Waste and Recycling
Council with its subsidiary NAWMA (Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority) provide waste management services to the Town of Gawler.
Visit the NAWMA website for information on bin collection days, which bin to use, reporting a missed bin collection, and organising new bins for your new home.
Bin Collection
If you would like a calendar posted to you in the mail, please call the NAWMA Customer Service Team on 8259 2100 otherwise hard copy calendars are available from the Gawler Administration Centre, 43 High Street, Gawler East
NAWMA’s new look kerbside bin collection calendars are now available from NAWMA's website
There are two different collection calendars for each council – Week 1 and Week 2. If you are unsure of which week your collection is, you can check here.
Calendars can also be downloaded here:
NAWMA Collection Calendar 2024 Town Of Gawler Week 1
NAWMA Collection Calendar 2024 Town Of Gawler Rural Week 2
The Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority has two Resource Recovery Centres (RRC) where residents of the Salisbury, Playford and Gawler Councils can donate, recycle and dispose of a range of items. https://www.nawma.sa.gov.au/resource-recovery/what-can-i-recycle/
For prices and further information including opening hours, please visit the NAWMA website.
Residents can use a hard waste service to recycle large items that cannot be placed in the yellow-lid kerbside bin.
The Town of Gawler is continuing its Hard Waste Service for all residences (one pickup per dwelling) for 2022-2023.
You can choose to have your items collected from the verge, in front of your property or you can use a hard waste drop-off code and take your items to one of two local Resource Recovery Centres.
For a list of acceptable hard waste items, click here.
For more information, and how to apply to be part of the Hard Waste Service, please refer to NAWMA on 8259 2100 or online at www.nawma.sa.gov.au or alternatively contact Council on 8522 9211.
Residents can dispose of food scraps and garden clippings via NAWMA’s fortnightly kerbside collection service. NAWMA will collect the contents of your green bin for composting by their partner Peats Soil & Garden Supplies. Composting organic material means that nutrients can be reused in gardens as well as large-scale horticultural and agricultural operations to improve the quality of the soil.
In 2022, the Town of Gawler will waived the price of kerbside Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) bins for residents who do not yet participate in the service, to divert recoverable resources away from landfill.
Not only was the upfront bin price be removed, but residents are also be able to choose between a standard 240 litre bin and a smaller 140 litre bin, which can be more convenient for small households and where space is an issue.
Council provides a free ventilated kitchen benchtop caddy (made from recycled plastic) and a roll of compostable liners along with each new bin, to assist with collecting food scraps. Diverting waste from landfill will also result in economic savings for Council.
Eco Waste Solutions is a family run and operated waste recycling facility in Willaston. This facility offers a local alternative to the residents of the Town of Gawler, accepting all hard waste and green waste. Eco Waste aims to incorporate recycling and reuse of waste products, making South Australia a cleaner greener place to live.
For further information including operating hours, email ecowaste@cbsbins.com.au or call 08 8524 1103.