Council's Waste & Recycling Service Garbage Emptied Weekly80L, 120L or 240L Items accepted: Food waste Plastic bags and food packaging Coffee cups Nappies Biscuit and chip packets Animal faeces (in a bag) Lids, caps and nozzles Pyrex, mirrors and broken glass Soiled paper or cardboard Polystyrene foam Shredded paper Download our Garbage Bin Fact Sheet Items not accepted: NO recycling NO batteries NO paints or oils NO gas bottles NO fluorescent tubes and globes NO chemicals an…
Read more about "Red, Yellow & Green Bins"...Domestic Waste Services Collection Contract Processing and Disposal Contract Domestic Waste Services Domestic Waste Services Collection Contract Processing and Disposal Contract DOMESTIC WASTE SERVICE OverviewOne of every councils core functions is to provide a domestic waste collection and resource recovery service for residents. Councils provide this service differently depending on the priorities for their local communities.Wollondilly Shire Council provides a weekly red-lid a…
Read more about "Domestic Waste Services"...Did you know? Australians buy 350 million household batteries each year, but only 4% of these are returned to a collection centre for recycling.
It is important to recycle batteries so that toxic chemicals don't end up damaging our environment and raw materials can be used again. Recycling batteries also helps prevent fires and explosions in our waste collection vehicles.
Wollondilly residents have access to a number of free battery recycling collection centres which accept any brand of A…
Domestic Waste Services Collection Contract Processing and Disposal Contract Collection Contract Domestic Waste Services Collection Contract Processing and Disposal Contract Domestic Waste Collection ContractCouncil domestic waste collection contracts are typically awarded for periods of between 7 and 10 years, with options for extension periods. The longer a contract term is, the longer period the contractor has to cover the cost of the initial purchase of the vehicles, and ther…
Read more about "Collection Contract"...A Douglas Park Primary School student has had her artwork featured on a new waste compactor truck as part of Wollondilly Council’s new public bin servicing initiative.
The winner of the art competition for local schools, Sophie (7), was congratulated by Councillors and staff at the launch of the new truck on Thursday.
The theme of the competition was “reducing litter in the environment” and Sophie’s picture featured the important message, “a little change can make a big difference.”
Mayor Rob…
Divert more waste from landfill and support a cause by donating pre-loved clothing and textiles to a local charity, animal shelter or clothing retailer.
What Can I Donate?
Clothing and textiles including bed linen, towels, blankets and quilts can be donated if they are:
Clean
Dry
In good condition
No rips or tears
Please do not donate items if they are:
Dirty
Wet
Stained
Ripped or torn
Missing parts
Just remember - if it's good enough to give to a mate then it's good enough to do…
November 2022 Applications Approved
Applications Approved in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and Clause 97 of the Regulation, Notification is given that the undermentioned developments have recently been granted. Any public submissions received were carefully considered by Wollondilly Shire Council as part of the assessment of the subject application. Details of the applications and a copy of the consent together with any condition…
Establish a recycling programMost businesses generate "waste" products that should be recycled, if only to prevent harmful chemicals entering our food chain.
We have concentrated, extracted and combined raw natural elements into new and unique elements such as plastics, aluminium, mercury and acids. Recently we have realised that to use these resources efficiently and avoid them spoiling the environment, we need to create closed loops that allow us to move these technical materials fr…
Food Organics and Garden Organics (commonly referred to as FOGO) is a kerb side waste collection service where residents place food waste in the green-lid garden organics bin instead of the red-lid garbage bin. The food and organics waste is then processed and recycled into nutrient rich compost, reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.
Wollondilly does not currently offer the FOGO service however, the NSW Government’s Waste and Sustainable Material Strategy 2041, which was adopted in 202…
Wollondilly Shire Council is seeking expressions of interest for the collection of tree barrels from the declining Eucalyptus deanei that will be removed from Memorial Park in Picton.
Although the Eucalyptus trees pose a safety risk and will be soon be removed from the park, there is an opportunity for their memory to live on through the re-use of the timber. We are now inviting expressions of interest for the collection of the tree barrels.
There will be approximately 5 or 6 barrels ranging f…
Corporate social responsibility starts with people doing the right things at work. Ensuring our waste is recycled is a good step in this direction.
About Recycling Office WasteSophisticated products assist us with our daily work, from printer cartridges and toners through to the specialist components used to manufacture and process our products and foods. To get these products we have concentrated, extracted and combined raw natural elements into new and unique elements such as plastics, alu…
Gutters and drains take rainwater from our streets straight into creeks and rivers. So when it rains, stormwater runoff can carry with it pollution from around our homes and streets into the waterways we swim in and where animals and plants live.
What You Can Do
Put your cigarette butts and other litter in the bin.
Pitch in and help clean up littered areas.
If there is no bin handy, hold onto your litter until you find one.
Try to wash your vehicle on a grassy area or over gravel.
Sweep your…
Nutrient recycling is the foundation of life. Today's organic waste is tomorrow's lunch, so look after those worms and compost piles.
Much of the journey toward sustainability involves us learning how to replenish nature as effectively as we have plundered her. Hence, establishing and maintaining the "food waste to compost to soil to food to food waste" cycle is both an efficient practice and a glimpse of the cycles we must learn to respect all around us.
How to do it now!…
Our gardens can bring us closer to understanding ecosystems that underpin life on this planet and how to live in harmony with the earth. By creating a beautiful, efficient and productive garden in your home, you can learn the rhythms of nature and our humble role in it. So how can we let our green thumbs align our gardens to the sustainable path?Garden Actions
Grow your own food
Would you like to eat fresh food that's good for you and the planet? Get into gardening in your own backyard.
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… collected every week along with their usual weekly red lid waste service.
Wollondilly CEO Ben Taylor thanked everyone who participated in the Waste Survey.
“We asked the community to share their thoughts about waste management, including things like bin collection, household clean-ups, exploring new technologies and the environmental and financial costs associated with waste.”
“The response was fantastic, with more than 1400 households providing feedback; putting us in a fantastic position t…
Review finds no risk to community safety from Sportsground Parade Appin works
WOLLONDILLY MAYOR WELCOMES PLANS FOR NEW AMBULANCE STATION AT BARGO
Council supports name for new park at Appin