What CAN be collected as Hard Waste?
Air conditioners (please ensure that they are degassed by a licenced professional before placing them on the kerbside)
Bikes and toys
Blinds and window coverings
Car seats (please cut straps so that old and damaged seats that are unsafe are not picked up and re-used) OR recycle them at RAA Child Safety Centre, 101 Richmond Road Mile End.
Dismantled clothes lines
Electronic waste (e.g. TV’s, computers & anything with a battery or cord). Collected for Adelaide Hills Council, City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters and City of Prospect residents only with a separate booking. Residents in these councils need to make a separate booking for E-waste which will be collected on the first Monday of the month)
Floor coverings (up to 2 metre lengths)
Furniture
Hot water services
Lawn mowers
Mattresses (needs to be booked as a separate collection)
Rainwater tanks
Refrigerators and freezers (please ensure that they are degassed by a licenced professional and remove doors for safety)
Sheets of iron and guttering (up to 2 metre lengths)
Small items of scrap metal
Timber off cuts (up to 2 metre lengths) *ensure that any nails are removed or bent over
Tree and shrub prunnings (cut into 2 metre lengths and tied in bundles, max of 30 cm diameter) *this service is not available to City of Burnside, City of Mitcham and Prospect residents. Click here for alternative options and garden organics drop off locations.
Washing machines and driers
Wooden pallets – non-refundable/returnable

Please note: Maximum of 2 cubic meters (2m x 1m x 1m, approximately 1 trailer load) can be placed out for collection. Excess or unacceptable items will not be collected and must be removed from the kerbside by the resident.  If you are unsure of the amount you are placing out for collection, use this calculator tool to assist you. Simply tick the items you have placed out for collection and it will calculate the volume for you: www.selfstorage.org.au/storage-estimator.

What CANNOT be collected as Hard Waste?
Ammunition, explosives or flares (contact the Police 131 444)
Batteries (Click here for options)
Business or industrial waste (take to your local waste & recycling depot or licenced transfer station or arrange a business/industrial waste collection service)
Bricks, rocks, dirt, pavers, PVC pipe, concrete and building materials (Click here for options)
Car tyres (Click here for options)
Car parts (e.g.gear boxes engine blocks and panels can be recycled through a car dismantler or scrap metal business)
Co-mingled recycling (place in your yellow lidded recycling bin)
Electronic waste (e.g. TV’s, computers or anything with a battery or cord –see E-Waste information below for other options) Collected for Adelaide Hills Council, City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters and City of Prospect residents only with a separate booking.
Fire extinguishers (Click here for options)
Food and Garden Organics (place in your green organics bin)
Gas bottles (Click here for options)
Hazardous materials (e.g. asbestos, chemicals, batteries, liquids, motor oils and paints)
Items too heavy for two people to lift (e.g. water softeners)
Panels of sheet glass (take to your local waste & recycling depot or licenced transfer station)
Material with pretruding nails and screws (please remove or bend over)
E-Waste recycling options

(with exception of Adelaide Hills Council, City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters and City of Prospect residents. Residents in these councils may make a separate booking for E-waste which will be collected on the first Monday of the month)

Please note that E-waste which includes televisions, printers, computers and associated equipment CANNOT be collected as part of your hard rubbish collection. Your e-waste recycling service will depend on your council. For specific information on your council’s E-Waste recycling options, please refer to the E-Waste information section.