From Sunday 1 November to Monday 30 November we are helping residents get ready for bushfire season with free disposal garden organics including branches, leaves, grass, general weeds.at Bairnsdale Landfill and participating transfer stations. A limit of four cubic metres per customer per day applies.
Note: Garden tools, soil, rocks and gravel, treated timber, declared noxious weeds are not permitted.
Find your nearest drop-off site on our handy map.
From Sunday 1 November to Monday 30 November we are helping residents get ready for bushfire season with free disposal garden organics including branches, leaves, grass, general weeds.at Bairnsdale Landfill and participating transfer stations. A limit of four cubic metres per customer per day applies.
Note: Garden tools, soil, rocks and gravel, treated timber, declared noxious weeds are not permitted.
Find your nearest drop-off site on our handy map.
The following fees apply:
It is free to dispose of recyclables. Recycling is paper, flattened cardboard, glass containers, steel cans and hard plastic containers.
Recycling must be free of contamination. Please remove all packaging and strapping.
It is free to dispose of all electronic waste - an item with a battery, plug or cord - except fridges, freezers and air conditioners. Electronic waste has been banned from entering landfill since 2019.
Disposal of an empty BBQ LPG gas bottle (10kg or smaller): $12
Butane gas bottles cannot be disposed of at our transfer stations or landfill. They can be disposed at the Detox your Home event.
Fridges and freezers: $11 to cover cost of degassing
Airconditioners: $10
Other white goods and steel items can be disposed of free of charge
Disposal of sorted batteries is free.
It is free to dispose of motor oil.
It is free to dispose of polystyrene.
Dead animals can only be disposed of at Bairnsdale Landfill.
Small animal: $11
This includes dog, cat. lamb, calf under 4 months.
Large animal: $301 tonne
This includes sheep, cow, horse.
Bairnsdale Landfill now offers FREE recycling of textiles.
These priorities in order are:
By sorting your waste before heading to the Bairnsdale Landfill or local transfer stations you can save money.
Loads that are sorted into recyclables, green waste, and general rubbish are often cheaper to dispose of than mixed loads.
Many items can be disposed of for free, such as cardboard, batteries, metal, or garden waste. So you can help reduce landfill costs and support local recycling efforts.
View or download our landfills and transfer station fees and locations brochure.
Customers are charged per load size. Therefore, if the trailer is not full, you will only be charged for the space the ‘load’ is taking up in the trailer.
Tips
Sort your load by:
Remember to:
Ratepayers receive two FREE Disposal Vouchers with their Annual Rates Notice.
Hard waste (e.g. furniture) can also be offered for recycling at the Bairnsdale Tip Shop Facebook and through locations listed in the East Gippsland Second-hand Guide.