Waste and Recycling
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Hazardous Waste
Mobile Garbage Bin |
Other Recycling
Residential Hard Waste Waste & Recycling Services |
Closure of Town of Gawler Waste and Recycling Transfer Station
As part of an ongoing process for the Town of Gawler to achieve financial sustainability a comprehensive review has been completed on the operations of the Paxton Street Waste and Recycling Transfer Station (WRTS). The review revealed some positive changes to community habits relating to kerb side waste and recycling but also identified declining visitation, large reductions in tonnes managed and large ongoing financial losses.
In conjunction with a need for significant capital expenditure to meet legislative requirements, the opening of the new Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority Resource Recovery Centre and the need for responsible and sustainable financial management Council resolved to cease operation of the Paxton Street Waste and Recycling Transfer Station effective 28 February 2013.
Please visit http://nawma.sa.gov.au/RRC/ for information about the new NAWMA Waste Transfer Station
Hazardous Waste
Contact Environment Protection Authority Tel. 08 8204 2004
Household and farm chemicals can be delivered to an Environmental Protection Authority depot at Dry Creek.
The depot is open on the first Tuesday in the month, 9.00am to 12 noon.
The EPA will accept items such as: pesticides, solvents, acids, tyres, paints, waste oil, pharmaceuticals, pool chemicals, batteries. Items NOT accepted include explosives, ammunition, pressurised gas cylinders, radioactive materials, and asbestos. This service is only available to householders and farmers.
Mobile Garbage Bins, Lost or Stolen
If your mobile garbage bin is stolen or broken please advise NAWMA on the Toll Free Number: 1800 111 004
Green waste (Garden Organics) bins are the owner's responsibility and will not be repaired or replaced by NAWMA.
New residents requiring waste collection services, please contact NAWMA on the Toll Free Number: 1800 111 004
- Delivery of bin is usually within 24 hours.
- All bins delivered Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays.
Additional waste services can be provided by council for an annual (financial year) charge, contact Customer Service 8522 9211 for further information.
Payment to be made at Council Office prior to bin being delivered
Other Recycling
Scout Bottling Centre: Paxton St, Willaston will take anything that can be recycled.
Contact Council's Environment Officer Tel. 8522 9257 for appropriate disposal / recycling facilities available for other materials.
Residential Hard Waste
Waste & Recycling Services
Residents have access to a 3 bin kerbside Waste Management system
- 140L Wheelie bin for household rubbish - provided free of charge by NAWMA (emptied weekly)
- 240L Recycling Wheelie Bin (with yellow lid) - provided free of charge by NAWMA (emptied fortnightly) You may put in the Yellow Recycling bin - Paper, cardboard, clean glass jars and bottles, food cans, milk & juice cartons, all plastic containers, aluminium cans, foil trays, wine casks - DO NOT PUT PLASTIC BAGS IN THIS BIN.
GREENWASTE: Householders may elect to purchase their own bin for garden organics disposal. There is no additional charge for collection.
- If you already have a garden organics bin and wish to start utilising the fortnightly collection service, you must register with NAWMA.
- If you do not have a garden organics bin and wish to utilise the fortnightly service, you must register with NAWMA. NAWMA can also provide and deliver a bin for garden and food organics waste for a one-off cost of $50.00
The bin must display NAWMA's yellow sticker (provided on registration of bin) before it will be emptied. The Green waste Bin may contain - pruning's (no greater than 100mm in diameter), grass clippings, weeds, leaves and flowers - DO NOT PUT PLASTIC BAGS OR BIN LINERS IN THE BIN. Collection of green waste is on the alternate fortnight to recycle collections.
Householders can ring NAWMA to request a free kitchen bench-top bin designed for food organics. When the bench-top bin is full, simply empty the contents into your green lid wheelie bin for kerbside collection. Green waste bins are emptied fortnightly on alternate weeks to recycle service.
Bins should be out by 7am on day of collection. A Calendar of collection dates is available from NAWMA Tel. 1800 111 004 or 08 8252 9666.
Additional waste collection services can be purchased for an annual fee. Contact Customer Service Tel. 08 8522 9211 for further information.
