Dates, locations and waste acceptance criteria for the Malvern and Ellesmere Community Recycling Days

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Dates and locations:

Malvern: Sunday 22 November 2020, 10am - 4pm

Hawkins Pit, Darfield - entry off Cullens Road, east of Bangor Road.

Ellesmere: Saturday 31 October, 10am - 4pm

Cemetery Pit, Southbridge Leeston Road.

 Map of Hawkins Pit locationMap of Cemetery Pit location

Acceptance criteria and prices:

These days are a great chance to clean up your shed, backyard and garden and drop-off garden waste, bulky waste, scrap metal, tyres, child car seats and electronic waste to a local collection point.

Cash only (no EFTPOS).

Please separate different waste streams. Please ensure you are able to unload your own materials into the bins provided upon arriving.

Only household amounts will be accepted - no business loads.

A donation will be made to a local not-for-profit organisation for their support with this event.

The bulky waste option is a trial this year.

Green tick imageAccepted MaterialRed X imageUnacceptable MaterialCharges

Bulky waste - Items too large for your wheelie bin

  • Furniture
  • Chairs and couches
  • Desks
  • Clothes
  • Curtains
  • Carpets
  • Smelly or wet waste
  • Any waste that cannot easily be transferred to skips without causing a mess
  • $20 per car boot
  • $35 per small trailer/ute/van up to 2.1m x 1.2m
  • $60 per large trailer up to 3m x 1.5m
  • Over and above $20 per m3

Garden waste

  • Prunings
  • Tree trimmings
  • Weeds
  • General rubbish
  • Flax and cabbage tree leaves
  • Trees or branches over 10cm in diameter
  • $5 per car
  • $10 per ute or single axle trailer
  • $15 per twin axle trailer

Scrap metal

  • Metals
  • Bicycles
  • BBQs
  • Small appliances
  • Whiteware
  • Tins, pots and pans
  • Gas bottles
  • Items containing oil/fuel
  • Free of charge

Car/motorbike and 4WD tyres

  • Tyres containing or covered in dirt
  • $5 per car/motorbike tyre
  • $6.50 per 4WD tyre
  • (tyres on rims will be charged double)

Child car seats

  • Fabric covers (please remove)
  • Polystyrene child car seats
  • $15 per seat

Electronic waste

  • Flat screen and CRT TVs and monitors
  • Computers
  • Printers
  • Phones, cameras and stereos
  • Cables
 
  • $10 per CRT or flat screen TV or monitor
  • All other e-waste free of charge

Cardboard

  • Flattened, clean cardboard
  •  
    • Juice or liquid cartons such as TetraPak©
    • Food soiled cardboard
    • Free of charge