Farming Waste disposal causes problems

Southern Downs Regional Council would like to remind residents that farming waste is not to be disposed of at council’s locked transfer stations.
In recent weeks, council has been made aware of an increase in the amount of farming waste being disposed of at the locked transfer stations in the southern regions. These transfer stations are provided for domestic waste only, and any commercial and industrial waste, including farming waste, must not be disposed of at these facilities.
“When farming waste, such as t-tape, plastic mulch and hail netting, is disposed of in the bins at the locked transfer stations, it is transported to the Stanthorpe Waste Management Facility, mixed with domestic waste,” said Tim O’Brien, Acting Director Planning and Environment.
“The farming waste does not get separated from the domestic waste and, due to the nature of the waste, it can cause major problems with the operation of the landfill,” he advised.
“This includes making it difficult to cover the waste adequately, as required by environmental legislation, and the wire and t-tape can get caught in, and cause damage to, the machinery used to cover the waste,” Mr O’Brien added.
Commercial and industrial waste, including farming waste, can be disposed of in the southern region at the Stanthorpe Waste Management Facility, and the Wallangarra Transfer Station. The Stanthorpe Waste Management Facility is currently open seven days a week, from 7am to 6pm. The Wallangarra Transfer Station is open Friday-Monday from 8am-5pm.
For further enquiries, please contact council’s Environmental Services section on (07) 4661 0300 or
(07) 4681 5534.