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Landfill tender for South Gippsland out this weekend

Transfer stations and hard waste collection services to start on 3 July.

By news@gippsland - 28th June 2021 - Back to News

A tender process for the management and operation of Council's transfer stations and hard waste collection services will start this Saturday (3 July). We would encourage anyone interested to visit landfill tenders (from 3 July).

Learn other ways to help reduce your waste, find out where your nearest transfer stations at and check out their operating hours

Landfill & transfer station fees and charges

Accepted materials
Recyclables (free of charge)	Paper/cardboard, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and containers (rigid plastic types 1 - 7), steel, whitegoods, car batteries and used motor oil
Accepted materials (fees apply)
Other wastes (fees apply)	Domestic garbage, furniture, car bodies, tyres, concrete, bricks, clean fi ll, commercial wastes, domestic asbestos (landfi ll only, conditions apply), green waste, gas bottles and electronic waste
Materials NOT accepted
Materials NOT accepted	Paint, chemicals and liquid waste. Household quantities of these items may be taken to Detox Your Home collection days

For a copy of current waste disposal fees and charges, please call Council on 5662 9200 or visit the website at landfill tenders.

Landfill & transfer stations

Station	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun	Public holidays
Koonwarra Transfer Station	Koonwarra-Inverloch Rd, 2.5 km south of Koonwarra
Koonwarra Transfer Station	8am to 4pm	8am to 4pm	8am to 4pm	8am to 4pm	8am to 4pm	10am to 4pm	10am to 4pm	Normal hours*
Foster Transfer Station	South Gippsland Highway, 2.5 km east of Foster
Foster Transfer Station	Closed	12pm to 4pm	Closed	12pm to 4pm	Closed	12pm to 4pm	12pm to 4pm	Normal hours*
Korumburra Transfer Station	Silkstone Rd, Korumburra
Korumburra Transfer Station	1pm to 4pm	9am to 12pm	Closed	1pm to 4pm	9am to 12pm	12pm to 4pm	12pm to 4pm	Normal hours*
Mirboo North Transfer Station	Railway Rd, Mirboo North
Mirboo North Transfer Station	Closed	Closed	1pm to 5pm	Closed	1pm to 5pm	Closed	10am to 4pm	Normal hours*
Walkerville Transfer Station	Fish Creek-Walkerville Rd, Walkerville
Walkerville Transfer Station	1pm to 4pm	Closed	9am to 12pm	Closed	Closed	9am to 12pm	1pm to 4pm	1pm to 5pm
Venus Bay Transfer Station	Cnr Canterbury Rd and No 3 Beach Rd, Venus Bay
Venus Bay Transfer Station	9am to 12pm	9am to 12pm	9am to 12pm	9am to 12pm	9am to 12pm	9.30am to 3.30pm	9.30am to 3.30pm	9am to 5pm
Venus Bay Transfer Station	Access through the Koonwarra Transfer Station (commercial loads only)
Venus Bay Transfer Station	8am to 4pm	8am to 4pm	8am to 4pm	8am to 4pm	8am to 4pm	Closed	Closed	Normal hours*
Extended hours apply from 1 November to 31 January. Saturday 9am - 1pm, Sunday 1pm - 5pm
Only from 26 December to 31 January
Only during school days
*All sites are closed on Good Friday and Christmas

For further information visit landfill or phone 5662 9200.

Pictures from South Gippsland Shire web page.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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