What is hard rubbish?

To properly understand the process of disposing your hard rubbish rubbish in Adelaide, it is crucial you first know what qualifies as hard rubbish. To clarify what counts as hard rubbish, think of items that have certain disposal requirements; for example, mattresses, fridges and freezers. Certain types of waste from your garden or backyard also falls into this category, such as branches. Generally what we mean by the term hard rubbish, is bulky items that are difficult to move.

Why do these items pose a challenge?

A challenge is posed when looking to remove these bulky items, as often local authorities only offer 1-3 collections of hard waste each year. You cannot dispose of these large, bulky items in regular waste collection due to their size and need for size-specific equipment, which makes it difficult to organise a hard waste collection. The only options you have left are to try and dispose of the rubbish yourself- potentially injuring yourself-, or organise for a waste company to come and provide service for your hard waste collection. It is not recommended that anyone tries to remove and dispose of their hard waste on their own. This is because it is essential to possess the right equipment for the job, including a suitable vehicle or trailer to transport your items. If you are disposing of many items and do not have access to transport large enough to fit everything, this will cause you to take multiple trips which is very time consuming. Furthermore, getting injured is a very real aspect to consider before deciding to do it yourself. Providing you have a suitable vehicle, are within distance of a recycling centre, and have considered the possibility of injury, it is possible to do it yourself, but keep in mind that we are a professional rubbish removal service, trained to do this exact job safely and efficiently, saving you the time and effort.

Hard waste collection services are your easiest option

If you are in need of a hard waste collection service, call Burnside Trash. We are able to provide you with efficient hard waste collection, when you want it. How long have you been holding onto bulky items and have simply never gotten around to disposing of them because they have such specific requirements? How much space would you make in your garage or storage facility if you removed all these large or heavy objects? These objects are difficult to handle, and that is exactly why we are here to help, with our hard waste collection service. If you book our service, you will no longer have to stress about what to do with all these hard waste objects. We will simply be able to turn up, load your rubbish and remove it straight away- safely and quickly. As soon as you have booked our service, there is no more heavy lifting on your part, and we will do the rest. There is no reason to make this job harder on yourself than it needs to be.

Moving home?

If you need to dispose of your hard rubbish due to moving into a new home, it is extremely beneficial to book our service. Moving homes is stressful enough when considering all the packing that needs to be done, and you likely don’t want to spend valuable time trying to remove your hard waste yourself. So don’t! Many people who try to do this themselves end up leaving their hard waste in a public space, and this is illegal, and harmful to the environment. If you do not have the skills or equipment to legally and safely dispose of your hard waste, book a professional service and you won’t even need to think twice about it.

The best way to remove your hard rubbish is by booking a collection service. This will ultimately save you time, effort, and money. Your time is valuable, and disposing of your hard waste correctly is a time-consuming process, but not if you book our service. We do not recommend you attempt to remove the waste yourself, as you risk injury, whereas our team is professionally trained to do so safely. The money you end up spending on suitable transport and petrol, will be put to better and more efficient use when you book our service instead. On top of the fact that local councils only offer between 1-3 hard waste collection services each year, the wait for such service could be up to 8-10 weeks. Again, we urge you to consider our efficient services when in need of hard waste removal.

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Hard rubbish is rubbish that has certain disposal requirements. These larger items include things like fridges, washing machines, couches, tables, televisions, mattresses etc. Some green waste also falls into this category such as large branches and stumps. Hard waste is classed as large, heavy bulky items that can’t easily be moved.

Hard rubbish can make moving home extremely difficult. After many years of living at your current home you may have found that you have ended up with a massive build up of rubbish that never bothered you before until now. Make sure you don’t leave any hard rubbish or general waste behind when you move, this can come back around and fall on you. Talk to the team at Burnside Trash to get a quote to help you remove your hard rubbish and general waste from your property today.

What isn’t classed as Hard Rubbish?

