Bulky Goods Clean Up

Twice a year, there is an island clean up which gives residents a chance to get rid of bigger items that are not suitable for the weekly garbage collection. Collections will be made only from the roadside: please do not place materials at public wharves.

How it works

• Materials are to be put out only during the weekend prior to the collection week.
• Material put out later than the Monday of the collection week will not be collected.
• The total quantity per household should not to exceed 3 cubic metres (3m x 1m x 1m).

Acceptable items

• Maximum 3 cubic metres, similar to a small box trailer
• Furniture
• Mattresses and bed bases
• Non-recyclable household items
• Up to 12 fence palings
• Up to 2 unbranded pallets
• Rolled and tied up carpets up to 1.8m long (max 3 rolls)
• Empty hot water systems
• Electric lawn mowers – remove any battery
• Whitegoods – with doors removed
• Up to three sheets of metal roofing – maximum size 1m x 1.5m
• Metal
• Empty beanbags. Put the polystyrene beads in a strong plastic bag, expel the air, seal and place in the red lidded bin
• Small items (must be larger than a toaster) should be placed out in unwanted bins/crates/boxes or neatly stacked for collection. Crates/tubs placed out cannot be returned.

Unacceptable items

• Items over 1.8m long
• Heavy items that can’t be safely moved by two people
• Liquid or business waste
• E-waste, specifically TVs, computers
• Car parts, tyres, oils
• Sheet glass, mirrors, windows, glass tables
• Building material, including insulation, brick, rubble, asbestos
• Fixtures and fittings including kitchen/laundry cabinets, bathroom vanities, baths, toilets
• Hazardous waste, including smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, gas bottles, chemicals, paint, car batteries
• Lawn mowers, even if they are drained of fuel/oil. The vapours can cause a fire in the trucks. Metal lawn mowers are accepted at Kimbriki, no charge.
• Oil heaters – due to the potential of oil being present and leaking when compacted which could cause a fire or end up on the road. Oil heaters (no need to drain) can be taken to a Chemical CleanOut event(Opens in a new window) or Kimbriki (no charge-accepted as metal recycling).
• Vegetation, recyclable material, household garbage
• Polystyrene beads, put these in a strong plastic bag, expel the air and seal.  Place the bag in the red lidded bin
• Small items like knives, forks and spoons. (Nothing smaller than a toaster)

Kimbriki Waste & Recycling Facility is not licensed to accept hazardous waste. Unacceptable items will not be collected and should be removed from the roadside.

Metals are acceptable but are to be kept separate, where possible, to be taken to Kimbriki Recycling & Waste Facility for re-processing and re-use.