Waste Collection and Asbestos

REPORT ASBESTOS TO STAY SAFE

Did you know asbestos is found in 1 in 3 homes across Australia?

Council is urging flood impacted property owners, residents, and volunteers to be wary of potential dangers posed by damaged asbestos containing materials. Asbestos is still found in many brick, weatherboard, clad and fibro structures built or renovated prior to 1990.

Asbestos may be found in flat or corrugated sheeting (fibro) used for walls and ceilings, fences, storage sheds, chook sheds, out houses and stock sheds. Asbestos was also used in the construction of commercial and non-residential properties such as shops or public buildings until December 2003.

If you're unsure whether a material contains asbestos, free test kits are available from Ballina Shire Council's Customer Service Centre or the Waste Management Centre. Minimum personal protection equipment includes sturdy footwear, P2 disposable mask, disposable overalls and disposable heavy-duty gloves.

For more information on safe removal and separation of asbestos, head to ballina.nsw.gov.au/asbestos

Register Asbestos collection

Please register flood-damaged asbestos at ballina.nsw.gov.au/ bin-collection-days so that it can be collected separately for safety reasons.

RECYCLING Missing bins

Council staff have delivered replacement bins to all known flood-affected properties. If you are in need of a bin replacement, please log a request via the Community Portal on ballina.nsw.gov.au/CommunityPortal or call 1300 864 444 for our team to log your request.

Flood waste collection

Council’s clean-up crews have been moving through all major flood affected areas. If you have flood waste that has yet to be collected, please contact Council’s Waste Management Centre on 02 6686 1287 to organise collection.

Flood waste has been collected and taken to the Regional Waste Transfer Stations at Tuckombil Quarry, Alstonville, and a second facility near Coraki.

These two temporary facilities are an important part of an overarching waste strategy to remove flood waste from the kerbside and streets as quickly as possible and help get the community back on its feet.

The Public Works Advisory branch of the NSW Government is the overarching agency responsible for the clean-up and recovery of the region after the flood. They are responsible for the temporary transfer facilities and have engaged SUEZ, an experienced disaster waste recovery contractor, to operate the facilities on their behalf.

The sites are temporary and will only be in place for the period required to facilitate the clean-up after the devastating flood event.

Flood waste is received at the facilities and sorted to recover as much recyclable material as possible. The waste is then transported off-site to various recycling facilities or if not recyclable, it is sent to the Ti Tree bioreactor, a landfill in south-east Queensland where methane from the decomposing landfill is collected and converted into energy to power the local community.

reduce, reuse, recycle

Ballina Shire Council is keen to support the community to reduce, reuse and recycle wherever possible.

Please check out the waste and recycling guide that is being delivered to letterboxes and available for download at ballina.nsw. gov.au