Refuse Disposal / Collection

Collection of wheelie bins is carried out on a programmed basis throughout the shire. For advice regarding specific collection days, please contact the Customer Service Centre on (07)46610300.

There are numerous waste disposal sites operating within the Shire. The following table shows the locations of the sites, the opening hours of the sites and what can be disposed of at each of the sites.

Council Refuse Sites: Warwick, Allora, Killarney, Yangan, Tannymorel, Dalveen, Maryvale, Leyburn, Pratten, Greymare, Karara and Forest Springs

Name

Location

Opening Hours

Supervised

What can be disposed of?

Warwick Central Waste Management Facility

Old Stanthorpe Road, Warwick

Daily 7am- 6pm (or sunset)

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Domestic, commercial, construction and demolition waste.

Green waste, scrap metal, recyclables.

Oil and grease trap waste.

Tyres.

Hazardous, liquid waste (inc asbestos)- on approval of Environmental health officer.

DrumMuster site.

Allora Landfill

Burges Rd, Allora

Fri- Tues inclusive 8am- 5pm

Closed Wed and Thurs

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Domestic, commercial, construction and demolition waste.

Green waste, scrap metal, recyclables.

Oil and grease trap waste.

DrumMuster site.

Killarney Landfill

Killarney Barlows Gate Rd, Killarney

Friday to Tuesday 8.00am to 5.00pm (closed Wed and Thur).

No

Domestic, commercial, construction and demolition waste.

Green waste, scrap metal, recyclables.

DrumMuster site.

Yangan Landfill

Strudwick's Rd, Yangan

Fri- Mon inclusive 8am-5pm

Closed Tues, Wed, Thurs

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Domestic waste.

Green waste, scrap metal, recyclables.

Tannymorel Landfill

Tannymorel Rd, Tannymorel

Daily during daylight hours

No

Domestic waste.

Green waste, scrap metal.

Dalveen Landfill

Old Stanthorpe Rd, Dalveen

Access by residents only with key

Domestic waste.

Green waste, scrap metal.

Maryvale Waste Transfer Station

Whites Rd, Maryvale

Fri - Mon inclusive 8am-5pm

Closed Tues, Wed, Thurs

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Domestic waste.

Green waste, scrap metal, recyclables.

Leyburn Waste Transfer Station

Donovan Rd, Leyburn

Fri - Mon inclusive 8am-5pm

Closed Tues, Wed & Thurs

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Domestic waste.

Green waste, scrap metal, recyclables.

Pratten Waste Transfer Station

Springate Lane, Pratten

Fri - Mon inclusive 8am-5pm

Closed Tues, Wed & Thurs

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Domestic waste.

Green waste, scrap metal, recyclables.

Greymare Bin Compound

Mountain Maid Rd, Greymare

Access by residents only with key

Domestic waste, recyclables.

Karara Bin Compound

Toowoomba Karara Rd, Karara

Access by residents only with key

Domestic waste, recyclables.

Forest Springs Bin Compound

Forest Springs- Goomburra Rd, Forest Springs

Access by residents only with key

Domestic waste.

Volume limits may apply for commercial usage. Contact the Customer Service Centre or Council’s Environmental Services Department for further details. No trade, noxious, hazardous or chemical waste can be disposed of without prior approval of Council. Please telephone (07) 4661 0300 with any enquiries in this regard.

A majority of Council’s waste disposal sites are fully supervised. Please follow the directions of the site supervisor when disposing of your waste, and if you have any enquiries on-site, please contact the site supervisor.

Disposal Fees

In line with the increased costs associated with the processing of waste at disposal facilities in the shire, Council has conducted a major review of commercial and industrial waste disposal charges. The new charges listed below apply at all of the Shire’s landfills and at the Pratten transfer station.

Warwick Central Waste Management Facility

Clean Fill – no charge where fill is suitable for use as on-site cover material

NOTE: All charges are calculated after load is weighed on site weighbridge and are inclusive of GST.

Allora, Yangan, Killarney and Dalveen Landfill and Pratten Transfer Station

NB: These charges will also apply at WCWMF when weighbridge not operational

For any questions on waste disposal in Warwick Shire, contact Council’s Environmental Section on (07) 4661 0300.