Domestic Hard Waste Kerbside Collections

Residents of Wentworth Shire Council are eligible for one collection per year to dispose of unwanted items from eligible households free of charge between January and December.

The last collection for 2026 is Wednesday 25 November 2026.

For further information please contact Council on 03 5027 5027.

2026 collection dates:

Wednesday 27 May 2026
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Wednesday 25 November 2026

Please Note:

Items longer than 2 metres and/or too heavy for two people to lift will be refused
All small items must be less than 40kg per individual piece
No commercial hard rubbish will be collected
Refusal is at the discretion of the operator if unsafe to take.
Domestic hard rubbish collection can only be redeemed by the property owner or tenant, once per calendar year per property
Details of the request will be recorded under the registered property address in Council’s Waste Management System

*All refrigerators and freezers must be laid face down with the door closed and in contact with the ground surface.

Eligible items (up to 2x2x1 metres per eligible address)

Old furniture, bed frames and mattresses
Electrical appliances & BBQ’s
Whitegoods* (fridges, freezers, air conditioners)
Lawn mowers
Hot water services (empty)
Scrap metal or other hard waste items

Non-eligible items

Hazardous waste chemicals, oil fuel and other liquid waste
Glass (including broken glass)
Batteries, Green waste, soils and ashes
Car bodies and tyres

Check your eligibility

Your application will then be lodged with the collection agency and you will be contacted to arrange for the collection of hard rubbish within 2-4 weeks of your confirmation from Council.

Complete the form below to check your eligibility for a free of charge collection, once per calendar year.

Once your form is submitted, please allow up to five business days for Council Customer Service staff to review your application.

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Enter your details below to check your eligibility

Council Customer Service staff will review your application as soon as possible. Please allow up to five business days for the vouchers to arrive in your email inbox.

Name *

First

Last

Please enter your property address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Is your postal address the same as your property address? *

Daytime Contact Information

Daytime Phone Number *

Your Email address *

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Notice

We are collecting this information to process your request. We may not be able to do so without it. Supplying this information is voluntary and it will not be used for any other purpose without seeking your consent. We will store your personal information on our systems or in our offices, where it will be used by our staff and contractors. Other people can request access to it under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. You can ask us to suppress your personal information from a public register and we will consider your request in line with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Our Privacy Management Plan sets out how you can access or correct your personal information.

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