Bulky Waste Clean-Up | Forbes Shire Council

29 July to 2 August

Forbes Shire Council is providing a Kerbside Bulky Waste Clean-up for all residents currently receiving a domestic waste and recycling collection service.

Please place your waste neatly next to the edge of the kerb, not blocking the footpath, at your normal weekly bin collection point.

It is important to separate your waste into three (3) separate piles:

• Scrap Metal, White Goods and E-waste

• Bundled Organics

• General Bulky Waste Please secure items to avoid windblown littering.

Loose items must be tied securely with rope or string, into bundles or contained in sturdy boxes. The total volume of waste presented for collection must not exceed two (2) cubic metres.

Items must be able to be reasonably removed by two people. Residents are requested to put your waste out on Sunday 28 July, 2024 NOTE: Collections may occur at any time during the allotted time period, and may not be collected on the same day as your normal bin service.

ACCEPTABLE METAL & E-WASTE ITEMS INCLUDE:

• Fridges, washing machines, stoves, microwaves. Doors must be removed from all appliances and white goods.

• Metal lawn mowers, wheel barrows, empty paint tins, barbeques, pushbikes, hot water systems, metal furniture

• Televisions, monitors, towers, printers, keyboards, laptops

ACCEPTABLE ORGANIC ITEMS INCLUDE:

• Garden prunings that cannot be placed in your green lidded bin

• Tree limbs no longer than 1.8 metres & 250mm in diameter

• Untreated timber ACCEPTABLE GENERAL BULKY ITEMS INCLUDE:

• Mattresses, floor coverings, furniture, lounges, vacuum cleaners, small appliances, batteries, bric-a-brac

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS: These materials will NOT be collected

• Materials that exceed the maximum dimensions of 2 cubic metres

• Lengths of material longer than 1.8 metres (excluding mattresses)

• Items which cannot be reasonably removed by two people

• Trade, industrial & shop waste

• Items in plastic bags, cement bags

• Motor vehicles, engines, car parts, tyres

• Building & demolition material, concrete, bricks, tiles, fencing, plumbing fixtures, panes of glass, large carpet rolls

• Hazardous waste, asbestos, fibro, insulation batts, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, paint, solvents, chemicals, cleaners, unwanted medicines

• Liquids of any sort, fuels, oils

• Small machinery containing fuel or oil, oil heaters

• Material suitable for placement in your mobile garbage bins, including recyclables, organics, food scraps, household garbage

• Thorny bushes, soil, stones, sawdust The Contractor and Council have the right to reject any items that they consider unacceptable.

Enquiries ~ NetWaste Customer Service ~ 1300 725 415

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