Dump For Free

Why pay to drump your trash if you don’t have to?

Use this week to gather all those unwanted items around your home and back yard and take it to the Tharbogang Waste Management Centre or Yenda Waste Management Centre when Griffith City Council holds its next Dump for Free Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25 from 8 am to 5 pm.

It’s the smart thing to do.

Council’s Waste Operations Manager, Mr John Roser said Council spent in excess of $40,000 each year cleaning up waste from the roadside due to illegal dumping.

“The Dump for Free day was an initiative of Council to address some of the illegal dumping throughout the LGA and to assist residents in the disposal of their bulky waste,” Mr Roser said.

“The weekends have proven to be a massive success with close to 1200 residents using the Tharbogang and Yenda service during the event held earlier this year.

“Residents who want to take advantage of the free entry at the Tharbogang and Yenda facilities can dispose of general domestic waste including garden rubbish, mixed recyclables and general waste and is capped at two standard loads per household.

“We will only accept four car tyres per load and no commercial or ag tyres will be accepted.”

A standard load is the equivalent of a ute or car and trailer combination or just a ute or car load.

Asbestos will not be accepted over the weekend.

Griffith Mayor, Councillor Doug Curran encouraged residents to take advantage of the Dump for Free weekend.

“Illegal dumping continues to be an issue for Griffith, and the Dump for Free weekends are one way Council is trying to address the problem,” Councillor Curran said.

“Now is the perfect time to get rid of any excess rubbish you have been storing, have that Spring clean and dump it all for free.”

Don’t forget the free Community Recycling Centre at the Tharbogang Waste Management Facility.

The Community Recycling Centre is a permanent drop-off centre for ordinary household problem wastes that can’t be collected via kerbside waste and recycling collection services.

Residents can drop off problem waste at the Tharbogang Waste Management Facility all year round, free of charge.

The facility accepts paint, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, motor oils, other oil, car and household batteries, smoke detectors and fluoro globes and tubes seven days per week from 8 am to 5 pm.

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