Waste Day at Ophir Road Resource Recovery Centre

ORANGE residents can save money and clean up their house at the same time this weekend as Orange City Council holds its first free waste day at the Ophir Road Resource Recovery Centre.

People can take one ute or trailer load of waste to the centre on Saturday without paying the usual waste charges.

Council’s environmental sustainability committee chair Neil Jones said the event was one of two to be held this year, with the other to be held on November 5.

“Under the new waste contract there’s no longer any bulky waste collections, so it’s up to residents to explore how to deal with these new arrangements,” Cr Jones said.

“For waste that is not recyclable and is too big to fit in a wheelie bin, a day like this is a good idea.

“When it comes to items such as a disused mattress that won’t fit in a red bin, this Saturday might be a good opportunity to borrow a friend’s trailer or organise a ute to deal with waste like this on a day when the usual charges wont apply.”

Cr Jones said the event coincided with International Composting Awareness Week.

“If residents are taking out a full trailer load of rubbish, why not buy a trailer load of compost and bring it home for the garden?” he said.

There will also be free tours of the compost-shredding and landfill-baling facilities at the centre starting at 10am and 2pm on Saturday.

No bookings are required for the tours.