Waste management information for residents

Coonamble Waste Management Facility will operate daily from 9am to 4pm during the winter months as of today (Monday, 15 July 2024).

Cash for accepted recyclable bottles and cans is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm.

The Gulargambone Waste Transfer Station operates on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 2.30pm to 5.30pm.

The Quambone Waste Transfer Station operates on Tuesday and Friday from 2.30pm to 5.30pm and on Saturday from 8am to noon.

People using Council's tips are reminded that if they have sorted their waste before arriving at the tip, they can dispose of the following without charge:

• Batteries, scrap metal, e-waste, whitegoods (fridges and freezers with the gas removed; and washing machines).
• Clean, dry earthen fill (uncontaminated).
• Residential green waste, such as lawn clippings, clean straw, trees and branches (up to a branch diameter of 20cm).
• Cardboard, paper, concrete (not containing asbestos) and poly.

If, after sorting, there is still material to be disposed of in landfill, this will attract a charge.

Charges do apply for the following:

• Unsorted and mixed rubbish in an Otto/'wheelie' will be charged at $10 per bin or $5 for a half-filled bin.
• Unsorted domestic waste will be charged at $20 per cubic metre.
• Commercial green waste is charged at $15 per cubic metre.
• Compacted non-recyclable materials at $35 per cubic metre.
• Mattress disposal ($20 for a single bed or cot; $30 for a double-bed and $40 for a king-sized mattress).
• Armchairs at $25 each and lounges at $30 each.
• Tyres (for cars and motorcycles $18 each, 4WDs at $30 each, light trucks at $40 each, trucks at $75 each and tractors at $225 each).

Residents are also reminded that their weekly, kerbside waste collection must use a red-lidded Otto/'wheelie' bin only. Bins with other coloured lids will not be picked up as the lid colour indicates the type of waste within the bin.

Domestic household bins should not be used for green waste, timber off-cuts or metal waste that can make the bin too heavy for the lifting mechanism on the collection truck or cause damage to its compactor. These items can be disposed of at waste facilities.

Residents needing a new bin are asked to contact Council on 6827 1900 or through Council's website here. 

All residents and business owners should note that fines apply for the illegal disposal of waste outside any of the waste facilities provided across the Local Government Area.