Hard Rubbish may seem like almost everything from your backyard but there are a few things that you cannot remove as hard rubbish and need to be separated from other waste. Anything that was on a building site and/or construction materials such as cement mix, dirt, rubble and titles to list a few. Other items include:

• Domestic waste
• Hazardous waste (chemicals, paint, gas bottles, fuel canisters etc)
• Car bodies
• Batteries
• Garden waste
• Unwrapped or broken glass
• Tyres
• Cardboard , bottles, cans e.g. kerbside recyclable items
• Medical waste e.g. syringes and sanitary items.

How to remove hard rubbish, why can’t I do it myself?

Hard Rubbish Collection in Adelaide is difficult to remove from your property because you only get a limited amount of hard waste pick ups from your local council every year which can lead to a build up of hard waste at your home and quickly becomes an eye-sore. You can remove the items yourself although this will require for you to have the vehicle to carry the items and be within reach of a waste disposal centre. You also need to be aware that these items are normally very heavy and require more than one person to lift them, if you are not familiar with how to lift heavy and bulky items you may end up with an injury.
Hard Waste Collection is the easiest method of removing hard rubbish, getting a professional to do the heavy lifting and hard work saves you money and any risk of injury. The team at Burnside Trash have the experience and knowledge of how to dispose of hard rubbish properly and safely without any risks. We can get your hard waste removed from your property quickly without any hassles.

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WHAT IS HARD WASTE?

Have you undergone a major home clean out and decided to throw away loads and loads of old appliances and junk? The worst part about cleaning is knowing what to do with all the rubbish, especially if it’s too large to fit in your regular council bins. At Burnside Trash, we specialise in hard rubbish removal and will take care of the difficult tasks for you. 

Hard rubbish is classified as items which are rather large and can’t fit inside your regular bins. If you have items such as old refrigerators, washing machines, cupboards, dryers, mattresses, wardrobes, tyres, bed frames or anything too big you just can’t dispose of yourself, give us a call and we can dispose of it for you. 

WHY CHOOSE BURNSIDE TRASH TO REMOVE YOUR HARD WASTE?

Hard rubbish can build up very quickly and can become quite stressful to manage. At Burnside Trash we take care of our customers and provide an easy solution to your waste problems. We take care of both our domestic and commercial customers, servicing suburbs right across Adelaide metro and surrounding suburbs. 

Our aim is to remove your rubbish and dispose of it in a manner which is safe for the environment. Almost all of our hard rubbish and general waste is diverted from landfill at our partner transfer station.  Feel confident in knowing you are using a rubbish removal company who does their part to sustain a removal system which is environmentally friendly. 

Life is simply too short to worry about the who, what, when, where and how’s of rubbish removal and you need a reputable business you know you can trust.  We are affordable, reliable and have earned ourselves the reputation of being Adelaide’s #1 hard rubbish removalists. 

OUR PROCESS

At Burnside Trash we offer a fast service and are available to take care of your rubbish on the same day or day after. Our process is simple, give us a call and schedule a time for us to come to your home or property. We guarantee the hardest job you’ll have is simply dialling our number, we’ll take care of absolutely everything else. 

We have no limit on the maximum amount of waste we remove for you and will only charge you per volume of cubic meters. After you have booked your appointment with us, we will arrive to the premises and load your hard rubbish into our mobile bins. All you need to do is direct us and we will take care of absolutely everything. We leave absolutely no mess at your and ensure a smooth process with our removal system, guaranteeing your premises will be kept clean. 

If you find yourself in a position where you have a build up of hard rubbish and you simply don’t know what to do with it, give the team at Burnside Trash a call on 0434 579 538. We love to see our customers happy and promise to help you every step of the way. 

