The Kulin Shire Council exists to sustain, improve and develop the Kulin region through the provision and facilitation of infrastructure, services and opportunities in a manner which will instill community pride while giving a vibrant, socially and economically sustainable environment for businesses and families.
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Council provides a weekly waste collection service and a fortnightly recycling service to residents within the Kulin townsite.
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General Waste |
Weekly - Every Monday |
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Recyclables (Yellow Lid) |
Fortnightly - Every second Tuesday |
What can go into my recycling bin ?
Recycling must be kept loose. Please do not place in plastic bags.
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Plastic |
Empty & clean bottles/containers with lids removed included all marked numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6+7 (click here for plastic identification code explanations) |
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Paper |
Clean, untied newspapers, paper, magazines, telephone books |
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Cardboard |
Cleaned, flattened boxes and cartons |
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Aluminium & Steel |
Empty & clean cans, tins, foil (including aresol cans) |
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Liquid Paperboard |
Milk, juice & laundry detergent cartons |
Do not put green waste, glass, nappies,polystyrene and food scraps into your recycling bin
Non-townsite residents can collect a recycle bin from the Transfer Station and return it when full. The cost is $3.50 per recycle bin, restricted to one bin per fortnight, which is equivalent to the cost of the town pickup service. See Bin information for acceptable recyclables.
The Kulin Transfer Station is located on Truebody street approximately 2km from the Kulin Post Office.
The Station is open Sundays, Mondays & Thursdays from 10am – 3pm.
Please note: Rubbish cannot be disposed of outside of these hours unless arrangements have been made with the Shire to dispose of bulk rubbish such as building rubble, clean fill and asbestos. These arrangements need to be made with the shire office a minimum of 2 days before the intended disposal.
To ensure that your waste and recyclables are processed appropriately residents are encouraged to keep waste separated into the below groups to avoid contamination and recyclables being deposited into the general waste bin.
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General Household Waste |
It is recommended that General household waste is secured in plastic bags to minimise contamination and loose rubbish which has the potential to blow around the transfer station.
Please Note: If more than a single ute/trailer load (over one tonne) is delivered there will be a large load charge of $40 per tonne. |
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Bulk cardboard |
Flattened |
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Glass |
A glass bin is provided to residents at the transfer station. |
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Co-mingled household recyclables |
Non-townsite residents can collect a recycle bin from the Transfer Station and return it when full. The cost is $4.00 per recycle bin, restricted to one bin per fortnight, which is equivalent to the cost of the town pickup service. See Bin information for acceptable recyclables. |
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Household hazardous waste |
Flammable, toxic, explosive or corrosive products. Household Hazardous Waste PDF |
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Green Waste |
It is requested that Rose and Lawn Clippings be kept separate from tree clippings. |
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Waste |
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Batteries |
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Whitegoods |
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drumMUSTER is the National program that has been set up for the collection and recycling of cleaned eligible non returnable crop production and on-farm animal health chemical containers.
Council provide a drumMUSTER collection service at the Kulin Transfer Station. This service can be utilized during normal Transfer Station opening hours.
drumMUSTER provides:
Chemical users in the Shire are encouraged to deliver their empty, cleaned containers for inspection and acceptance at the Kulin Transfer Station.
drumMUSTER product is recycled into useful everyday items such as street signs, irrigation piping, plant stakes and outdoor furniture.
For information on product eligibility, cleanliness standards and other drumMUSTER queries click on the below link to the drumMUSTER website.
