What can I take to the Transfer Station?

• Green waste – Collected in the form of tree residue, clippings and pruning’s can be delivered to transfer stations throughout the municipality. Material must be free from contamination (e.g. pots, wire and plastic bags etc).
   
• Timber – Waste timber, is collected at Ararat transfer station where we shred the material for it to be used as mulch. Separate clean timber from material that is Copper, Chrome Arsenic (CCA) treated timber or old timber painted with lead paint as this will go straight to landfill
   
• Scrap Metal – You can take Scrap steel, aluminium, brass and copper to Ararat and Lake Bolac for FREE. We on-sell this material to an external company for recycling.
   
• Gas Bottles
   
• Concrete – We no longer accept concrete. Concrete can be delivered to local concrete crushing contractors.
   
• Household Chemicals - Can be taken to the annual mobile Detox your Home centre at Ararat transfer station held in May each year.
   
• Batteries: A permanent Drop-off facility for household batteries, fluorescent lamps and paint can be disposed of free of charge at the Ararat transfer station throughout the year.
   
• Farm chemical containers – Ararat and Lake Bolac Transfer Stations receive “Drummuster” farm chemical containers, provided they are properly rinsed.  Large quantities of 100 or over require a prior appointment.
   
• Electronic waste – E-waste is ‘Anything you can plug in. TVs, computers and associated devices and attachments, cords, printers, screens, DVDs, kettles, irons, vacuum cleaners, air conditioners, fans, radios, speakers, sewing machines, drills, saws, power tools, electronic toys, , hand held video consoles and automatic dispensers. These items can be taken to either Ararat or Lake Bolac transfer stations. Our items are sent for recycling at Axis Worx, Disability Employment Services, Horsham
   
• Tyres – Non-commercial quantities of tyres are received at all Council transfer stations. 
   
• Waste oil – Non-commercial quantities of waste oil is received at all Council Transfer Stations.
   
• Textile waste - unwanted clothing, paired shoes, linen and other household textiles which are clean and dry. 

Other waste 

There are other forms of waste which can be separated from the kerbside system and dropped off at the following facilities: 

• Blister packs: used and empty medicinal blister packets are being recycled by PharmaCycle. These packets can be dropped off for recycling at Blooms the Chemist Ararat (137 Barkley Street, Ararat) or the Ararat municipal offices.