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City of Greater Shepparton
URL: http://www.greatershepparton.com.au/council/waste/
Waste Services
Greater Shepparton provides a number of waste services and facilities for residents.
What services are available?
Greater Shepparton City Council's Waste Services include:
- Weekly kerbside waste collection service
- Fortnightly kerbside recycling and green organics collection service
- Public recycling and waste disposal facilities at Ardmona, Shepparton and Murchison transfer stations
- Commercial disposal facility at Cosgrove Landfill
- Street litter and public place recycling bins
The waste collection service is compulsory in urban areas and optional in rural areas.
To arrange a kerbside waste, recycling or green organics collection service or to find out more about Council's Waste Services, please contact Customer Service on (03)5832 9700 or send an email to council@shepparton.vic.gov.au.
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Greater Shepparton City Council offers a range of kerbside waste services for residents and businesses.
Did you know there is an easy and environmentally beneficial alternative to throwing your household batteries in the garbage?
Composting at home has a major role to play in reducing the amount of material that is currently going to landfill and is a great way for single person or family to reduce their impact on the environment.
Unwanted chemicals may harm the environment when you pour them down the sink or put them in the rubbish bin. Detox Your Home allows you to dispose of these chemicals safely.
Greater Shepparton City Council is committed to the State Government's Towards Zero Waste targets for garbage reduction to landfill and as such offers residents a three bin kerbside collection service. This incorporates a weekly garbage and alternating fortnightly recycling and green organics collections. Click here to check your collection day.
The Greater Shepparton City Council is participating in a service to collect and recycle mobile phone handsets, batteries and accessories through Mobile Muster.
Greater Shepparton City Council offers Public Place bins which allow residents to dispose of materials in public places.
This section contains information on strategies and policies regarding waste collection and recycling.
Transfer stations (resource recovery centres) accept domestic quantities of household waste and recyclables. The waste accepted at the transfer station must be suitable for landfill and can therefore not include any liquid waste, chemicals or hazardous wastes.
The Cosgrove Landfill is the sole landfill in Greater Shepparton and is open only to commercial customers.
This page contains useful information on the proper disposal methods for materials
Greater Shepparton City Council participates in the drumMUSTER program that allows residents to collect and return empty and cleaned farm chemical containers to our transfer stations for recycling.