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Hard Waste Collection

Wellington Shire Council conducts an annual Hard Waste Collection from residences in declared garbage collection areas which have a kerbside Bin Collection.
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Hard Waste Collection

If your property receives the council kerbside bin collection service, you are eligible for hard waste collection.

When to put out your hard waste

You can place your hard waste out up to 7 days before your scheduled collection. It must be out by 6am on the Monday of your designated collection week.

2024 hard waste collection dates

Hard waste collection runs over 5 weeks, with a specific week allocated for each bin collection day:

  • Monday 30 September – Collection week for Friday bin day properties.
    Maffra and Sale - zone 5.
  • Monday 7 October – Collection week for Thursday bin day properties.
    Carrajung, Cowwarr, Gormandale, Heyfield, Rosedale and Sale - zone 4.
  • Monday 14 October – Collection week for Wednesday bin day properties.
    Alberton, Devon North, Langsborough, Manns Beach, McLoughlins Beach, Port Albert, Robertsons Beach, Sale - zone 3, Tarraville, Won Wron, Woodside, Woodside Beach, Wurruk - zone 3 and Yarram.
  • Monday 21 October – Collection week for Tuesday bin day properties.
    Boisdale, Briagolong, Coongulla, Glenmaggie, Hollands Landing, Munro, Newry, Sale - zone 2, Stratford and Tinamba.
  • Monday 28 October – Collection week for Monday bin day properties.
    Flamingo Beach, Glomar Beach, Golden Beach, The Honeysuckles, Loch Sport, Longford, Paradise Beach, Sale - zone 1, Seaspray and Wurruk - zone 1.

Need help finding your bin collection day or which zone you are in?

You can easily check on our Bin Collection page.

Collection/Disposal of Sandbags

Helpful information for the disposal of used sandbags:

The Incident Control Centre for recent flooding is still working through the most appropriate way to collect used sandbags.

Our advice at the moment is to stack them on your nature strip, ensuring that if you also have a hard waste pile, that the two are separate and contractors can distinguish between them.

If you're eligible for hard waste, please note that sandbags will not be collected as part of your hard waste. If you add them to your hard waste collection, it will not be collected.

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Items Acceptable for Hard Waste Collection

The following items will be collected:

  • Baths, Basins and Shower Bases
  • Car Batteries
  • China, Pottery and Ceramics
  • Empty Household Oil Tanks and Drums
  • Floor Coverings (Such as carpets, linoleum and rugs).
  • Hand Tools
  • Household Furniture (Such as chairs, tables and sofas).
  • Refrigerators, Freezers, Stoves, Washing Machines and Dryers (Please ensure door locks are removed).
  • Steel and Scrap Metal (Must be piled separately to all other waste items).
  • Timber - Up to 12 pieces (Must not exceed 1.5 metres (5ft) in length).

Items Unacceptable for Hard Waste Collection

The following items will not be collected:

  • Asbestos
  • Building Materials (Such as concrete, bricks, plaster, windows or demolition waste).
  • Building Waste (Including excavation waste).
  • E-Waste (Items that require a plug or battery to operate. This excludes white goods, which are recycled for their metal components)
  • Engine Blocks
  • Fencing Wire
  • Gas Bottles
  • Green Garden Waste (Such as tree prunings, flower cuttings, rocks, soil or grass clippings).
  • Household Rubbish
  • Industrial Waste
  • Liquid Waste (Including containers filled with liquids).
  • Mattresses and Bases
  • Poisons
  • Recyclable Materials (Such as newspapers, cardboard and plastic containers).
  • Sewage and Sewage Pipes
  • Tins of Paint
  • Trade Waste
  • Tyres
  • Waste (As prescribed under the Environment Protection (Prescribed Waste) Regulations 1998.

Hard Waste Collection Guidelines

When placing your Hard Waste out for collection, please ensure:

  • Hard waste is not placed on nature strips more than 7 days prior to your collection dates
  • Hard waste products are placed on your nature strip only
  • The limit for hard waste materials is 1.5m³ 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

Hard Waste Size Limit

The limit for hard waste materials is 1.5m³ per household. As a guide, a standard 6x4 trailer holds approx 1m³.

Our contractors will reject items which exceed the 1.5m³ limit.

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. Items not removed from nature strips within the designated period may incur penalties.

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