Hard waste

Council provides a free hard waste collection every second year to residents in areas where landfill operation hours are limited.

Domestic Hard Waste Collection

What you can put out:

All items must be able to be lifted shoulder height by two persons, and be no longer than 1.5 metres.

• Old tins, scrap iron, and other waste metal.
• Empty and clean paint tins, lids off.
• Crockery, chinaware etc.
• Carpet (rolled and tied – limit of one room).
• Household furniture, such as couches, beds, carpet (rolled and tied – limit 1 room).
• Household appliances such as refrigerators (remove doors), stoves, washing machines, dishwashers.
• Electrical appliances, tools, equipment, mowers, and small car parts.
• Up to 10 pieces of timber (neatly tied) not exceeding 1.5m in length. Nails must be bent over or removed.

What you can’t put out:

Items that will NOT be collected include:

• Over-length or over-weight items of any nature.
• Waste from industrial and commercial premises.
• Waste material from construction, renovation and demolition of buildings, including fencing.
• Glass.
• Bricks, concrete, stone, clay, sand and soil.
• Liquids whether or not in sealed containers including paint, oil, garden sprays and chemicals.
• Farm equipment.
• Hazardous or offensive waste, including asbestos.
• Household garbage.
• Tyres or batteries of any type.
• Televisions and computer monitors (Please note: although e-waste is accepted for free at the Swan Hill Landfill, collecting these items during hard waste collection is too dangerous).

Please Note: Clear access is required to your nature strip on collection day. Avoid parking cars near waste materials.