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Medical Waste – While most of that comes from medical facilities, it can also be generated at home if you need regular injections (like insulin) or unused medications. Never put unused medications down a drain or flush them, nor should you put them in with regular trash. Contact your local pharmacy for the appropriate method to return or dispose of drugs. Syringes and specialized medical apparatus should be handled as directed by your medical team.E-Waste – These are electric or electronic devices that no longer work or are obsolete and have been replaced. This category of rubbish grows every day with the advent of new technology. The upside is that about 90 of it is able to be recycled and reused as other products. Check with your local council to find the best place to take these items for disposal.Recyclables – Much of the waste we generate can be recycled. Most plastics, aluminium, paper and cardboard are the most common. Kerbside recycling is the easiest. Just separate as directed by your waste disposal company and it is done for you. There may be some items that you need to take to a specialized centre but those are fewer and fewer.Construction and Demolition – Building new structures plus repairing and renovating existing buildings is going to generate a specific type of rubbish. Contractors and tradespeople will be able to help you dispose of this mess in the best way.Green Waste – This is probably the easiest to handle. From leftovers from last night’s dinner to spent flowers and grass, anything that will degrade on its own is in this category. Composting is probably the best option, but if that is not feasible, this can be carted away as garbage.Recycle, Reuse, Reduce. We hear this mantra over and over. As custodians of this planet we should be aware of what rubbish we produce and how to reduce the amount dumped in our landfills and how we can be better in the course of our daily living.

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Liquid/Solid Household Waste

When you think about waste materials, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the daily refuse. It is placed in bins and taken outside your home on a designated day and then a collector comes along and removes it for you. Generally this solid waste goes into a landfill. Liquid can also be waste. That can be anything from water leftover from washing dishes or a bath to sewage or the juice remaining after cooking a nice piece of roast. Basically it is anything that we don’t feel has any further value is ready for rubbish removal.Depending on the type, there are specific methods of disposal. Most of these centre around public and personal safety. Arbitrarily disposing of solid or liquid waste materials can be harmful to the environment, human and otherwise. As it degrades, it can pose health risks that can be transmitted through insects, scavenging animals like rodents and dogs or cats, as well through the air.

So, we have stuff that we no longer need. How can we get rid of it? Much of it can be recycled like cardboard, aluminium. Food products can be sent through a disposal and ground to the point it is released into the sewer system. In certain circumstances, it can also be burned or added to a compost pile. As soon as something is identified as waste, it should be added to the group for appropriate disposal. Don’t let it hang around any longer than necessary.Solid waste – There is organic; that is anything that will decompose on its own, like garbage. If left on its own, it will start to smell awful, which is why we rely on disposal services. There is also hard matter that just doesn’t degrade, like plastics. Some of this inorganic material can be dangerous or combustible. Local councils will offer free hard waste collection, but there are also private companies who will gladly relieve you of your trash for a fee. There will be some specifications about how much they will pick up at a given time and exactly what it can consist of. Liquids – Liquid waste is a bit different. Some can be reused for irrigation or other suitable purposes, but sewage must be sent to a waste treatment facility. These companies remove the water and any organic solids are then converted into fertilizers to reuse the nutrients. Liquid waste can also be disposed of in landfills by using environmentally appropriate techniques to solidify it without adding volume and allowing it to be included in landfills.Those on septic tanks have a whole different set of rules to follow, especially when it comes time to dig up the tank and rid it of the accumulated sludge. This should only be handled by qualified, licensed professionals who will guide you it its proper handling and disposal.

Hazardous Waste

Some items are obviously dangerous like those from medical facilities or by-products from manufacturing. Around the home these are things that can explode, including pressurized cans; catch on fire; are or become infectious; and those that would change as they are being disposed of. An example would be a substance that is non-toxic in its current state, but when changed like through burning, becomes dangerous.Some of these things are pretty obvious like petrol, paints, and chemicals. Some less obvious are broken thermometers, fluorescents including CFLs, computer equipment, and dead batteries. There are, of course, appropriate ways to handle these things. If you have any questions, contact the manufacturer, local council, or check the EPA website.

