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Hard rubbish

Hard rubbish, also known as hard waste, are your rubbish items that don't fit into or are not accepted in your general waste bins. Hard rubbish includes items such as fridges, washing machines, couches, televisions, furniture, computers, and more.

In The Barossa Council region, hard rubbish can be disposed of at Springton Waste Transfer Station on the second Saturday of every month or Eco Waste Solutions between 7am-5pm Monday-Friday and 9am-2pm Saturday. Alternatively, Yard Clean Up Man and KAND Do It will come to you and collect hard waste from your property at a suitable date and time confirmed upon booking with them.

FAQs

Hard waste must be placed out for collection no earlier than 24 hours before the booked collection time specified by Solo Resource Recovery.

More information on collection services can be found in 5.7 of By-Law 7 - Waste Management.

No, Solo Resource Recovery will not collect items from inside your home or shed.

All eligible hard waste items must be left within 2 cubic metres (2m (w) x 1m (d) x 1m (h)) kerbside ready for collection.

The following items will not be collected as part of your hard waste collection:

  • Liquid waste
  • Batteries
  • Car bodies, car parts, tyres or large scrap metal items
  • Concrete, asbestos, bricks, rocks, dirt, cement sheeting, plasterboard
  • Ammunition or explosives
  • Gas bottles, cans containing paint
  • Tree stumps
  • Items placed in plastic bags
  • Domestic recyclables such as bottles, cans, cardboard
  • Domestic Waste that can go in kerbside wheelie bin
  • Business waste
  • Other hazardous waste items as defined under the Environment Protection Act
  • Broken glass /Glass panes
  • Mattresses
  • Fridges and freezers

Examples of hard waste items that can be collected include:

  • Furniture, bedding and carpets rolled up and tied in 2m bundles
  • Metal and timber items up to 2 metres in length
  • Pottery, crockery and wash basins
  • Washing machines, dryers and stoves
  • Tools and gardening equipment
  • Empty paint tins with lids removed
  • Tree pruning’s tied in bundles up to 30 cm in diameter
  • TVs, computer equipment and electrical appliances

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