Waste Management and Transfer Stations
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has imposed strict conditions on the disposal of waste in South Australia and the Peterborough waste depot has been converted to a waste transfer station, where all waste is either recycled and/or transported off-site in bulk.
All rubbish MUST be sorted, and under no circumstances will rubbish be accepted from outside the district (including rubbish collected commercially).
Transfer Station Operating Hours
Sunday – 12 noon until 4pm
Tuesday - 2pm until 4pm
Thursday - 2pm until 4pm
From Wednesday 20th March 2024:
Wednesday 11am to 3pm
Sunday 9am to 12pm
THE TRANSFER STATION WILL BE CLOSED ON CATASTROPHIC FIRE DAYS. Some areas may be restricted on wet days, with access to sealed surface areas only.
(Closed Easter Sunday, Xmas day and all Public Holidays)
Fees - Applicable from 1st July 2023
| Sorted Recycling | Unsorted & General Waste | Green Waste (inc 50% disc) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelie Bins | $11 | $19 | $9.50 |
| Cars, Station Wagons | $13 | $22 | $11 |
| Utility, 6x4 Trailer (small) | $16.50 | $27 | $13.50 |
| 7x4 and 7x5 Trailer (medium) | $22 | $34 | $17 |
| 8x5 Trailer (large) | $28 | $39 | $19.50 |
| Hurdles used - in addition to standard fee | $11 | $16 | $8 |
| Small truck under 4 tonne / car trailer | $65 | $98 | $49 |
| Medium truck (over 4 tonne and up to 8 tonne) | $100 | $132 | $66 |
| Large truck (over 8 tonne) - contact Council for assessment and fees | $call | $call | $call |
Sorted Recycling (above):
- Ferrous metals
- Non ferrous metals
- Batteries / Automotive oils
- Paper and cardboard
- Timber (suitable for re-use)
- Timber (firewood)
- Concrete (upto 400mm x 400mm)
- Bricks
- Clean fill
- Car bodies
- White goods
- eWaste
- Fluro tubes
- Mobile phones
- Glass
- Hard plastics
Queen and Larger Mattresses $40
Motorcycle tyres - per tyre $4Motorcycle tyres - per tyre - with rim $7Car Tyres - per tyre $10Car Tyres - per tyre - with rim $15Small truck / 4WD tyres - per tyre $15Small truck / 4WD tyres - per tyre - with rim $20Large truck tyres - per tyre $29Large truck tyres - per tyre - with rim $35Small Tractor Tyres - per tyre $122Large Tractor Tyres - per tyre $252Tubes $72023-2024 Fees and ChargesLocation
The transfer station is located 3.5km due west of the town, on the Yatina Road (RPA 144), extension of Telford Avenue (which is an extension of Main Street).
Waste Must Be Sorted
At the transfer station the depot operator will assist you in identifying the correct areas or bins for which waste goes in to what. The separate sections are scrap metal, green waste, eWaste, construction and demolition (concrete upto 400mmx400mm), cleanfill, mattresses/furniture, tyres and bins for fluro tubes, mobiles, batteries and car batteries, white goods, paper and cardboard, glass, hard plastics, timber (re-use and firewood).
It is important to remember the waste you bring to the transfer station must be sorted, as penalties will be placed on Council for contaminated waste. The depot operator has the right to refuse any waste not sorted. Waste will only be received from the Council district, and the depot operator may ask for proof of residence.
Asbestos
Only applies to DC of Peterborough properties: If you have asbestos which you need to dispose of, please DO NOT put it in your general waste bin - please dispose of it at the transfer station. For a fee, the transfer station will accept your asbestos as long as it is properly presented and wrapped as per the EPA guidelines, ie: double wrapped in thick (200-micron) plastic and duct-taped at the seams. Hardware stores or building suppliers sell this type of plastic.