• Computers – There are a lot of reusable parts even on obsolete systems. There are recycling programs like Byteback. The best plan is to contact your local council for instructions. Printer cartridges can be taken to Australia Post and Harvey Norman for recycling.
• Mobiles – Phones and their accessories can be recycled through retailers and other sites specially designated.
• Batteries – All batteries contain acid, from the ones that run your cars to those little ones in hearing aids. They should never be simply thrown into the kitchen bin. There are some permanent sites where you can turn them in. Check out what is available in your area.
• Motor Oils – If you change your own oil, either in your car or lawn mowing equipment, place the used oil in a safe container and find an appropriate place through the Oil Directory.
• Fluorescents – About a decade ago everyone was being encouraged to switch from incandescent to fluorescents including compact fluorescent globes (CFL) because of their lower energy use and longevity.  Well, they can wear out.  If so, take them to an appropriate disposal area.  They are filled with mercury and if the glass is broken, the mercury is immediately released and should not be breathed in.  Fortunately LEDs are rapidly replacing the CFLs.
• Plastic Bags – Not only are these plastic bags creating unsightly litter, they are a threat to wildlife. Just take them back to the supermarket where you will find a bin specifically for the purpose of recycling. As much as possible, use your own cloth, reusable shopping bags.
• Medication – Prescription and non-prescription medications can be returned to your local pharmacy. If you need syringes, like for insulin, you should be provided with an acceptable container for their disposal and instructions. Keep all medications out of the reach of children.

Don’t think it is a good idea to just dump anything you don’t want. If it is hazardous, this is a crime and you will find yourself with hefty financial penalties.Before we leave the subject of medications, if you travel, you might want to know a few things. First, keep your medications in your carryon. Luggage does get misplaced by the airlines and you don’t want to be without critical drugs. Anything liquid is limited to 3.4 ounces and should be in a sealed bag. The medication will probably be examined during pre-flight check in. If you don’t want your meds x-rayed, just tell the inspector and they can do a visual check. Nitroglycerin tablets and sprays are permitted.

Medical and Clinical Waste

If you or a loved one is having in-home care during a serious illness, there may be some waste products that should receive careful handling. If the patient is receiving chemotherapy or radiation, they may have items that have bodily fluids (like blood, urine, etc.) or used in the clean-up process. The definition of medical waste is pretty broad. There are a number of reasons to be concerned with this issue. Friends and family visiting the patient don’t want to be confronted with blood drops or other fluids. There could be the risk of infection. Also, the risk to the environment from improperly disposing of the waste is significant.There are some basics to disposing of these materials.

Your medical provider should give the patient a medical waste container. This can be used for anything connected with body fluids or solid waste. This would include the disposable gloves that caregivers use. The medical provider should also supply the home with a “sharps container”. This is a specifically designed storage bin for needles or other sharp objects used in connection with the treatment. Do not put sharps in with other waste products.

• Sharp Things – Sharps containers are specially designed, hard, thick plastic bins that are difficult to open. They are available for purchase. Needles, pens, lancets and other sharp things should be placed inside the bin immediately after use. Don’t leave them lying around. Contact your waste disposal company to see if they will accept filled sharps containers. If they don’t, check with the doctor’s office about an appropriate place to take these containers. Never put a sharps container in a recycle bin.
• Disinfectants – Regular cleaning precautions are advised. Consulting with the medical team will give you the information for sanitation. This could include bleach or ammonia or an industrial disinfectant. Don’t guess. If you have questions, get answers from an expert on the medical group.
• Cloth – Used gauze, bandages, gloves, etc. can be placed in a sealed plastic bag. There are some designed specifically for medical waste, but it must be well sealed. Check with your waste management company about whether you can simply put the sealed bag out with the regular trash.
• Medicines – If there is unused medication, including pills, liquid, or other, do not flush it down the toilet or put it down a drain. Also, don’t just put them in the regular trash that will end up in a landfill. There are designated centres for unused or unwanted medications and that is where it needs to go. You may wish to remove labels for personal privacy. If you use one of these dropboxes, realize they are not designed for sharps.
• Radioactive – There are people who receive radiation therapy or iodine treatment for thyroid conditions. For these individuals their urine and faeces may be considered radioactive on a low level basis. Your healthcare provider should give the patient and caregivers explicit instructions for handling this waste or materials that may come in contact with it. Follow those instructions implicitly.

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Electrical Waste

We have become an electronics society. Much of our lives revolve around mobile phones, computers, tablets, smart watches. Technology is always changing and evolving. That poses the question of what to do with outmoded hardware. This is commonly known as E Waste.E Waste generally is defined as televisions, printers, laptops, phones, tablets, keyboards, modems, microwaves, landline telephones, scanners, video games, and all of the cords and bits that go along with them. That’s not all. Consider air conditioners, electric fans, vacuums, electric knives, shavers, sewing machines, drills, lawn mowers, exercise equipment with electronic components. These are only the household items. Then we have the commercial area that will include large copiers, telephone systems, plus food and drink dispensers.Since the fall of 2012 Adelaide bans all E Waste from landfill disposal and South Australia followed suit in 2013.

