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Hard Waste Terms and Conditions

The following list details what items are suitable and not suitable for a hard waste service.

NAWMA - Hard Waste Collection List
Items suitable for a hard waste service include:
  • Furniture including carpets (must be rolled up) and mattresses (maximum of 2 per service).
  • Refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, dishwashers & small kitchen appliances.
  • Domestic household Items: e.g. toys, bikes, empty clean paint tins (with lids removed) and car rims (not tyres).
  • Scrap metal.
  • Electrical items (anything with a cord).
  • Timber no longer than 2m, free of nails and bundled.
  • Cardboard flattened & tied in bundles of 10 or less.
Items NOT suitable for a hard waste service include:
  • General household waste or clothing.
  • Green waste (plant clippings).
  • Hazardous waste (e.g. asbestos, chemicals, batteries, ammunition, explosives and gas cylinders).
  • Car bodies/car parts or tyres.
  • All glass  (e.g. broken glass, mirrors, windows or panels of sheet glass).
  • Paint tins containing wet paint.
  • Construction/building materials, concrete, rocks or dirt.
  • Fibreglass.
  • Porcelain, ceramic or terracotta.
  • Polystyrene.

Hard Waste Collection

The amount of material must not exceed 2 cubic metres (2m x 1m x 1m). If exceeding 2m3, the material may be at risk of not being collected.

Items should be placed out on the council verge by 7am on the day of collection, but no earlier than the night before. Items placed out earlier than the night before collection will be considered illegal dumping and may incur a fine.

  • Items must be neatly stacked on the council verge in front of the property and kept clear from all public footpaths and walkways. (Please call NAWMA on 8259 2100 if unsure where to place your hard waste).
  • Collection may occur anytime between 7am and sunset on the scheduled collection day.
  • Small items can be placed together in cardboard boxes.
  • Items must be able to be picked up by two people.

Hard Waste Drop-off

The permissible amount is a 6×4 single-axle (caged) trailer load, or equivalent.

  • Photographic ID with the same address the drop-off code is booked under must be presented at the Gatehouse when using a drop-off code.
  • 3rd party contractors are not permitted to use this service.
  • 6-week expiry date from the date of issue on all drop-off codes.

 

Book your hard waste service online here.

For more information please download our information brochure.

Hard Waste Services Brochure