WEEK 2 Weekly Bin Collection Calendar 2017 www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au Waste Hotline 9806 5544 Recycle More Waste Less This booklet is printed on 60% recycled paper stock using soy ink. Recycling Garden Organics Public Holiday Your garbage is collected weekly JANUARY M T W T F S S 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 MARCH M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FEBRUARY M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MAY M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AUGUST M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER M T W T F S S JULY M T W T F S S 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER M T W T F S S 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NOVEMBER M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 SEPTEMBER M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 New Collection dates will be mailed in October 2017 New Collection dates will be mailed in October 2017
Live with LessGet rid of excess stuff and gain control over your life. Facilitated by an accredited professional organiser.
JUN 3 SAT 2pm-4pm Reg Byrne Community Centre, WentworthvilleOCT 12 THU 5.30pm-7.30pm Epping Leisure & Learning Centre
RECYCLE
OTHER EVENTS
REUSE & REPAIR
MAR 18SATURDAY
10am-3pm
SEP 16SATURDAY
10am-3pm
JUN 17SATURDAY
10am-3pm
DEC 16SATURDAY
10am-3pm
FEB 18SATURDAY
10am-3pm
AUG 19SATURDAY
10am-3pm
MAY 20SATURDAY
10am-3pm
NOV 18SATURDAY
10am-3pm
Give new life to preloved furniture by learning how to repair joints and replace worn out or missing parts.
Discount for residents.
Maximum 8 people. Bookings essential.
Furniture RestorationLearn to plan a project and work with power and hand tools while finishing a basic box construction.
Discount for residents.
Maximum 8 people. Bookings essential.
Basic Carpentry
REDUCE YOUR STUFF
Garage Sale TrailKeep stuff out of landfill and make money. Schools, community groups and households all can take part.
OCT 21 SAT Register at www.garagesaletrail.com.au
WHERE DO MY BINS GO?
Waste Site ToursLearn where your red-lid and green-lid bins go after they are collected from your home. This free tour of the Eastern Creek Resource Recovery Park is available only to residents and businesses of City of Parramatta. Seats are limited. Meet at Parramatta Library.
RECYCLE YOUR ELECTRONIC WASTE
e-Waste Collection DayDrop off your electronic waste for free at Rydalmere Operations Centre, 316 Victoria Rd, Rydalmere.
NOV 18SATURDAY
@ The Bower Shop ~ 10 Hunter Street, Parramatta
REPAIR YOUR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
MAR 4SATURDAY
10am-1pm
SEP 2SATURDAY
10am-1pm
JUN 3SATURDAY
10am-1pm
DEC 2SATURDAY
10am-1pm
FEB 4SATURDAY
10am-3pm
AUG 5SATURDAY
10am-3pm
MAY 6SATURDAY
10am-3pm
NOV 4SATURDAY
10am-3pm
Learn surface preparation, paint application, colours and sanding techniques to create your favourite look.
Discount for residents.
Maximum 8 people. Bookings essential.
Furniture PaintingLearn the basics of recovering a chair and take home your own fully upholstered cushion base for a milk crate seat.
Discount for residents.
Maximum 8 people. Bookings essential.
Upholstery
Demonstration & talks about refurbishing, choosing goods, and repair process.JAN 14
FEB 11MAR 11
APR 8MAY 13JUN 10
Meet a BowerbirdRepair small electrical appliances, timber furniture, bicycles.
JAN 28FEB 25MAR 25
APR 29MAY 27JUN 24
Repair CaféLAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
10am-12pm
SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
10.30am-12pm
Create mosaic art using upcycled ceramic tiles, pebbles, buttons and shells.
Half price for residents.
Limited places. Booking essential.
Make a marionette or create a sculpture out of recycled materials.
Half price for residents
Limited places. Bookings essential.
Kid’s Recycled Art REUSE YOUR OLD ITEMS Kid’s Mosaic REUSE YOUR OLD ITEMS
APR 19WEDNESDAY
10.30am-12.30pm
DEC 20WEDNESDAY
10.30am-12.30pm
JUL 12WEDNESDAY
10.30am-12.30pm
JAN 25WEDNESDAY
10.30am-12.30pm
JUL 5WEDNESDAY
10.30am-12.30pm
APR 12WEDNESDAY
10.30am-12.30pm
City of Parramatta Council and Cleanaway are working together with our residents to manage waste and resources. We strive to deliver a high standard of service, while also protecting the environment and preserving our limited resources.
www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm (excluding Public Holidays) Waste Hotline: 9806 5544 (7 days per week)
• Report missed collections (If the truck is running later than usual, please wait until after 4pm before reporting a missed collection)
• Request for bin stickers and bin bay signage
• Kerbside clean-up collection dates enquiry
• Register for waste reduction workshops
• Report damaged, lost or stolen bins
• Collection day enquiry
Why was my bin not collected?
