hard waste here.
The 2012 collection is complete.
Dates for the next collection will be announced during winter 2013.
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| Please put hard waste products out on your nature strip for collection before 6.00am on the Monday of your allocated collection week, but not more than one week prior.
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| We ask for your cooperation to ensure: |
 | Hard waste is not placed on nature strips more than seven days prior to your collection dates. | | Hard waste products are placed on your nature strip only. | | The limit for hard waste materials is 1.5 cubic metres per household. | | No hard waste is placed over a fire plug or water valve or near a power pole. | | Hard waste must be able to be lifted / handled safely by two (2) persons in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety standards. | | Steel and scrap metal are piled separately to all other waste items. | | Unacceptable or rejected items left behind by collectors are removed from your nature strip within 48 hours of notification.
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| Items Acceptable for Collection | |
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Refrigerators and freezers (please ensure items are degassed and door locks are removed)
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Stoves (please make sure door locks are removed)
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Washing machines and dryers
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Household furniture, such as chairs, tables and sofas
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Floor coverings, such as carpets, linoleum and rugs
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China, pottery and ceramics
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Empty oil tanks (Household)
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Empty drums
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Gas bottles
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Up to 12 pieces of timber not exceeding 1.5 metres (5ft) in length or 64 kilograms in weight
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Steel and scrap metal
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Tools
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Baths, basins and shower bases
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Up to 4 passenger car tyres (tyres must not be on rims)
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Electrical appliances such as televisions, radios and computers
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Car batteries
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| Items Unacceptable for Collection | |
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Mattresses and bases
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Household rubbish
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Recyclable materials, such as newspapers, cardboard and plastic containers
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Engine blocks
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Poisons
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Tins of paint
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Building waste (including excavation waste)
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Sewage and sewerage pipes
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Building materials, such as concrete, bricks, plaster, windows or demolition waste
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Asbestos
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Toxic and hazardous materials
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Industrial waste
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Liquid waste including containers filled with liquids
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Green garden waste, such as tree pruning, flower cuttings, rocks, soil or grass clippings
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Trade waste
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Waste as prescribed under the Environment Protection (Prescribed Waste) Regulations 1998
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| Hard Waste Size Limit | |
The limit for hard waste materials is 1.5 cubic metres per household.
Our contractors will reject items which exceed the 1.5 cubic metre limit.
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| Rejected Hard Waste | | Unacceptable items will not be collected; the items will be taped and a notice will be left which explains to the householder or property owner why the items have been rejected. The notice will request that rejected items are removed from your nature strip within a 48 hour period.
Council’s Litter Prevention Officer will follow up all instances of rejected items to ensure that they have been removed from nature strips in a timely manner. Items not removed from nature strips within the designated period may incur penalties.
If you wish to discuss rejected items or request extenuating circumstances for their removal from your nature strip, please telephone 0408 514 166.
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| Preparing for Hard Waste Collection | | Visit our Recycling page prior to preparing your hard waste items, there are lots of hints and tips to help you recycle rather than send to landfill where possible.
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