Transfer stations

Opening hours

Beechworth, Diffy Road

Friday	1pm-5pm
Saturday	1pm-5pm
Sunday	1pm-5pm
Monday	1pm-5pm

Rutherglen, Cornishtown Road

Friday	1pm-5pm
Saturday	1pm-5pm
Sunday	1pm-5pm

*Transfer Stations are CLOSED on Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day.

Transfer Station Fees and Charges 2011-2012

Car boot (up to .02m3)	$7.40
Station Wagon (up to 0.2m3)	$7.40
Utility/Van/Trailer (up to 0.5m3)	$14.80
Tandem Axle Trailer (up to 1.5m3)	$37.10
Truck or trailer over 1.5m3	$29.70	Per/m3
Car bodies	No charge
Clean Separtated Green Waste	$14.80	Per/m3
Sorted recyclables	No Charge
Clean Earth Fill (accepted until further notice)	No Charge
Car Tyres	$6.60	each
Car tyres with rim	$9.20	each
Light Truck Tyres	$11.70	each
Heavy Truck Tyres	$28.40	each
Tractor & Earthmover Tyres	$60.80	each
Cardboard	$14.90	per/m3
E-Waste ($5.00 Minimum charge)	$25.00	per/m3

*Charges include GST. Minimum Charge $7.40. Depositing of quantities over 1.5m3 requires special arrangement with the site supervisor.

Sorted uncontaminated recyclables approved by site supervisor - no charge. Down load information brochure here

Accepted and prohibited waste

ACCEPTABLE WASTE		PROHIBITED WASTE
Car Bodies/Parts		Batteries - All
Carpet		Builders Rubbles
Domestic Garbage		Cleaning Solvents
Garden Waste		Dead Animals
Inert Solid Waste		Herbicides/Pesticides
Mattresses		Infectious Waste
Metal		Liquid Waste
Plastics		Non Biodegradable Chemicals
Recyclables		Paint
Sump Oil		Petroleum Products
Timber		Pharmaceutical Drugs
Tree Pruning		Unidentified Chemicals
Tyres
Whitegoods

Oil disposal

Council urges residents to dispose of their used oil in a safe and sensible way. To assist, Council provides a drop off point for oil at specially built facilities at the Beechworth and Rutherglen Transfer Stations. The oil is then recycled into different grades of plastic and can be used for different purposes. Residents can also take used plastic oil containers up to 5ltr in capacity and leave them at the Transfer Stations where they are picked up every six weeks.

Council is also particularly interested in making sure farmers and backyard mechanics make the most of this service.

Recycling silage wrap

Used silage wrap is recycled into useful products such as trickle irrigation pipes, roadside/garden furniture, plastic pallets, low pressure pipe, vineyard stakes etc. You can drop your used silage wrap at the Rutherglen or Beechworth Transfer Station. The silage wrap is to be shaken clean, rolled up and placed in an old wool bale or similar.

Safe disposal of animal health chemicals

The ChemClear® program collects and disposes of currently registered obsolete rural chemicals manufactured by Association members of CropLife Australia Limited, Animal Health Alliance (Australia) Limited, Veterinary Manufacturers and Distributors Association (VMDA) and other participating non member companies.

These organisations represent about 90% of product marketed throughout Australia. ChemClear® is Industry funded under the Industry Waste Reduction Scheme (IWRS) and follows on from the government funded ChemCollect program that ended in 2002.

ChemClear® is committed to reducing the risk of unwanted rural chemicals on farm by providing a collection and disposal service for these unwanted products. ChemClear® assists rural chemical users to implement safe rural chemical management practices by reducing the amount of unwanted rural chemicals stored on properties.

DrumMUSTER

Indigo Shire farmers have the opportunity to dispose of used chemical or animal-health containers at a 'drumMUSTER' held at the Rutherglen Transfer Station monthly.

