What happens to our waste?

Ever wondered what happens once we take your rubbish and recycling off your hands? Wonder no more.

Rubbish

Our waste audits in 2022 revealed that Palmy sends 55,000 tonnes of waste to landfill. But almost half of this was potentially divertible - meaning it could have been composted, recovered, reused or recycled instead.

We collect rubbish from Palmy residents who use our Council rubbish bags. This makes up roughly one-third of the city. The rest is collected by private companies. Our rubbish service is user pays, rather than something that affects your rates.

While we used to have a landfill, or dump, we no longer have an operating one. Instead our rubbish trucks take waste to the Envirowaste transfer station on Matthews Ave, and they truck everything to their landfill in Marton.

Did you know that people who use rubbish bags create far less waste than people with wheelie-bins?

A graphic shows proportions of material type in kerbside collections

Recycling

All of your recycling gets a second life.

Find out where it goes