70kg+
?
Not on timeEnsure your bin(s) are at the kerb the evening before collection day.
Too heavyA weight limit of 70kg applies to each bin.
ContaminationIncorrect items were found in your bin.
Overflowing binBins cannot be lifted if spillage will be an issue.
Wrong week
Check the collection week calendar and ensure you are putting out the right bin in the right week.
Obstacles
The collection truck may not have been able to access your bin.
ABOUT OUR SERVICES
Did you know? You can use City of Parramatta’s
Online Services to lodge most service requests 24/7.
When is my next Clean-Up?
Check the Kerbside Clean-Up section in
this booklet for more details.
Need a bigger bin?Need a bigger or a second bin? Council offers both 140L and 240L sized garbage bins for residents. Property owner’s consent in writing is required. A fee will apply.
Recycling not only saves
resources it can save energy.
Did you know? Aluminium cans made from
recycled material only require of the total energy that is required for
producing new cans out of the raw material.
Where does my recycling go? It goes to the VISY Recycling facility at Smithfield where it is:
Hand sorted
Further sorted by machines
Ready to be reprocessed into new packaging and products
RECYCLINGPlastic bags
Foam
prod
ucts
Nappies
Recy
clable
s in
plasti
c bag
s
Food waste
NO
City of Parramatta residents recycle more than 12,400 tonnes of paper, cardboard, plastic, metal and glass containers each year.
YES
Paper, cartons and cardboard
Glass bottles and jars
Plastic bottles and containers
Steel, aerosol and aluminium cans
5%
RECYCLING
Plastic bags
Dirt
Recy
clable
s
Food waste
NO
GARDEN ORGANICS
Where does my garden organic waste go? Your organic waste is sent to a SUEZ composting facility at Eastern Creek where it is:
Hand sorted to remove unwanted material
Shredded into smaller pieces
Put through a maturation process which turns the material into mulch, compost and other recycled organic products
YES
Leaves
Twigs and branches
Prunings and flowers
Grass clippings
GARDEN ORGANICS
Composting at home
is another great way to recycle garden &
organic waste
Come to a free workshop OR do an online tutorial to
kick start your own compost at home
www.compostrevolution.com.au
Did you know Council SELLS
compost bins and worm farms?
WASTE
Things you can do to reduce waste
Shopping Bring your own bag
Avoid purchasing products with excessive packaging
Buy only what you need
Avoid disposable products
At Home Reuse and recycle everything you can
Avoid cooking too much food
Use food and products before they expire
Start a worm farm or a compost bin
Garden Organics
Medica
l Wast
e
Recy
clable
s
Hazardous
Waste
NO
WASTE
YES
Food scraps and general waste
Small broken items
Polystyrene foam
Plastic bags
Nappies
For tips on how to reduce food waste, visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.nsw.gov.au
58% Food and garden
waste 17%Recyclablematerial
25%Other
What are we throwing out?
Did you know? Compostable material like food scraps and grass clippings create methane gas in landfill. Methane gas is 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere.
Worm farms are a fun way to recycle food waste and produce nutritious fertiliser for your garden.Come to a free workshop OR do an online tutorial to kick start your own worm farm at homewww.compostrevolution.com.au
Where does my waste go? Each year, Parramatta residents throw away more than 36,000 tonnes of waste into red-lidded garbage bins. These bins are sent to the UR3R facility at Eastern Creek to be sorted. Organic waste is removed and composted. What’s left is sent to landfill.
Council offers two (2) scheduled
and two (2) booked
clean-up collections each year
Donate or give it away The Bower 9568 6280Salvation Army 13 72 58 St Vincent De Paul www.vinnies.org.auWesley Mission 9263 5555Smith Family 1800 633 622 Reverse Garbage 9569 3132Freecycle www.freecycle.org
KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP
KERBSIDE CLEAN-UP
Visit www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au to find out your next scheduled clean-up date.
The Bower Collection and Rehoming ServiceFree service to all residents! If you want to get rid of something but think it’s too good for landfill or could be recycled, then contact The Bower. If they can rehome your household item, they will collect it from your home for free. If it should be recycled, they can search their database of over 1000 organisations and give you the contact details of the companies that can help you. Contact The Bower on http://bower.org.au/reuse-referral-service/ or 9568 6280.
Only residential properties who pay for a domestic service are entitled to clean-upsNew collection dates will be mailed in October 2017
1 m
etre
1 metre1 metre
1 cubic metre size restriction applies
Book a FREE pick-up for problem waste The Mobile Community Recycling Service is a new service to collect common household problem waste from resident homes in City of Parramatta and Cumberland Council. The service aims to provide a home collection service that’s easy and convenient for residents.