- Minimum charge / small quantities (less than 140L small wheelie bin) $32
- Medium quantities (more than 140L small wheelie bin and less than 240L wheelie bin) $65
- Utility / 6x4 trailer (small) $115
- Utility / 6x4 trailer (small) with cage $170
- Trailer 7x4, 7x5 $170
- Trailer 7x4, 7x5 with cage $230
- Trailer 8x5 $230
- Trailer 8x5 with cage $290
- Trailer over 8x5 $350
- Trailer over 8x5 with cage $410
- 1 to 5 Tonne Truck $460
- 5 to 12 Tonne Truck $700
- Truck over 12 Tonne $1,600
Transfer Station Vouchers - Continuing for the 2023-24 financial year
eWaste Products Recycling Scheme
The free national TV and computer recycling scheme ceased in regional areas (including Peterborough) on Thursday 30th July 2015. All of the items listed below can be disposed of at the Transfer Station for a fee.
Televisions:
- Plasma televisions
- Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) televisions
- Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) televisions
- Rear Projection televisions
Computer Equipment:
- Portable processing machines – i.e laptops, notebooks & palmtops
- Desktops/Central Processing Units (CPUs)
- Computer monitors
- Printers
- Multi function devices that print, copy, scan and/or fax
- Cards, motherboards
- Web cameras
- Compact disk drives
- Digital video disk drives
- Hard drives
- Floppy drives
- Mouse and trackball
- Scanners
- Keyboards
- Joysticks and gamepads
- Electrical transformers designed to be housed in same cabinet as the CPU
ALL other electrical goods, examples of, but not limited to:
- Game consoles (such as Microsoft Xbox or Sony Playstation)
- Video recorders
- DVD players
- Radios / stereos
- Power tools
- Appliances / microwaves
- Universal power supplies
Mobile Phone Recycling
There are at least 30 million mobile phone subscribers currently in Australia. There are also more than 23 million unused phones hiding in drawers, cupboards and garages across Australia, that’s one old phone for every Australian. That’s the equivalent of 2,450 tonnes of metals, minerals, plastic and glass – things that the planet desperately needs us to recycle. With the average person replacing their mobile phone every 18-24 months.
Mobiles should never be thrown out. They are not biodegradable, and may contain some potentially environmentally hazardous material. Did you know that recycling 50,000 handsets can replace the need to mine 110 tonne of gold ore, 123 tonne of silver bearing ore or 11 tonne of copper sulphide ore.
When recycled, over 90% of the materials in mobile phones can be recovered and used as raw materials for new products. The materials recovered can be used to make everything from plastic fence posts to stainless steel products
The District Council of Peterborough has partnered with MobileMuster, the official product stewardship program of the telecommunications industry in Australia, to provide a free recycling service to its residents. MobileMuster accepts all brands of mobile phones, plus their batteries, chargers and accessories. Everything collected is recycled to the highest environmental standard for resource recovery with nothing being resold. We do encourage deleting or removing any data that you want to keep from your SIM card or mobile phone, although any data left on the device is destroyed in the recycling process.
Where to recycle your old mobiles:
- Council Office, Town Hall Building, 108 Main Street, Peterborough SA 5422
More information on MobileMuster can be found by visiting http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/
Pensioner Waste Pick up - 2024 - TBA
This year the hard waste town pick up will be restricted to all pensioners and self-funded retirees who are unable to attend the Transfer Station.
To register, please leave your details at the Council Office, and produce your pension card, no later than .....(TBA)....... 2024
Waste must be in a clear accessible area (not against fences). No waste to be placed on footpaths before Friday ....(TBA)... 2024.
No cooking oil, chemicals or chemical containers, pressurised cylinders (eg gas bottles, scuba tanks), tyres, mattresses, asbestos, other prohibited items. Separate metal from waste. Council reserves the right not to collect, if waste deemed not suitable. Maximum of one 6x4 trailer load per household.
Waste auto oil will be collected provided it is in a suitable SEALED container.