Transfer Stations

City of Greater Shepparton

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Shepparton Transfer Station

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Transfer stations (resource recovery centres) allow residents to deposit household waste and recyclable that are not applicable to their household bins. They also cater for commercial customers wishing to dispose of bulk loads of green organics, concrete and brick.

Making the most of your trip to the transfer station (Resource Recovery Centre).

Saving money!

You can reduce the cost of your trip to the transfer station by assuring that your load is sorted correctly. Many items can be recieved for no cost; these include

cardboard
polystyrene
household recyclables
detox your home items
used motor and vegetable oils.

Other items incur various fees, so make sure to group the same materials together in your trailer or ute to save yourself time and money. When you arrive at the transfer station your load will be assessed by the attendant and you will be charged dependant on the type and volume or number of materials. You may be asked to deposit your items into different bins, this will assist us with increasing our recycling rate and reducing waste to landfill, so do your bit for the environment and help us to recycle. For more information on what is accepted at your resource recovery centre and how and why to sort your load click here.

Not happy with your fee?

You can request that your load be measured by the attendant if you are unhappy with their estimates.

Charges do not reflect the true cost of waste disposal, the remainder of fees are subsidised by Council.

Shepparton transfer station (resource recovery centre)

Shepparton resource recovery centre is located at 125 Wanganui Rd, Shepparton (next to DECA).

Opening Hours:

Monday to Saturday - 8.00am - 4.30pm

Sunday/Public holidays - 9.00am - 4.00pm

Enquiries

Telephone on 5821 1076 or 5832 9700

Ardmona transfer station (resource recovery centre)

Ardmona resource recovery centre is located on the corner of Midland Highway and Turnbull Rd, Ardmona.

Opening Hours:

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday - 8.00am - 4.30pm

Sunday - 9.00 am - 4.00pm

Enquiries

Telephone on 5825 2214 or 5832 9700

Murchison transfer station (resource recovery centre)

Ardmona resource recovery centre is located on the corner of old whroo Rd and Cassidy Rd.

Opening Hours:

Wednesday and Sunday afternoons from 1.00pm - 4.00pm

Enquiries

Telephone on 5832 9700

All resource recovery centres are closed:

Christmas day
Good friday
Anzac day
Boxing day
New years day

Digital Television Switchover

Greater Shepparton residents are being encouraged to recycle their analogue TVs and videos rather than throw them out in the lead up to the digital TV switch over on 5 May 2011.

Press release for digital switchover:

Greater Shepparton City Council Team Leader Waster Services George Bitcon said although people could buy a set-top box to digital-enable their TV or video, residents appeared to prefer to get rid of their old TV and buy a new digital set.

"We're seeing a steady rise in the number of older, non-digital CRT (cathode ray tube) TVs and video recorders entering the waste stream," Mr Bitcon said.

"Rather than dumping old TVs in the rubbish or charity bins, we're encouraging people to bring them in to our transfer stations so they can be dismantled and the component parts recycled."

Mr Bitcon said it cost between $5 and $8 to drop off a TV at the Shepparton, Ardmona or Murchison transfer stations, depending on the size of the set.

"When you think about it, a new (digital) TV will cost you up to $2000 or more, so to pay around $5 to have your old TV recycled is very affordable; and that's on top all the other environmental, economic and social benefits of recycling," he said.

Mr Bitcon said the processes involved in recycling a television's various components were quite specialised and were often labour-intensive.

The electronic goods are dismantled by Council staff before the various components are sent off to different receivers for further processing.

TV and computer monitor CRT tubes are crushed to a powder and used to make "glass-phalt" for road sealing or used as a flux in the lead smelting process. Copper wiring, aluminium chassis and the plastic TV cases are also recycled, while other components are refined so that various metals, such as gold and silver, can be extracted.

"Some of the elements these specialist recyclers get out of electronic goods are quite expensive to get through traditional methods," Mr Bitcon said.

"They call themselves above-ground miners and say their processes are up to 10 times more efficient than if they were extracting these elements from ore."

Mr Bitcon said as well as TVs, Greater Shepparton transfer stations accepted a huge range of other electronic equipment for recycling, including game consoles, computers, monitors, printers and office equipment.

"The fees are generally the same as the cubic rate for other waste and help cover the costs of recovery," he said.

"So not only is recycling the right thing to do, it's really quite affordable."

For more information on how to dispose of chemicals and hazardous wastes see contacts as listed below.

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Ardmona Transfer Station

The Ardmona Transfer Station (resource recovery centre) accepts domestic waste and recycables, scrap metal, oil and green organics.

Murchison Transfer Station

The Murchison Transfer Station (resource recovery centre) is situated on the same site as the old Murchison landfill and accepts domestic waste and recycables, scrap metal and green organics.