The good news is that at least 90 of this equipment can be recycled. So, when you upgrade, recycle your old electronics. Contact your local waste management company to see if they know where these products can find a new home.As these electronic devices are disassembled, all of the metals, glass, and plastic are repurposed but not necessarily in another electronic device. That means part of your old laptop could be in the next necklace you buy, or the plastic outdoor chair for your porch. By recycling we won’t need to mine for the limited resources; we can simply repurpose those outdated appliances and equipment. Here are some suggestions to best implement your recycling strategy:

• Clean first – Be sure to thoroughly wipe any hard drives. Just deleting them may not be sufficient for personal safety.
• Make a Date – Select a day and mark it on your calendar to review any obsolete electronics. Pool resources with neighbours, friends, or coworkers.
• Sell It – If you have the wherewithal, sell it through word of mouth, eBay, or a yard sale.
• Where to Take It – Check techcollect.com.au for collection sites. Check with charitable organizations. Frequently they will accept usable electronics for their own business use or to distribute to the less fortunate. Check with your local council to see what their rules are. Also try recyclingnearyou.com.au, which is sponsored by Planet Ark. This site gives detailed information about recycling programs categorized by State and even postcode. It includes places for printer cartridge recycling.

If you are interested in how various pieces of equipment are sorted out for reuse, here is a short list.

• Computers and Peripherals – Some upgrading and they can be offered to lower-income families. Disassembled, they return glass, circuit boards and plastics to a raw state.
• Phones – After taking them apart, the lithium is used for new batteries. The plastics are repurposed into shipping pallets.
• Appliances – This can range from VCRs, alarm clocks, toasters, irons, etc. All of the glass, copper and other metals, and plastic are separated and then reused in manufacturing.
• Batteries – All of the metals (lead, cadmium, lithium, manganese, nickel, etc.) are extracted and separated. These have a variety of uses in other products and can be reused time after time. This saves mining for new resources and depleting them.
• Cartridges – Plastics are remade into outdoor furniture and toys. The toner is added to road resurfacing products and the ink is resold as recycled.

Recyclables

Recycling is taking rubbish and turning it into new things. It saves on energy consumption, air pollution and landfill space. It also means we won’t need to rely on newly extracted raw materials. Its goal is redirecting rubbish and environmental responsibility.Not everything is recyclable, but quite a bit is.

• Aluminium – This will include cans from soft (or not so soft) drinks, bakeware and foil. Yes, it does take energy to recycle these products, but in addition to not having to mine and extract new minerals, recycling only uses 26 of energy it took to produce them in the first place.
• Tins – These are those tin-lined steel cans that hold vegetables, fruits, beans, and a variety of other products. They are one of the most recycled items in the household. They are tossed into fiery furnaces and melted down and then mixed with new steel. This process saves 75 of the energy needed to create new steel from raw materials.
• Cardboard – Recycled this is used for cereal boxes, paper towels, facial tissues, paper, and…more corrugated boxes.
• Magazines – Initially magazines were difficult to reprocess. Technology has advanced and they are very recyclable. Phone books are a bit different. Call your local council to see how they should be handled and where they can be deposited.
• Paper – First remember that paper has two sides. If possible, use all of it for your printing, notes, and other uses. Then have it turned into a lower grade of the same paper you just used.
• Newspaper – While fewer people are actually reading hardcopy news, there is still a fair amount around today. They are turned into parts of cereal boxes, egg cartons, grocery bags and pencil barrels. It is a great insulator. When turning a grassy patch in your yard into a floral or edible section, lay down a couple of layers of newspaper on top of the grass and then add your new soil. It will prevent the grass from returning, and will simply decompose into your new plot as compost.
• Glass – This is a little trickier. You will need to separate the glass by colour: clear, brown (amber), and green (emerald). Not all recycle companies deal in glass because of its inherent danger to workers. Check local companies, councils and regulations. There are some items that will not be taken. Ceramics (like dishes), Pyrex, mirrors or window glass, crystal, and light bulbs are not to be included with your glass. Of course, everything should be cleaned of food or dirt.
• Plastics – Plastic is a wonderful product because of its light weight and versatility. However, it takes a lot of fossil resources to manufacture and takes a long time to decompose. Check the bottom of your plastic item and you will see a code number. This is a preliminary indicator of whether it is recyclable.

