Garden Hose

Garden hoses should be placed in the red lidded general waste bin. Garden hoses are not recyclable and should never be placed in your yellow lidded recycling bin. They can become wrapped around the machinery and cause issues at the Materials Recovery Facility.

Garden Waste

Garden Waste will be collected as part of a special Greenwaste collection service several times per year. The service is for all residents in the Shire area who currently receive a Domestic Waste and Recycling Service.  

The remaining 2014 Greenwaste Collections will be provided on following dates:

• 13th of October
• 8th of December

 

Conditions of Use

 

• Cleanups are operated on a service by request basis. Residents who require material to be collected need to register with Council before 12pm on the Friday prior to the cleanup.
• Residents can register via Council’s website or alternatively phone Council on 02 6354 9999.
• After registering, please place the material at the kerbside where you normally leave your garbage bin before Sunday of the collection week.
• Material left for collection will be removed on either the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday following the collection date.

 

Acceptable Items

 

• Garden prunings, no longer than 2 metres, not thicker than 200mm and tied in bundles.
• Lawn clippings and leaves must be placed in a durable container, cardboard box or hessian / plastic bag.
• Weight limit of 16 kilograms for each bundle or box.
• Quantity of 1 cubic metre (about 4 wheelie bins) for each collection.

  Please Note: The contractor and council reserve the right to refuse any item they deem unacceptable.

Gas Bottles

Gas bottles contain dangerous liquids which can create safety issues so they should always be returned to a landfill transfer station or scrap metal merchant. Gas bottles should never be placed in the yellow lidded recycling bin.

Glad Wrap

Glad wrap and other soft plastics such as sandwich bags should be placed directly into your red lidded waste bin. Placing soft plastics such as plastic bags and wrap into the recycling bin can also cause issues in the Materials Recovery Facility as they wrap around machinery and cause blockages.

Glass

Glass such as drinking glasses, window panes, pyrex, plate glass etc should be placed into the red lidded general waste bin or taken to the landfill transfer station. These forms of glass are hardened and contain different materials than glass bottles and jars so cannot be placed in the yellow lidded recycling bin.

Glass Bottles and Jars

Empty glass bottles and jars can be placed directly into the yellow lidded recycling bin. Glass bottles and jars can be recycled via your regular kerbside collection. Other types of glass including drinking glasses, ceramics, plate glass and pyrex cannot be placed in your yellow recycling bin and should instead be placed in your red general waste bin. Preparing glass bottles and jars for recycling:

• Remove lids or caps.
• Empty all glass bottles and jars of food waste. To help conserve water ensure you wash bottles and jars in used dishwater.
• You do not need to remove labels from bottles or jars.

Prescription Glasses

Prescription glasses are expensive and often need to be updated regularly. Unwanted glasses can be donated to a variety of charities and they are then sent to communities where they can make a huge difference to people living in less fortunate circumstances. To donate your glasses talk to your local optometrist or service club (Rotary, Lions Clubs etc) who may collect them or post them for free in a padded bag to: PersonalEYES Donate Glasses Reply Paid 301 Parramatta NSW 2124 http://www.personaleyes.com.au/donate-glasses

Garden Waste

  Grass Clippings and other greenwaste items will be collected as part of a special Greenwaste collection service several times per year. The service is for all residents in the Shire area who currently receive a Domestic Waste and Recycling Service.

The remaining 2014 Greenwaste Collections will be provided on following dates:

• 13th of October
• 8th of December

Conditions of Use

• Cleanups are operated on a service by request basis. Residents who require material to be collected need to register with Council before 12pm on the Friday prior to the cleanup.
• Residents can register via Council’s website or alternatively phone Council on 02 6354 9999.
• After registering, please place the material at the kerbside where you normally leave your garbage bin before Sunday of the collection week.
• Material left for collection will be removed on either the Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday following the collection date.

Acceptable Items

• Garden prunings, no longer than 2 metres, not thicker than 200mm and tied in bundles.
• Lawn clippings and leaves must be placed in a durable container, cardboard box or hessian / plastic bag.
• Weight limit of 16 kilograms for each bundle or box.
• Quantity of 1 cubic metre (about 4 wheelie bins) for each collection.

Please Note: The contractor and council reserve the right to refuse any item they deem unacceptable.

Greeting Cards

Gift cards made of paper or cardboard materials can be disposed of in the yellow lidded recycle bin.