Type
Asbestos
Disposal/
ecycle
Strategy
Additional
Information
Not accepted by
Council. Contact
your local licenced
asbestos removal firm
Local asbestos removal
company
South East Asbestos
08 8733 1454
www.southeastasbestos.com.au
Drum Muster As advertised by
Council. Usually held
in January/February
& July/August at the
Millicent & Penola
Resource Recovery
Centres
drumMUSTER is a national
program for the collection
or empty, cleaned, nonreturnable crop protection
and animal health chemical
containers.
For further information
www.drummuster.com.au
Domestic
quantities
Deliver to waste oil
facilities at Millicent
and Penola Resource
Recovery Centres.
There are also waste
oil facilities at Southend
Industrial Estate and
Beachport Boatyard.
For further information
www.oilrecycling.org.au
Engine and
Cooking Oil
Not accepted at any
Council facilities.
Contact
Nationwide 08 8344 0900
Mulhern’s Waste Oil
Removal Pty Ltd
08 8380 5567
Engine Oil
Commercial/
large
quantities
For cooking oil contact
Auscol 1800 629 476
E-waste
Fridges,
stoves and
whitegoods
TVs computers and
electrical appliances
are accepted at all of
Council’s Resource
Recovery Centre
and Waste Transfer
Stations.
E-Waste includes anything
electrical with a cord
or battery (excluding
whitegoods).
Recommended to
take to a local scrap
metal dealer or to
Council’s Resource
Recovery Centres
(Millicent/Penola)
Ensure fridges are
degased.
Local scrap metal dealer
J & A Valcarcel-Fuentes
& Sons
Aberle Street Millicent
08 8733 4845
Fridge degasing/whitegoods
disposal
Bin It 08 8724 8121
Type
Disposal/
ecycle
Strategy
Additional
Information
Green waste Must be clean of any
contaminants. Accepted
at Council’s Millicent,
Penola and Beachport
facilities.
Domestic quantities of
clay, gravel, sand, soil
and rock that is not
mixed with any other
waste can be delivered to
the Millicent and Penola
Resource Recovery
Centres
Commercial quantities can
be deposited at Council’s
Canunda Landfill site by
appointment. Charges apply.
Contact Council
08 8733 0901
Hazardous
chemicals
Not accepted at any of
Council’s sites.
Ring local waste management
companies for advice
Cleanaway 08 8725 3500
Bin It 08 8724 8121
Light globes,
fluorescent
tubes and
lamps
Accepted at Council’s
Resource Recovery
Centres (Millicent/
Penola)
Alternatively you can drop
them at the counter of your
local Mitre 10 or True Value
Hardware Store.
Hardwaste
Clean fill
Lounge Suites Break down into
components such as
timber, fabric and springs
and place into separate
recycling and waste bins
at all of Councils sites.
LPG Gas
Cylinders
Gas cylinders are
accepted but must not
contain any gas.
Mattresses
Remove padding from
springs. Springs can be
recycled as scrap metal
and the material and
padding as household
waste. Accepted at all of
Council’s sites.
Alternatively, contact the
following companies who will
‘strip down’ and dispose of
mattresses on your behalf.
Charges apply.
Bedford Industries
08 8733 2966
Bin It 08 8724 8121
Type
Disposal/
ecycle
Strategy
Additional
Information
Paint
Liquid paint is not
accepted. Solidified
paint can be treated
as household waste
and accepted at all of
Council’s Resource
Recovery Centres
and Waste Transfer
Stations.
Dulux and Wattyl have
developed paint hardener
products that solidify
paint. You can also solidify
paint by mixing it with
clay-based kitty litter.
Contact Council
08 8733 0901
for instructions handout.
Refrigerant
cylinders
Will be accepted at
Millicent and Penola
Resource Recovery
Centres but must be
degased.
Contact for degasing
Bin It 08 8724 8121
Steel/metal
Take to your scrap
metal dealer or deposit
at any of Council’s
Resource Recovery
Centres or Waste
Transfer Station sites.
Local scrap metal dealer
J & A ValcarcelFuentes & Sons
Aberle Street Millicent
08 8733 4845
Timber
Untreated timber and
tree branches are
accepted as green
waste provided it is
not contaminated
with metal bolts, steel
plates etc.
Treated
Timber
inc. CCA,
Creosote
There is currently no
recycling arrangement
for treated timber.
Treated timber can not
be deposited in landfill.
It is recommended
to store until disposal
method is developed.
Tyres
Return to your tyre
retailer who may
charge to receive the
waste.
For information on the
safe storage of treated
timber
www.epa.sa.gov.au
Council’s esource ecovery Centres
Council’s Resource Recovery Centres are located at
Saleyards Road, Millicent and Abbey Road, Penola.
Waste is separated into green waste, glass, cans,
plastics, cardboard, metal and electrical and sent on for
recycling. Batteries, waste oil, e-waste and chemical
containers are accepted and disposed of appropriately.
Types of waste accepted at Council’s
esource ecovery Centres and Waste
Transfer Stations
Accepted
Waste
• Household
Unacceptable
waste
• Tyres
Waste Transfer Stations located at Beachport*, Furner
and Glencoe only accept recyclables and general waste.
Each station has unloading ramps with skips divided into
sections for sorting of waste. *The Beachport Waste
Transfer Station CAN accept green waste.
Residual waste (non-recyclable) from Resource Recovery
Centres and Waste Transfer Stations is sent to the
Caroline Landfill near Mount Gambier.
Opening Times
Millicent Resource Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday 9.00am to 2.30pm
Recovery Centre
Penola Resource
Recovery Centre
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday 11.00am to 2.30pm
Glencoe Waste
Transfer Station
Wednesday 9.00am to 1.00pm
Sunday 9.00am to 12.00 noon
Beachport Waste
Transfer Station
Wednesday 9.00am to 1.00pm
Sunday 9.00am to 12.00 noon
Furner Waste
Transfer Station
Wednesday 9.00am to 1.00pm
Sunday 9.00am to 12.00 noon
Please note: All sites are closed on Good Friday and
Christmas Day.
waste
• Green Organic Waste
• Plastic bottles and aluminium cans
• Paper and cardboard
• Scrap metal
• Motor oil (domestic quantities only)
• E-Waste
• Hard Waste (domestic quantities of
construction and demolition material)
• Batteries (2 per visit)
• Mattresses
(unless covering removed
and metal springs are segregated from
other materials)
• Lounge suites (unless covering
removed and components segregated)
• Paint
• Treated timber (CCA, creosote)
• LPG gas cylinders
• Asbestos
• Hazardous chemicals
Useful Contacts
Wattle Range Council Engineering Office 08 8733 0901
Cleanaway 08 8725 3500
Bin It 08 8724 8121
Bedford Industries 08 8733 2966
J & A Valcarcel-Fuentes & Sons 08 8733 4845
South East Asbestos 08 8733 1454
Millicent Bottle and Can Centre 08 8733 4926
Penola Recycling Depot 08 8737 2447
Beachport Recycling Depot 08 8735 8377
Recycle Right and Hazardous Waste Hotline 1300 137 118
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