The Household Chemical CleanOut is on this Sunday, 13 September at the Lithgow Solid Waste Facility between 9am and 12noon. If you have any old chemicals gathering dust in the shed or garage, this is your chance to get rid of them for FREE. You can dispose of household quantities (up to 20L or 20kg per waste type). Business-related and commercial quantities of chemicals are not accepted.
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All mattresses, bases, ensembles and tyres are to be taken to the Lithgow Solid Waste Facility.
Mattresses, bases, ensembles and tyres are not accepted at any of the Rural Landfills or Transfer Stations.
Mattresses, bases, ensembles and tyres are recycled. There is a charge for recycling and residents are charged for some of the cost and Council covers the rest of the cost.
The current fees and charges are available on the Council website under Waste and Recycling – Lithgow Solid Waste Facility fees and charges.
The Lithgow Solid Waste Facility only accepts payment by card and cannot accept payment by cash or cheque.
The charge can be paid at the Gatehouse on entry or exit.
Mattresses, bases, ensembles and tyres are to be taken to the Lithgow Solid Waste Facility.
When entering the weighbridge at the Lithgow Solid Waste Facility, please stop and advise the Gatehouse Operator that you are disposing of mattresses, bases, ensembles or tyres or both and the quantities.
The facility has a cage for mattresses, bases & ensembles and a cage for tyres. Follow signage on site.
The mattresses, bases, ensembles and tyres must be disposed of in the correct cage.
A total of two mattresses, bases or ensembles per residence and total of 5 tyres can be disposed of through Council’s Bulky Waste Cleanup service. There is no charge for this service for those residents who have a kerbside collection service. This service is offered twice in a calendar year.
Information about this service and dates are available on the Council website under Bulky Waste Cleanup.