Christmas and Holiday collection arrangements:

There will be no change to collection days. Please ensure that your bins are placed out for collection the night before your normal collection day as the drivers will start very early so that they can get home to spend time with their families on the Public Holidays.

Your Residential Domestic Waste Service (Waste bins and more)

Wingecarribee Shire Council operates a domestic recycling and waste service for residents within the designated collection area.

The recycling containers is a yellow lid 240 Litre bin.
 
Waste containers may be either:
1. One green lid 80 litre bin for fortnightly waste collection
2. One red lid 80 litre bin for weekly waste collection
3. Two purple 80 litre bin for weekly waste collection

NB The charges applied for each of these options vary.

Here are some frequently asked questions that you may find useful.

More useful documents including the Waste Collection Calendar can be downloaded from the section at the bottom of the page.

Quick Links for Residents:

Lost/Stolen Bin Statement
Authority to change waste service Form
Waste Collection Calendar
Summer Clean-Up February 2010
Council Trial Organics Collections
How to Pay and Book for either cleanup?

How do I estimate two cubic metres? 

A cubic metre is an item or items 1 metre long by 1 metre wide by 1 metre high. 1 metre X 1 metre X 1 metere= 1 cubic metre
2 cubic meters could be:  2 metres X 1 metre X 1 metre = 2 cubic metres
It could be any combination of lengths as long as all three dimensions multiplied together equals 2. For example; 4 metres X 1 metre X 0.5 metre = 2 cubic metres

Summer Clean-Up February 2010:

Clean-Up is operated on a pre-booked and pre-paid basis. Payments and bookings must be made the week before the collection period for your area (as shown in the dates below).

A flat rate of $35.00 with 1% surcharge for credit cards, applies for each collection and 2 cubic metres per household is allowed each six months. See below for more details: 

 NB Cleanup items must be out for collection the Sunday before the scheduled collection week.

What can be included in the Clean Up?

• Old furniture (that can be handled by 2 people)
• Dismantled white goods, please take doors off fridges and ovens, not only does it make them lighter to lift but makes them safer, children can be accidentally locked in.
• Metals for recycling
• Sawn timber off cuts
• Wrapped glass and mirrors
• Broken toys
• Old cutlery and crockery
• Disassembled swings and outdoor climbing apparatus
• Flower pots
• Oil heaters (with the oil removed)

Put all your items out on the kerb the night before your collection is due in a neat pile. If other residents in your street are also participating in the clean up please keep your piles separate and distinct from each other. A neat pile may deter others from attempting to add to your pile!

What can NOT be included in the Clean Up?

• Household waste (eg food scraps, wrappers, etc)
• Green waste
• Domestic recycling
• Demolition materials (fibro, roofing iron etc)
• Bricks, concrete / builder's rubble, rocks sand, soil
• Chemicals and poisons, oil
• Fencing wire
• Gas bottles
• Oil heaters (with oil still inside)
• Car tyres, vehicle engines or parts, car batteries
• Televisions and computer monitors

Council Trial Organics Collections:

Council is trialling a fortnightly garden organics collection service, similar to the half-yearly Council clean-ups. At the end of the trial period an assessment will be made of the demand for such a service and the feasibility of operating it on a more permanent basis. Other options for garden organics disposal will also be considered.

The cost is $20 (incl. GST) for 2 cubic metres (approximately 2 level standard trailer loads). Bookings and credit card payments can be made by phoning the Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) on 4868 0500 by 4.00 pm on the Friday before the Monday collection. Payment can also be made at the Civic Centre. If payment is made at the Civic Centre, a booking must still be made with the RRC, quoting the receipt number. A 1% surcharge applies for credit card payments.

This service is only available to residents who have a Council domestic waste collection.

The following conditions apply. In the interest of safety and hygiene, these conditions will be strictly enforced.

Only one collection per residence per fortnight.

• Material must not exceed 2 cubic metres (approximately 2 level standard trailer loads).
• Materials must be organic, less than 200mm in diameter, no longer than 1800mm in length and capable of being lifted by two people.
• Small pieces should bundled together and tied with twine. It is preferred that sisal type (organic, not plastic) twine is used for bundles (available at hardware stores).
• Wire must not be used to bundle material.
• Leaves and grass clippings must be contained in reusable bags that will be returned to the frontage for next time.
• Bags are to be left open. Tied/closed bags will not be collected.
• Material to be placed as close to the kerb as possible but must not obstruct traffic or pedestrians.
• No wet, putrid or food wastes will be collected.

A limited number of reusable bags are available from the weighbridge at the RRC and the Customer Service desk at the Civic Centre for $1 each. These will be returned to residents during collection for reuse.

Residents are encouraged to co-operate with neighbours and pool materials to make collections more cost effective – a limit of 2 cubic metres per collection will still apply.

Further details are available by telephoning the Resource Recovery Centre between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday, on 4868 0500.

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How to Pay and Book for either cleanup?:

1. Payment in Cash:
   Pay at the Civic Centre: A receipt will be provided. After paying, call the Resource Recovery Hotline on 4868 0500 to book the Cleanup and quote the Receipt Number.
   Pay at the Resource Recovery Centre: Pay at the Gatehouse. A receipt will be provided. After paying, go to the Resource Recovery Admin Office to book the Cleanup and quote the Receipt Number.
2. Payment by Credit Card:
   Phone the Resource Recovery Hotline on 4868 0500 to book and pay at the same time.
3. Payment by Cheque:
   Phone the Resource Recovery Hotline on 4868 0500 to book. Cheque to be made out to the Wingecarribee Shire Council and sent to the: 
         Resource Recovery Centre
         Wingecarribee Shire Council  
          PO Box 141
         MOSS VALE NSW 2577

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Resource Recovery Centre
Corner of Berrima and Bowman Rds
MOSS VALE NSW 2577

Postal Address:
PO Box 141
MOSS VALE NSW 2577