Hard waste collection

East Waste collect hard rubbish for City of Unley residents and each household is entitled to one free 'at call' hard waste collection per financial year (1 July - 30 June).

The maximum amount that can be collected is two cubic metres 2m3. This equates (approx) to a standard 6ft x 4ft trailer load. 

Mattress and ensemble base collections need to be booked separately to other hard rubbish items. 

What you need to know

  • Not everything can be disposed of. Many household objects can be recycled or have alternative options.
  • Bookings are subject to availability. You can usually organise a collection within 3-4 weeks time.
  • Options may be available for preferred dates.
  • Any rubbish put out without a booking is considered illegal dumping, and penalties apply.
  • Cancellation requires 2 full business days notice prior to the collection date.
  • Residents are entitled to 1 free waste collection per financial year (1 July - 30 June). 

What can I throw out?

What is accepted?

  • Air conditioners Ensure that they are degassed by a licenced professional before placing them on the kerbside
  • Bikes and toys
  • Blinds and window coverings
  • Car seats Please cut straps so that old and damaged seats that are unsafe are not picked up and re-used OR recycle them at RAA Child Safety Centre, 101 Richmond Road Mile End.
  • Dismantled clothes lines
  • Furniture
  • Hot water services
  • Lawnmower Fuel tank must be empty
  • Mattresses Must be booked as a separate collection
  • Rainwater tanks
  • Refrigerators and freezers Please ensure that they are degassed by a licenced professional and remove doors for safety.Sheets of iron and guttering Up to 2 metre lengths.
  • Small items of scrap metal
  • Timber off cuts Up to 2 metre lengths, ensure that any nails are removed or bent over.
  • Washing machines and dryers
  • Wooden pallets Non-refundable/returnable.

Mattresses and ensembles

Mattresses or ensembles - must be booked as a separate collection.
Mattress and ensemble bases must be booked separately for recycling. Please allow 1-2 weeks for mattress or ensembles collections.

Book a mattress collection

What is not accepted?

  • Hazardous products, toxic substances, explosives, flammables, ammunition.
     eg paint, pesticides, garden fertilisers, cleaning agents, suspected Asbestos items, explosives, ammunition, fuel, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, fibreglass.
  • Building material from erection, demolition or renovation of a property or shop, eg bricks, concrete, gyprock/plasterboard, cement mix, dirt, rubble, wooden pallets, tiles, toilet bowl and cisterns,
  • Car bodies, panels, engines, parts
  •  Tyres
  •  Batteries eg car, scooter, power packs, small AA.
  • Liquid waste including paint and oil.
  • Floor coverings
  • Garden waste, tree stumps
  •  Domestic waste
  •  Vegetation and garden waste including fruit and vegetables.
  • Mirrors, glass, windows
  •  Cardboard, bottles, cans eg kerbside recyclable items.
  • Unsanitary or sharps items eg syringes and medical waste.

How much can I throw out?

The maximum amount that can be collected is 2 cubic metres.

  • 2m length x 1m wide x 1m height
  • This amount equates (approx) to a small 6ft x 4ft trailer load.

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Online

Step 1.Check your items are able to be collected

See acceptable items above.

Step 2.Make your booking

Make sure you complete your booking and have received an email confirmation before leaving your rubbish out for collection.

Book online

Step 3.Getting ready for you collection

Items must be placed on kerbside by 6am however no earlier than 24 hours prior to the booked collection day.

Tips for collection

  • Leave plenty of room on the footpath for people to walk past
  • Don't leave anything sharp or hazardous on the footpath
  • Remove all doors from fridges and freezers Don't stack your waste too high
  • Lie taller items down (eg wardrobes).

Email

Step 1.Check your items are able to be collected

See acceptable items above.

Step 2.Make your booking

You can email East Waste to organise your booking. You will receive an email confirmation with your collection date. Make sure you have received confirmation before leaving your rubbish out for collection.

Email east@eastwaste.com

Step 3.Getting ready for you collection

Items must be placed on kerbside by 6am however no earlier than 24 hours prior to the booked collection day.

Tips for collection

  • Leave plenty of room on the footpath for people to walk past
  • Don't leave anything sharp or hazardous on the footpath
  • Remove all doors from fridges and freezers Don't stack your waste too high
  • Lie taller items down (eg wardrobes).

Telephone

Step 1.Check your items are able to be collected

See acceptable items above.

Step 2.Make your booking

You can call East Waste to organise your booking. You will receive an email confirmation. Make sure you have received confirmation before leaving your rubbish out for collection.

Phone 8347 5111.

Step 3.Getting ready for you collection

Items must be placed on kerbside by 6am however no earlier than 24 hours prior to the booked collection day.

Tips for collection

  • Leave plenty of room on the footpath for people to walk past
  • Don't leave anything sharp or hazardous on the footpath
  • Remove all doors from fridges and freezers Don't stack your waste too high
  • Lie taller items down (eg wardrobes).

Your hard waste is your responsibility. The council isn't responsible for removal of items added to your pile by others. You should ensure that waste outside your property is maintained safely until collected. Any rubbish put out without a booking is considered illegal dumping and can incur a penalty.

 

 

 

How to recycle and other waste

For ways to recycle or dispose of other items such as electrical appliances or hazardous waste, see our 'Tricky waste' information page.

Report illegal dumping

If you have spotted rubbish, dumped furniture, electrical goods etc on a roadside, reserve or in front of a house and you don't believe it should be there, let us know. Learn more.

 

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