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Waste and Sustainability

Comprehensive Guide to Kerbside Waste Collection

Comprehensive guide to FOGO, recycling, and waste management in Upper Hunter Shire Council.

Find my bin collection dates

Find when your next bin day is.

A - Z Waste Guide

Find out what goes in each bin and other disposal options.

Waste Management Facilities

Waste Management Facilities locations and opening times

Illegal Dumping

Illegal dumping creates a number of risks that may adversely affect the environment.

Asbestos disposal

How to identify and remove asbestos and how to report it.

Pollution

Council investigates environmental health complaints including incidents of pollution in an effort to prevent and minimize pollutants and hazardous materials from entering our environment.

Sustainability

What Council is doing to ensure the ongoing sustainability of our environment.

Environmental Monitoring

Waste and Sustainability application forms

  • Waste disposal account set up request
  • Kerbside general waste & recycling collection service application - Commercial and residential 
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Ngayan marrungku paran wiyan Wanarruwa, mirumalikan  para ani parraykupa, ngatan ngayan marrung wiyan Ngarrakay paranpa yurakaykal ngatan pangaykal.

We acknowledge the Wonnarua people, traditional keepers of this land, and we pay respects to their Elders, past and present.

Translation by Aunty Sharon Edgar-Jones.

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PO Box 208, Scone NSW 2337

Phone:  02 6540 1100
council@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au

135 Liverpool Street, Scone
34-40 Vennacher Street, Merriwa
47 Mayne Street, Murrurundi
Offices open Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm

After hours emergencies for roads, bridges, animal control, water, sewer & landfill
Phone: 02 6540 1100

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