Meander Valley Council

Member of: Northern Tasmanian Waste Management

Residential Collection Information

In the Meander Valley municipality:

  • Garbage is collected weekly
  • Recycling is collected fortnightly
  • In Blackstone Heights, where an organics collection occurs, all collections meaning organics, recycling and garbage occur fortnightly

Visit the Meander Valley Council website for kerbside collection calendar information

Special collection services

Meander Valley Council offers the following special collection services:

  • An annual hard waste collection in November – registration is required
  • A mobile phone recycling collection at the Council Offices (26 Lyall Street, Westbury)
  • Recycle your used Nespresso Coffee Capsules (aluminium coffee capsules only). Drop off your used Nespresso capsules during Council operating hours (8.30am – 5.00pm) in the recycling bin located in the foyer of Council Offices (26 Lyall Street, Westbury).  Visit the Council website here to find out more.

Recycling Education

The Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group has two Recycling Education Officers who visit schools, residents, community groups and businesses to provide advice and education about recycling, including in the Meander Valley council area. To find out more or to book a visit, contact the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group.

Address
Tip Road, Deloraine

 

Opening hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday to Sunday 10am – 5pm
Closed Tuesday and Thursday
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day

Materials Accepted

  • Aluminium, brass, lead and copper
  • Aluminium cans
  • Bricks and tiles
  • Car batteries
  • Car bodies
  • Cardboard
  • Concrete and cement
  • Cooking oil
  • E-waste
  • Fluoro bulbs and tubes
  • Garbage
  • Garden waste
  • Gas bottles
  • Glass bottles and jars – separated into brown, clear and green
  • Hard plastic
  • HDPE plastic
  • Household batteries – including AAs, AAAs and button
  • batteries
  • Mattresses
  • Milk and juice cartons
  • Mobile phones and accessories
  • Newspapers, magazines and paper
  • Paint
  • PET plastic bottles
  • Reuseable goods
  • Silage wrap
  • Soil and clean fill
  • Steel cans
  • Steel
  • Timber
  • Triple rinsed chemical drums
  • Tyres
  • Untreated timber
  • White goods

Address
East Meander Road, Meander

 

Opening hours
Tuesday 8:30am – 10:30am
Saturday 2pm – 4pm
Closed Monday, Wednesday to Friday and Sunday
Closed New Years Day, Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day

Materials Accepted

  • Aluminium, brass, lead and copper
  • Aluminium cans
  • Car batteries
  • Cardboard
  • Cooking oil
  • E-waste
  • Garbage
  • Gas bottles
  • Glass bottles and jars – separated into brown, clear and green
  • HDPE plastic
  • Milk and juice cartons
  • Mixed recycling
  • Motor oil
  • Newspapers, magazines and paper
  • Paint
  • PET plastic bottles
  • Reuseable goods
  • Silage wrap
  • Steel cans
  • Steel
  • Triple rinsed chemical drums
  • White goods

Address
Mersey Hill Road

Opening hours
Wednesday 1pm – 4pm
Sunday 10am – 3pm
Closed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday to Saturday
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day

Materials Accepted

  • Aluminium, brass, lead and copper
  • Aluminium cans
  • Car batteries
  • Cardboard
  • E-waste
  • Garbage
  • Gas bottles
  • Glass bottles and jars – separated into brown, clear and green
  • HDPE plastic
  • Milk and juice
  • cartons
  • Newspapers, magazines and paper
  • Paint
  • PET plastic bottles
  • Reuseable goods
  • Silage wrap
  • Steel cans
  • Steel
  • White goods

Address
Cluan Road, Westbury

 

Opening hours
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm
Closed Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day

Materials Accepted

  • Aluminium, brass, lead and copper
  • Aluminium cans
  • Bricks and tiles
  • Car batteries
  • Car bodies
  • Cardboard
  • Concrete and cement
  • Cooking oil
  • E-waste
  • Garbage
  • Garden waste
  • Gas bottles
  • Glass bottles and jars – separated into brown, clear and green
  • Hard plastic
  • HDPE plastic
  • Mattresses
  • Milk and juice cartons
  • Newspapers, magazines and paper
  • Paint
  • PET plastic bottles
  • Reuseable goods
  • Silage wrap
  • Soil and clean fill
  • Steel cans
  • Steel
  • Timber
  • Triple rinsed chemical drums
  • Tyres
  • Untreated timber
  • White goods

Contact Details

Contact Details

Mailing Address
PO Box 102
Westbury
TAS 7303

Phone
03 63935300

Fax
03 63931474