Recycling and Waste
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The 2012-13 Recycling Calendar is available to download and print.
Service excellence and innovation are core values at Burnie City Council.
Our goal is to manage recycling and waste services to meet the needs of the community for a healthy and sustainable environment.
We provide a weekly kerbside collection of domestic waste and recyclables, commercial waste and cardboard (CBD).
The Waste Management Centre includes a recycling loop, tip shop, re-use stockpiles and waste transfer area. Some items can be disposed of for free, others may incur disposal fees.
Our drivers are to reduce waste to landfill to maximise its life and to deliver best practice in collection, recovery and disposal systems.
The Burnie Waste Management Strategy is a 5 year action plan to reduce waste so that we can maximise the life of the landfill. The Refuse Collection and Waste Management By-Law regulates the storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the City of Burnie.
We encourage all Green Waste to be mulched and Organics to be Recycled at Home.
For further information on the latest Waste and Recycling best practices visit the Planet Ark - Recycling Near You website or Download the flyer to find out what happens to each of our Recyclables.
We actively promote local, state and national Waste Reduction & Resource Recovery Initiatives, and participate in programs including ChemSafe, drumMUSTER, ChemClear, EZY-RETURN Fluro Recycling, Mobile Muster & Printer Cartridge recycling.
Waste Best Practices
– Everything you buy is a resource
REDUCE waste at source
- buy items with less packaging, choose items that will last longer and can be used over again
- compost food scraps and lawn clippings at home
REUSE unwanted or discarded items
- think about reuse – what else can be done with this item?
- visit the Tip Shop , garage sales and reuse shops
RECYCLE
- separate recyclables from waste
- put them in your yellow lid bin or take to a recycling centre
RESPONSIBLE DISPOSAL of residual waste
- residual waste is the bit left over after you have reduced, reused and recycled
- place it in your waste wheelie bin or take it to the waste centre
We practice what we preach. The Burnie Waste Management Strategy is a 5 year action plan to reduce waste so that we can minimise the amount of waste going to landfill.
Service Information
Should you have any problems or require further information relating to:
- wheelie bin not collected
- lost or damaged wheelie bin
- difficulty in using a wheelie bin due to site difficulties, age or physical disability
- or any aspect of our recycling and waste services
please call Council's Customer Service desk on 6430 5700 or visit the City Offices at 80 Wilson Street, Burnie.
To report a Pollution and environmental incident:
Telephone: 1800 005 172 (free-call number 24-hours a day)
To report a Littering Offence:
Telephone: 1300 135 513 Or lodge a report online.