Spring clean and save money this Saturday

Residents can take one ute or trailer load of waste to the centre on Saturday (5 November), without paying usual waste charges. (Household trailers up to 6‘ by 8’.)

Orange City Council’s Environmental Sustainability Committee chair, Cr Neil Jones said the event is one of two to be held this year.

“Under the new waste contract, there’s no longer any bulky waste collections, so it’s up to residents to explore how to deal with these new arrangements,” Cr Neil Jones said.

“For waste that is not recyclable and is too big to fit in a wheelie bin, a day like this is a good idea."

“When it comes to items such as a disused mattress that won’t fit in a red-bin, this Saturday might be a good opportunity to borrow a friend’s trailer or organize a ute to deal with waste like this on a day when the usual charges wont apply.”

“Perhaps it’s something that a group of neighbours could organize together.”

“This is the second of the Free Waste Days this year. The first event drew more than 500 residents to the Ophir Rd site. We’ve learnt from the earlier event and some steps are in place to streamline the waste deliveries.”

“The Don’t Waste Our Forests campaign to encourage people not to dump waste in Kinross Forest is also keeping up its awareness-raising efforts.

"I hope people will take advantage of the ‘Free Waste Day’ and choose instead to deliver their waste to the Resource Recovery Centre instead of dumping it illegally in a forest.”