Winter Waste Weekend Moves To July

Published on 01 June 2020

• Winter Waste Weekend to be held on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July 2020

Snowy Valleys Council has moved the date for the scheduled Winter Waste Weekend by one month to help ensure a COVID-19 safe environment.

Normally held on the first weekend in June the next Snowy Valleys Waste Weekend will now run over the first weekend in July.

Council’s Executive Director Infrastructure Heinz Kausche said, “Our Transfer Stations experience a large increase in traffic over a Waste Weekend and it is important that all sites are adequately set up to manage the influx and have the COVID-19 safety protocols in place”.  

Waste Weekends complement Council’s regular waste collection service allowing residents to dispose of a range of household waste that doesn’t fit in the kerbside bins.

During a waste weekend residents can take to up to 1 cubic metre of general non-recyclable waste.  This is equivalent to approximately 4 large wheelie bins, or a standard ute load, or a standard box trailer load or a standard large mattress.

While the waste weekends are a great time to dispose of larger household items, people often forget that recycled materials can be dropped off for free at any time of the year.

Community members are able to drop off recyclables including cardboard, paper, steel and aluminium for free at all sites all year round. E-waste, paint, motor oils, household batteries, gas bottles, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, car batteries and fluoro globes are also accepted at the Tumbarumba and Tumut Centres at no charge.

For opening times visit www.svc.nsw.gov.au/waste-stations