On Call Hard Waste Collection

Maroondah's new On Call Hard Waste Collection Service starts this week

A service when you need it

From 1 October 2008 residents will be able to book a hard waste collection service when they need it.

  • Up to 2 pick ups each financial year per household
  • Same items accepted as in previous collection system (see list below)
  • Up to two cubic metres (2m3) per collection

This new service will be provided at no extra cost to Maroondah households.

Accepted items

Pile 1 - Metals

  • Washing machines, stoves, dryers, fridges and freezers with doors removed
  • Electrical appliances
  • Metal tools and equipment
  • Lawn mowers empty of petrol and oil
  • Empty paint tins (with lids removed)
  • Old tins, scrap iron and other metal items
  

Pile 2 - Other hard waste

  • Household furniture
  • Carpet - rolled & tied (max 1.5m long)
  • Kitchenware, pottery & crockery
  • Timber - up to 10 pieces (max 1.5m long)
  • Home improvement material such as cupboards, toilet fittings and wash basins (max half a cubic metre)

Not Accepted

  • No items longer than 1.5 metres (except mattresses)
  • No items that can't be lifted by two people
  • No items placed out in plastic bags, including domestic garbage
  • No garden waste
  • No gas bottles
  • No building waste including bricks, concrete, tiles, pavers, rubble and soil
  • No cement sheeting, fibro and plasterboard
  • No liquid waste, chemicals and hazardous waste
  • No fencing material or panels over 1.5 metres long
  • No vehicle parts including tyres, wheels, rims, body panels, batteries and engines
  • No glass, mirrors and shower screens
  • No business waste - even if home based

To arrange a collection it's as easy as 1, 2, 3...

1. Call 1300 88 22 33 to book and receive instructions

2. Place sorted items out in two piles of up to two cubic metres

3. Place your booked sticker on your pile. Collection may occur in 2 runs, usually within a fortnight.

Residents will receive a New Service Information Pack this week via their letterbox, or you can contact Council on 1300 88 22 33 for further information.

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