If the product is not appropriate for recycling, at least consider whether it is reusable or in some other way can reduce the amount of trash in our community.

Construction and Demolition Debris

Sooner or later every home will need some construction. It can be from re-modelling to update a kitchen or bath. It can also come from a change in family status. Adding family members through birth or having elderly relatives move in means adjusting space and frequently adding rooms. It can also come as a result of an unfortunate event like a burst pipe or leaky roof.The bottom line is that construction is going to come with its own form of stress on the occupants, workers and contractors. Part of that pressure comes from having to deal with the mess, the leftovers, the rubbish removal. This can include wood, concrete, dirt, metals, flooring, glass, and others. It is always best to have a tidy worksite from a safety perspective as well as to appease your neighbors and family. The volume can seem insurmountable.

• Reducing Waste – There are a few ways to decrease the amount of trash involved in a construction project. There are now modular metal forms that can be reused for concrete constructions. That way the plywood used to create the form into which the concrete is poured will be used again and again and won’t just be tossed in a trash heap. When comparing products to purchase, ask about how they are packaged. If the goods are shipped with minimal packing or with reusable or recycling products, this is an advantage to the environment.
• Reusing – We have all seen those DIY shows where someone comes in with a sledge hammer and completely demolishes all the kitchen cabinets in a few blows. Instead contact local charities to see if they can be reused in housing projects like Habitat for Humanity. In a home that has little to nothing, those old cabinets can be valuable. Also think about whether the wood can be repurposed to another project. Other items can include bricks, glass and plastics.
• Disposal – If there are materials that must be thrown out, see if it is possible to sort them by type for recycling. For example, placing all the plastics in a single bin and then arranging for a recycling company to cart them away. Look at the metal. Copper is very valuable and it can be sold.

Being responsible for the waste management at a construction site should be an integral part of the project. Granted, the volume in a construction project is considerably larger than normal household waste. In construction projects for commercial enterprises, it will be even greater. It will also probably weigh more. This will have a serious impact on landfill sites.As a result regulations are in place to require builders to recycle onsite waste. Many are creating their own management plans. These efforts will allow the construction companies to:

• Save money from the purchase of new materials and hauling costs
• Reduce on-site rubbish
• Become more favourable in the view of customers and potential new clients
• Avoid penalties for non compliance

These are all issues to be considered when taking on new construction or renovation projects either through a contractor or your own efforts.

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Green Waste

Its definition is simple; green waste is anything that is biodegradable.  This is a substance that is organic and will be broken down by natural processes, generally bacteria.  It is important to note that in Australia there are different rules in each state about what is classified as green. Check with your local council to see what is and is not acceptable.

• Reduce Landfills – By appropriately composting, it reduces the amount of material in the landfill. If incorrectly composted, or just dumped into a landfill, the organic matter will generate methane gas. This is one of the largest contributors to atmospheric damage.
• Reduces Reliance on Chemical Fertilisers – All growing things need food and by adding nutrients to the soil, our vegetables will develop deeper root systems. Using organic compost means you are not spending money on commercial products and still growing better food.
• Composting – If you are up to the challenge and have an appropriate spot, you can try your hand at composting. You can simply find a handy corner and start a pile. Downsides include:

• It can attract rodents, insects, and other pests. Chicken wire across the top should help.
• It will generate a lot of heat.
• It will need to be turned periodically which will take physical strength.
• It will take months to decompose.
• If it is uncovered, it will become quite smelly.

There are also bins available for sale, which is the preferable method. Whichever you choose, a pile or a bin, keep it moist. The liquid will help break down the material.Even if you don’t have a proper place for a compost bin, there are a number of things you can do.

