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The Hobart City Council aims to provide efficient, reliable and sustainable waste services to meet the needs of the community.
Waste is collected from residential and commercial properties on a weekly basis, whilst recyclables are collected fortnightly.
Waste can cause pollution and impact on our environment if not properly managed. Disposing of waste that cannot be otherwise avoided, reused or recycled also represents a waste of resources, lost opportunity and a loss of money.
Hobart City Council works in partnership with government, industry and community sectors to facilitate sustainable solutions for waste management. Council's landfill site operates from McRobies Gully in South Hobart, where electricity generation from landfill gas has commenced with the commissioning of a 1 megawatt generator by AGL.
To find out your collection day for waste (weekly) and recycling (fortnightly) please refer to the Kerbside Calendar and the Kerbside Collection Area Map.
Each spring the Hobart City Council provides two free collection services, a hard waste collection and green waste collection. Specific dates are advertised closer to the collection and can be found at the Green Waste and Annual Clean up page.
Hobart City Council supports the provision of a free household chemical drop-off service. For dates and locations, please refer to the Chemsafe Homes Tasmania brochure.
The Hobart City Council has prepared a Waste Management Strategy 2010-15, to provide the framework for addressing the issues surrounding waste management within the Hobart City Council municipality. It addresses key issues such as waste minimisation, service provision, infrastructure and sustainability, and sets out goals and actions. The Waste Management Strategy 2010-15 can be viewed here.
A Strategic Operating Plan for the McRobies Gully Waste Management Centre 2010-15 has been developed to complement the Waste Management Strategy. This plan provides information, actions and outcomes for many factors relevant to the operation of the waste management centre, such as legislative requirements, asset management, landfilling operations, and post closure, and can be viewed here.
Much of the waste from building and development projects is a valuable resource and able to be diverted from landfill for re-use, recycling, or reprocessing if delivered to the landfill appropriately. There are many ways a developer or builder can reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill, which provides both finanical and environmental benefits. The attached Ten Tips for Minimising Waste flyer provides information on some of the ways you can benefit from separating wastes at building sites.
Worm farming is another great way to compost food scraps. Worms are extremely productive, they will eat most of your kitchen waste and turn it into a high-quality fertiliser, which can be added to your garden soil and your potted or indoor plants. Visit the Composting and Worm Farms page for more information.
If you have any domestic household hazardous waste (medicines, chemicals, batteries, etc), the Hobart City Council provides a free household hazardous waste drop-off service for its residents. For details on what items are able to be dropped-off and scheduled drop-off dates, please call 1800 857 002 or refer to the attached Chemsafe Flyer.
Fees and Charges
For information on fees and charges please refer to our Fees and Charges page
Landfill Rehabilitation Levy
The landfill at McRobies Gully is nearing the end of its capacity. Prior to the end of its life, the landfill is required to be rehabilitated. Ratepayers will be asked to pay $50 per property commencing in 2011/12. The Levy will apply for seven years, until 2018 and will be charged via property owners' annual rates notice. For more information on the Landfill Rehabilitation Levy, please see refer to the Landfill Rehabilitation Levy flyer.