Kerbside Bulky Waste Clean-Ups

KERBSIDE BULKY WASTE & SCRAP METAL CLEAN-UP

3 February 2025 – 7 March 2025

Dungog Shire Council is providing a Bulky Waste & Scrap Metal Clean-Up for all residential properties currently receiving a weekly waste collection.

Collections will commence on Monday the 3rd February. Please take note of the new schedule with the week allocated based on your weekly waste bin collection day.  Residents are requested to only put their waste out the weekend before their collection week. 

Week 1: If your General Waste Bin Collection Day is Monday

Place items out: Sunday 2 February 

(for collection Monday 3—Friday 7 February)

Vacy, Gresford, East Gresford, Lostock and back (including common collection points) 

*Please note 2126 Paterson River Road is no longer a collection point it, has changed to 1701 Paterson River Road.

Week 2: If your General Waste Bin Collection Day is Tuesday

Place items out: Sunday 9 February 

(for collection Monday 10 — Friday 14 February)

Paterson, Martins Creek and Dungog Roads (including common collection points)

Week 3: If your General Waste Bin Collection Day is Wednesday

Place items out: Sunday 16 February

(for collection Monday 17 —Friday 21 February)

Dungog

Week 4: If your General Waste Bin Collection Day is Thursday

Place items out: Sunday 23 February

(for collection Monday 24—Friday 28 February)

Clarence Town, Glen Martin, Glen William (includes Oakendale Road)

Week 5: If your General Waste Bin Collection Day is Friday

Place items out: Sunday 2 March

(for collection Monday 3—Friday 7 March 2024)

Flat Tops, Marshdale, Main Creek, Salsibury, Fosteron Loop

Items for collection should be placed at the location of your regular waste collection. Waste material deposited in any other location will be considered to be illegally dumped and action may be taken against persons responsible.

NOTE: Collections will only consist of a single pickup per property for bulky waste and a separate single pickup for metal. Waste or metal placed after your allocated week will not be collected. Collection vehicles record the date and time of each pickup.

• Collections may occur at any time during the allocated time period
• The volume of waste collected from any one property shall not exceed two cubic metres (the size of a standard 7 x 4 box trailer)
• Bulky waste includes larger items of household waste

Acceptable items are:

• Household appliances and whitegoods (all doors must be removed)

• Furniture, painted wooden products and fittings

• Pottery, ceramics and chinaware

• Tools, scrap metal, empty tins (lids off) and drums. (Sorted separate to other Bulky Waste)

• Other bulky household items

• Items must be able to be handled by two people

• Loose items must be bundled or contained

• Wire must be rolled and tied securely

These materials will NOT be collected:

• Mattresses

• Building and demolition materials, concrete, bricks, tiles, fencing and plumbing fixtures

• Trade, industrial and shop waste

• Motor vehicles, engines, car parts, batteries and tyres

• Commercial and hazardous waste including asbestos, insulation batts and fibro

• Gas bottles and fire extinguishers

• Fuels, oils, paint and vessels or machinery containing liquids eg. mowers, oil heaters etc.

• Cement bags and large carpet rolls

• Windows or sliding doors that contain glass, glass table tops and broken glass.

• Green Waste including tree roots and branches

• Small loose items will not be accepted

• Material suitable for placement in the resident’s MGBs - food scraps, recyclable material, household garbage.

• Fencing in large quantities and wire that is not rolled and tied securely

• Lengths of material longer than 1.8m (excluding lounges etc.)

• Hot water systems larger than 260 litres

All Enquiries to ~ JR RICHARDS & SONS ~ 1300 343 507