Bulk and Green Waste Services

Green waste

At the March OCM, Council approved the following green waste verge collections:

Collection 1: occurring Shire-wide in April 2024

Collections 2 and 3: occurring Shire-wide in July and October 2024 

You can view the area map outlining place out and pick up dates here.

Bookable bulk waste collection service 

Council has endorsed a bookable bulk waste collection service for 2024-2025 while the Waste Transfer Station remains closed.

What does that mean?

  • All residents (occupiers of the household) will be entitled to book two bulk waste collections (up to 3m³ each collection) per year, free of charge.
  • Collections are scheduled to commence in June. All bulk waste collections WILL need to be booked via the Shire.
  • The Shire aims to open phone bookings for the service in mid-May.
  • A range of communication will be distributed so residents know what to expect.
  • The phone booking system is a temporary measure to allow bulk waste to be collected as soon as possible. Behind the scenes our team are working with service providers to develop an online booking system to automate the booking system.
  • The online booking system is expected to launch in August.
  • More information will be posted here (including what will be accepted) as we work together with our contractor to finalise all the details. 

 

Green waste verge collections

Please find some FAQs to answer some of your questions.

What are the dates for green waste verge collection in 2024?

Green waste verge collections will occur in April, July and October 2024.

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What green waste will be collected?

  • Pile/s of green waste up to 4 cubic metres per household (approximately 2 x 6x4 trailer loads) consisting of trees, branches and shrubs or shrub prunings up to 300mm diameter to a maximum length of 1.5metres
  • Any loose materials such as lawn cuttings, leaves, and general green waste should be placed in cardboard boxes.

Please note the boxes will be left by the contractor as they will contaminate the compost product.

Green waste will not be collected if it falls into the following:

  • Green waste over 4 cubic metres
  • Large tree stumps, or greater than 300mm diameter or exceeding 1.5 metres in length
  •  Any junk, general waste, hard waste, recycling material, asbestos, chemicals, gas bottles or any other hazardous material
  • Any contaminated waste.
What green waste will be collected:

Acceptable green waste includes:

  • piles of green waste consisting of trees, branches and shrubs, or shrub pruning, up to 300mm diameter and/or to a maximum length of 1.5m (when green waste is placed in cardboard boxes, the boxes will not be picked up for collection)
  • any loose materials such as lawn cuttings, leaves and general green waste should be presented in cardboard boxes or garden bags which will be returned to the household
  • there are no volume restrictions in this green waste verge collection
  • green waste shall be collected if the householder has complied with the nominated green waste collection dates.
  • Empty cardboard boxes do not form part of the green waste collection service
    What is unacceptable green waste:

    Green waste will not be collected if it falls into the following categories:

    • large tree stumps greater than 300mm diameter or exceeding 1.5m in length
    • any contaminated green waste
    • any junk, general waste, hard waste, recycling material, asbestos, chemicals, gas bottles or any other hazardous material will not be collected.