Get ready for Bulky Household Waste Collection

Start pulling out unwanted items from your shed, garage or cupboards, the first Tamworth Regional Council Bulky Household Waste Collection of the year is on soon.

Week one of the Bulky Household Waste Collection starts on Monday 18 June for Tamworth, Attunga, Kootingal and Moonbi. Week two starts on Monday 25 June for Barraba, Manilla and Nundle. Items for collection should be placed on the kerb on the same night you would usually put your red lid bin out for collection.

Tamworth Regional Council Manager Water and Waste Operations, Dan Coe, urges residents making use of the popular service to remember to follow the rules.

“There is a limit on the amount of waste each home can dispose of using the collection and there are some items which are not suitable for collection,” he said. “We are again encouraging the community to follow the rules – the collection is a big task and it runs much more efficiently when everyone is doing the right thing.”

There is a total limit of no more than 2 cubic metres – about the same amount which would fill the tray of a standard ute - for each household.

Residents can use the service to dispose of household items such as general small household items, broken furniture, bedding and electrical appliances as well as e-waste which includes intact televisions, computers, computer monitors, printers and keyboards.

Items not picked up as part of the collection include tyres, fridges and gas bottles. A full list of unsuitable items are listed on Council’s website. Any item rejected for collection must be disposed of correctly by the resident who owns it – otherwise they may risk a fine.

Residents with goods for collection are asked to pile them neatly on the kerbside at the same time they put their red-lidded bin out for collection. Items should not be spread out where it may pose a hazard for pedestrians or vehicles.

Mr Coe said it is important for residents to understand the general waste collected through the service is not recycled but the e-waste and metal items are.

"The service is not a recycling service, it is a disposal service - items are collected using a compaction truck and the waste collected ends up buried in landfill," he said. “There are then separate trucks which collect metal waste and e-waste.”

Residents can report any missed collections to the waste hotline on 1300 530 535. Each truck used is fitted with CCTV to monitor any issues with the service and to ensure no goods put out for collection at the right time are inadvertently missed.