Bookings are made online at www.problemwaste.com.au. Visit the website for more information. Any questions, contact City of Parramatta’s Waste Hotline on 9806 5544.
This is a joint project by the NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy, City of Parramatta, Cumberland Council and Resource Recovery. Visit www.epa.nsw.gov.au
Householdbatteries
Smoke detectorsCooking oils
Motor oils
Car batteriesFluoro globes and tubes
Paint cansBBQ gas
bottles andfire extinguishers
Only household quantities of 20kg or 20L maximum container size are accepted. Please keep items separate.
What if I need to have bulk waste removed outside the scheduled dates?Presenting your bulk waste on the kerbside outside the scheduled clean-up dates is considered illegal dumping and attracts heavy penalties. Typical fines go up to $4000 for individuals. You can, however, take your bulk waste to various Waste and Recycling Centres and programs. Fees may apply. For more information, see “Other Waste and Recycling Options’.
BATTERIES • Parramatta City Library • Aldi Stores
CDS AND DVDS • City of Parramatta Library
CLOTHES • See Kerbside Clean-up Calendar
for donation options
• Clothing bins Visit www.findbins.com.au
FURNITURE • The Bower 9568 6280 www.bower.org.au • Contact charity organisations • Waste and Recycling Centres (see the previous page)
ASBESTOS • For general information, visit www.asbestosawareness.com.au
OTHER WASTE AND RECYCLING OPTIONS
OTHER WASTE AND RECYCLING OPTIONS
DISCLAIMER: ALL INFORMATION IS DEEMED CORRECT AT THE TIME OF PRINTING.
e-Waste COLLECTION DAY
SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2017
9am - 3pm316 Victoria Road
Rydalmere
Attend free workshops for more recycling ideas See www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
THE BOWER COLLECTION AND REHOMING SERVICEFree service to all residents! If you want to get rid of something but think it can be reused by someone else, or you are not sure where it can be recycled, then contact The Bower. If they can rehome your household item, they will collect it from your home for free. If it should be recycled, they can search their database of over 1000 organisations and give you the contact details of the companies that can help you.
The Bower on http://bower.org.au/reuse-referral-service or 9568 6280.
CHEMICAL CLEAN-UPVisit www.cleanout.com.au for collection dates and venues.
This is a free service.
Items accepted at this event include: • Batteries and car batteries • Fluorescent globes and tubes • Gas bottles and fire extinguishers • Household cleaning products • Motor oils and fuel • Paint • Pesticides and herbicides • Poisons • For details of Special Waste Collection
mobile services, visit www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
Other types of waste
PAINT Paintback Scheme www.paintback.com.au
PLASTIC BAGS Plastic bag recycling bins at your local shopping centre
MOBILE PHONES AND ACCESSORIES City of Parramatta Library and participating mobile phone stores. Visit www.mobilemuster.com.au for the nearest outlet.
MEDICINE Your local pharmacies 1300 650 835 www.returnmed.com.au
SHARPS AND SYRINGES sharps bins: • Horwood Place, Parramatta
Cnr of Horwood Place & Houison Place, Parramatta (outside the Horwood Place Car Park)
• Cnr South and Mary Streets, Granville
• Reg Byrne Community Centre, Darcy Road, Wentworthville
• Participating local pharmacies
WASTE AND RECYCLING CENTRESTel: 1300 651 116
Waste types accepted include:
• Demolition and Construction Material
• Furniture • Mattresses • Tyres
Homebush Bay Old Hill Link, Homebush
Wetherill Park 20 Davis Road, Wetherill Park
Seven Hills 29 Powers Road, Seven Hills North Ryde
PRINT CARTRIDGES Cartridges for Planet Ark recycling program in participating post offices and retail outlets. To find the nearest outlet, contact 1800 24 24 73 or visit www.recyclingnearyou.com.au
READING GLASSES • City of Parramatta Library
RECYCLING • Recycling Near You
Want to recycle something but not sure how? Visit www.recyclingnearyou.com.au or call 1300 733 712 for more information.
• The Bower 9568 6280 www.bower.org.au
REFRIGERATORS AND WHITEGOODS • Fridge Buy Back Scheme
Kung kinakailangan ninyo ng tulong ng isang tagasaling-wika (interpreter), tawagan ang TIS sa131 450 at sabihing tawagan nila ang Waste Hotline ng City of Parramatta sa 9806 5544 Lunes hanggang Biyernes mula 8:30nu – 4:30nh.
Persian (Farsi)
EnglishIf you need the assistance of an interpreter, please call TIS on 131 450 and ask them to contact City of Parramatta’s Waste Hotline on 02 9806 5544 Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.00pm.