• drumMuster collection are on the first Friday of each month
• only containers bearing the 'drumMUSTER' logo are eligible for collection
• drums must be triple rinsed prior to collection
• appointment time is allocated - Phone Indigo Shire to make your appointment and you will also need the number of drums you are intending to drop off as they are individually inspected prior to being accepted
• if you have any further questions, please contact the Waste Department at Council.

drumMUSTER and ChemClear are important industry stewardship programs that are part of the Industry Waste Reduction Scheme (IWRS). Agsafe Limited is contracted by AgStewardship Australia who manage the levies collected under the IWRS. The IWRS is funded by a levy on eligible non-returnable farm chemical containers over 1 litre or kilogram in content from participating chemical manufacturers. drumMUSTER is the national program for the collection and recycling of empty, cleaned, non-returnable metal and plastic agvet chemical containers. Chemical users throughout Australia are encouraged to deliver their empty, cleaned containers for inspection and acceptance at their local drumMUSTER collection site at one of over 700 drumMUSTER sites nationally.  drumMUSTER product is recycled into useful everyday items such as street signs, irrigation piping, plant stakes and outdoor furniture. drumMUSTER provides:

• an environmentally responsible solution for chemical users to the problem of disposing their empty chemical containers;
• helps property owners to keep their property clean of potential contamination;
• encourages good farming practice and meets Quality Assurance obligations; and
• supports the preservation of the wider environment.

For more information visit www.drummuster.com.au

ChemClear

^® is the national program for the collection and disposal of unwanted currently registered agvet chemicals.  The objective of the program is to minimise the accumulation of unwanted agvet chemicals held in storage which may create potential risks to the environment, public health and trade.

There are two categories of agvet chemicals ChemClear^® collects:

Group 1 chemicals are currently registered products manufactured by participating companies signed to the Industry Waste Reduction Agreement.  These products are collected free of charge.

Group 2 chemicals are products manufactured by non participating companies, or, deregistered, unknown, mixed or out of date products.  A per litre/kilogram fee for disposal applies.

Registrations are essential and can be made at www.chemclear.com.au or 1800 008 182

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Recycling mobile phones

Council provides several drop off points for Mobile phone collection. Customer Service Centres at Beechworth, Rutherglen, Chiltern & Yackandandah all have Mobile Muster collection points. Just drop in your old mobile phones and accessories to one of these locations to have them responsibly recycled. Mobile phones can cause damage to the environment if sent to landfill.

Click here to download a form to post your old mobile phone to MobileMuster

E-Waste Collection

NevRwaste and its member Councils are pleased to be able to provide an e-waste  recycling program in the North East Region. You are now able to recycle your old, broken or   unwanted electronic appliances at a number of sites around the region.  Collection sites can accept almost any  electronic appliance that is able to be plugged into the wall.  Items will be assessed and a  applicable charge will be applied.

 Click here to download more information

Rutherglen Lions Club hard waste colleciton

Indigo Shire Council and the Rutherglen Lions Club provides hard waste collection for residents of Rutherglen who do not have access to a vehicle or trailer to transfer waste to the Rutherglen Transfer Station. The cost for this service is charged at the normal Transfer Station disposal fees plus a small service fee to cover the transport costs. Sorted recyclable products (including metal and white goods), can be disposed of at the service fee.

Residents wishing to access this service are asked to contact the Shire office in Rutherglen either by calling into the office in High Street, Rutherglen or phoning on 02 6032 8206 to provide relevant contact details. This information is then passed on to the Rutherglen Lions Club who will make the necessary arrangements to have the waste collected and transported to the Transfer Station.

Events and waste management

Indigo provides wheelie bins to help with the collection of waste and recyclables from festivals and events throughout the Shire. This includes events such as the Golden Horse Shoes Festival and the Yackandandah Folk Festival to small events such as school fetes. Please contact Council to see if your event meets with the criteria for Waste/Recycle collection.

Indigo also encourages events to become a "Waste Wise Event" . For more information contact Council's Waste Department or the North East Victorian Regional Waste Management Group (NevRwaste) www.sustainability.vic.gov.au