Current kerbside waste collections

The following materials are separated and sold for reprocessing into new products: • Steel & Aluminium • Rigid plastics • Paper & Cardboard • Glass

Recyclable material from all waste facilities is taken to the MRF for processing. In partnership with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA), Community Recycling Centres, which take particular problem wastes for recycling, operate at Taree, Tuncurry and Gloucester waste facilities.

Council waste assets include 734 public place waste and 161 recycling bins located throughout the MidCoast local government area*.

Taree: 354 waste & 81 recycling bins Forster: 351 waste & 57 recycling bins Gloucester: 29 waste & 23 recycling bins

*These figures increase during holiday times and bulk bins are also put out.

Reuse shops (Tip shops) operate at Taree, Tuncurry, Gloucester, Tea Gardens, Bulahdelah and Stroud waste facilities.

Current kerbside waste collections

Most households in the region receive a weekly waste collection service and a fortnightly recycling and green waste service. Due to the rural nature of much of the region, a number of properties use a common collection point or drop their waste and recycling off at landfill facilities and transfer stations.

MidCoast Council currently operates a contract with the waste company JR Richards & Sons to provide these kerbside collection services.

Waste (red bin)

General waste from the whole local government area is delivered to one of our licenced landfills, either the Taree Landfill or the Gloucester Landfill.

Recycling (yellow bin)

Recyclables are delivered to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at Tuncurry Waste Management Centre.

Organics (green bin)

Green waste is delivered to one of our licenced waste facilities. At our facilities, green waste is mulched and either used as EPA-approved cover material on the capped landfills, windrowed and pasteurised for residents to use, or further processed via the Material Aerated Floor (MAF) system. The MAF system is a modular design that delivers uniform forced aeration to static compost piles.

In addition to kerbside collections, Council provides collection services for bulky waste and for public place and street litter.