Waste
Council operates 10 waste facilities across the region.
Roma operates as a landfill site where waste that cannot be recovered can be buried on site.
Changes are currently being made that will see the remaining facilities transition to waste transfer stations. Waste Transfer Stations provide the community with a location close to them to dispose of their waste items, with that waste then transferred to Roma for recovery or landfill.
The transition to Waste Transfer Stations and other improvements are necessary to ensure that our facilities meet State Government requirements while also meeting the needs of users, the community, and the environment.
Waste Management Facilities
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Location Opening Hours Closures 269 Short Street 7.30am - 5.30pm
(last vehicle in at 5.20pm)
Good Friday
Christmas Day
New Years Day
7 days a week Current Works and Changes
- We are currently cleaning up the site.
- Stockpiles of steel and metals are being removed for recycling
- Stockpiles of mulch are being used on site
- Refrigerators and air conditioning units are being separated and degassed, then recycled
- Other stockpiled material such as tyres are being disposed of in accordance with regulations.
- All waste that is bought onto site is now being weighed and recorded to manage the landfill and comply with Government regulations.
- Roma now operates in a single landfill cell now. This makes it easier to manage and cover waste.
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Location Opening Hours Closures Silver Springs Road 24 hours N/A 7 days a week The Surat Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
Current Works and Changes
- Waste is no longer landfilled (buried) on this site. The site is now a waste transfer station. Waste is collected here and then transported to Roma for disposal or recycling.
- Temporary arrangements are currently in place while we are designing a permanent transfer station.
- To keep the site as tidy as possible collection areas, bins and a bunded area have been established for different types of waste.
- Please look for the signs as changes will occur as we work improve the process for the community.
- We are cleaning up the site and making it safer and easier to use. This includes:
- Removing the stockpile of green waste.
- Designing a new waste transfer station that will have gravel roadways and established collection areas for more types of waste.
Thank you for working with us as we make these changes.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste – put it in the bin or the bunded area
- Concrete waste – put it in the bunded area
- Steel and other metals – put in the pile near the sign
- Green waste – put in the pile near the sign
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Waste motor oil
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
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Location Opening Hours Closures Womblebank Gap Road 24 hours N/A 7 days a week The Injune Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
Current Works and Changes
- Waste is no longer landfilled (buried) on this site. The site is now a waste transfer station. Waste is collected here and then transported to Roma for disposal or recycling.
- Temporary arrangements are currently in place while we are designing a permanent transfer station.
- To keep the site as tidy as possible collection areas, bins and a bunded area have been established for different types of waste.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste – put it in the bin or the bunded area
- Concrete waste – put it in the bunded area
- Steel and other metals – put in the pile near the sign
- Green waste – put it in the general waste area for now
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
- Waste oil – Disposed of into the green oil shed, this is for household quantities of oil, not commercial quantities.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
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Location Opening Hours Closures St George Road 24 hours N/A 7 days a week The Mitchell Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
All waste that is landfilled must be weighed so the waste collected here is regularly loaded into trucks, weighed, and then disposed of at the Mitchell Landfill.
Mitchell Transfer Station is undergoing changes and improvements that includes the construction of new waste facilities and installing a weighbridge.
When this is complete all waste will be weighed as it is bought onto site.
Current Works and Changes
- We are cleaning up the site and making it safer and easier to use.
- Removing waste that has been stockpiled on site. Some of the waste of this stockpiled waste is being landfilled (buried) on site. Some is being taken to other sites for disposal or recycling.
- Managing and removing litter.
- To keep the site as tidy as possible collection areas, bins and a bunded area have been established for different types of waste.
- Please look for the signs as changes will occur as we work improve the process for the community.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste – put it in the bin or the bunded area
- Concrete waste – put it in the bunded area
- Steel and other metals – put in the pile near the sign
- Green waste – put in the pile near the sign
- Waste motor oil – put containers of waste oil into the roofed collection areas. This will be changing to an enclosed roofed area in the future.
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
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Location Opening Hours Closures Tip Road 24 hours N/A 7 days a week The Wallumbilla Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste
- Concrete waste
- Steel and other metals
- Green waste
- Waste motor oil
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
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Location Opening Hours Closures Perry Street 24 hours N/A 7 days a week The Wallumbilla Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste
- Concrete waste
- Steel and other metals
- Green waste
- Waste motor oil
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
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Location Opening Hours Closures Springfield Road 24 hours N/A 7 days a week The Amby Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste
- Concrete waste
- Steel and other metals
- Green waste
- Waste motor oil
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
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Location Opening Hours Closures PEI Road Locked facility with key access for local residents only. N/A Please contact Council to obtain a key. The Jackson Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste
- Concrete waste
- Steel and other metals
- Green waste
- Waste motor oil
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
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Location Opening Hours Closures Scott Street Locked facility with key access for local residents only. N/A Please contact Council to obtain a key. The Muckadilla Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste
- Concrete waste
- Steel and other metals
- Green waste
- Waste motor oil
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
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Location Opening Hours Closures Redford Road 24 hours N/A 7 days a week The Mungallala Transfer Station is only for use by residents for domestic waste. Business and commercial waste must be taken to Roma Waste Management Facility.
Accepted Waste
- General household waste
- Concrete waste
- Steel and other metals
- Green waste
- Waste motor oil
- Tyres – residents can dispose of limited tyres in general waste bins. Large quantities and commercial loads must go directly to Roma Landfill.
Not Permitted
The following waste must be taken Roma Waste Management Facility for disposal:
- Lead acid batteries
- Electronic waste (TVs, Computers etc)
General Q&As
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What happens to the different types of waste that are collected?
General waste: Is taken to the Roma Waste Management Facility where it is landfilled.
Concrete: Where possible concrete will be separated and recycled at Roma. Where it cannot be separated it will be landfilled.
Green waste: Depending on the amount of contamination it may be mulched or landfilled. You can assist by ensuring that green waste is free of contaminants.
Metals: Collected and taken away for recycling. This includes degassed fridges and other white goods.
Motor oils: Collected and taken away for recycling.
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Why aren’t more types of waste recycled?
With few recyclers based in regional areas, we are a long way from most recycling facilities.
Except for metals, which have a good market for recycling, the cost of transporting recyclables is often too high to make recovery economically viable. With the impacts of transport factored in it achieves little if any environmental benefit.
Contamination in recyclable material such green waste can make it unsuitable for reprocessing and recycling.
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What is a transfer station?
Transfer stations consolidate waste at local regional sites before transferring to a central landfill site.