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Green waste removal in Hobart
In Hobart, garden waste goes in the lime green organics bin where your council runs one. More Tasmanian councils are introducing kerbside food and garden organics collection, and services vary across the state. Bigger loads go to a council waste transfer station. A neighbour with chickens will take clean scraps. Paid removal is chipped and gone.
Sources Rethink Waste Tasmania: out and about (bin lid colours)Rethink Waste Tasmania: A-Z guide to recycling and waste
What is free?
Free- The lime green organics bin, where your council runs a kerbside food and garden collection.
- A neighbour with chickens will often take clean garden scraps.
What is cheap?
Low cost- A council waste transfer station, which sets its own fees and rules for clean loads.
What does paying get you?
Paid- Cut, chipped, loaded and gone in an afternoon.
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Does my Tasmanian council collect green waste?
It depends on the council. Rethink Waste Tasmania says more councils across Tasmania are introducing kerbside food and garden organics collection and composting services, known as FOGO, and that services vary across the state, especially FOGO and green waste collection. Check your own council rather than assuming a lime green bin comes with the address.
Can green waste go in the organics bin?
Where your council runs one, yes, for lawn clippings, leaves and prunings that fit with the lid closed. A whole hedge, a tree, stumps or soil do not. Take those to a council waste transfer station instead. Tasmanian organics services vary by council, so check what yours accepts before you fill the bin.
What should I check before a transfer station run in Tasmania?
Each site sets its own fees and its own rules for clean loads, so check the site or the council before you go. Keep the load clean and sort anything recyclable out first. Ask about branch size limits when you ring, and ask whether the site takes soil and stumps at all.
Is paid green waste removal worth it?
For a big job, yes. A crew will cut, chip and load in an afternoon what would take you a weekend and three trailer runs, which matters more in Tasmania because there is no statewide hard waste collection to wait for. Get a quote that includes disposal, and ask whether they chip on site.
Do you do this job in Hobart?
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