Landfill

Your Landfill Bin is for waste that cannot be recycled and won’t decompose.

As we improve recycling processes and learn to use our Recycling and FOGO bins better waste without a solution is becoming less and less but for now there are still items that need to be dealt with.

These hard to recycle materials go to landfill where they are appropriately and safely managed. Read more about modern landfill practises HERE.

The Landfill bin is for waste that cannot go into the recycling bin or the FOGO bin including soft plastics, broken crockery, textiles, nappies and pet waste.

See the full list in our A-Z Guide.

Research shows that Tasmanians generate over 900,000 tonnes of waste each year. Up until recently, landfill has been a convenient and efficient way of dealing with waste and keeping our communities and environment clean. Modern landfill practise and regulation has meant they are now better managed to limit the release of harmful greenhouse gases and other environmental risks like water contamination.

That said, landfills have limited space and there is an increasing cost for waste going to landfill.

The good news is there is an increasing range of solutions for most of the waste we create today. As these solutions continue to grow we will be able to use landfills less.

You can do your part by making sure you use your three kerbside bins correctly to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

It starts with you collecting your waste that can’t be recycled or taken to your local waste transfer station in your Landfill bin.

This bin is then collected as part of the fortnightly waste collection service and taken to the Dulverton Waste Management’s award winning landfill where the waste is essentially stored in a precision-engineered structure. This structure is designed to protect the environment from pollutants and is managed under strict regulations.

Read more about modern landfill practises HERE.