• Grass Clippings – When you mow, select a mower with a mulching blade. Instead of bagging the clippings and having them taken away, the mulch mower will slice the grass blades and they will fall back into the lawn where they will decompose quickly. This is a natural fertilizer.
• Leaves – When the trees drop their leaves, rake or blow them into your flower or veg gardens. This has a double effect of decomposing into nutrients and giving ground cover or mulch to protect the plants during the cooler months. You can also simply run your mulcher-mower over the area and the leaves will be chewed up and drop into the lawn.

Small amounts of garden waste can be placed in standard garbage or green waste bins to be picked up by your local waste removal company. Bins are restricted in capacity and if you have a lot of seasonal clean up, it may well exceed the limit. Check with your landlord or local council about the best way to proceed.There are services that provide green waste removal. Generally they offer bins, bags and skips. These companies are more flexible with their collection schedule and you can work out an arrangement that suits your needs.You can also find the nearest tip and take it in yourself. If you don’t have a vehicle or cart appropriate to transport your waste, you will need to rent or borrow one. It will take time. Depending on the tip site, you may also be charged a fee for the privilege of dumping.

Conclusion

Did you ever think there were so many different types of rubbish and waste and how many ways there can be to dispose of any one of them? Generating the rubbish is the easy part. Getting rid of it in the most ecologically responsible method becomes more problematic. Sometimes it is physically difficult, expensive, or undesirable. It is hoped that this article will give you some good ideas about how to make it more palatable and economically feasible while still being socially responsible with your rubbish removal in Adelaide.

• If you regularly recycle and repurpose, you will probably find that you have little true trash that needs to go into the landfill.
• Encourage your local council, municipality and public officials to explore better and more convenient methods for recycling.
• Think before you throw. Birds will eat eggshells and the calcium they derive will actually help their brood. Those pods from one-serving coffee makers can be repurposed to start seedlings for your garden; dispose of the used grounds into the soil.
• Donate. That old laptop or playstation may be obsolete for you but to someone who has none, it could be a godsend.
• Make the effort to take your glass and ceramics to a recycling depot. You may even get paid a little for it. If you don’t need the money, put it in a poor box at church or give it to a homeless person on the street.
• Basically, take a breath. Before you throw something in a bin that will find a home in a landfill, pause and see if there is another alternative. Just look for a recycling bin or set up a new place in your home to put things. The easier it is, the more likely you are to comply.
• Lead by example. Occasionally try for a teachable moment to children. If they see you take a soft drink can out of the trash and then place it in the recycle bin, maybe they will remember it. Keep a set of cloth tote bags in the car for that quick stop on the way home. I have actually seen people bring their own Tupperware containers to restaurants to take home their leftovers so they wouldn’t need a Styrofoam doggie box.
• Check out social media. There are a number of blogs out on the internet. Occasionally rotate through them to see if you come across new ideas that you can implement in your home or workplace.

If each person only improved by one small amount, eventually we will see a tremendous impact on the amount of waste generated.  There will always be rubbish, but the less we have to deal with, the better.

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So, before we get deeper into the matter, let’s have a look at what is considered “hard waste”:​

• ​Furniture
• ​Household appliances (such as toasters, blenders, irons, etc.)
• ​Whitegoods (washing machines, fridges, ovens, etc.) 
• ​Other electronics (computer parts, laptops, TVs, gaming consoles…)
• ​Bath tubs
• ​Hard textiles made of synthetic fiber, such as carpets and rugs
• ​Sports gear, even bigger ones including skis, bicycles, roller-skates etc.
• ​Timber products shorter than 1.5m by the longest dimension, and/or up to 10 pieces of timber

​As you can see, the list is very long and encompasses a variety of things acceptable to throw away. However, there are some things that you can’t throw away according to reinforced laws in Adelaide. They include the following:

• ​Concrete, bricks and similar building materials
• ​Garden waste, such as plants, grass and other organic waste
• ​Car parts
• ​Liquids
• ​Gas bottles
• ​Hazardous chemicals, like paint, oils etc.
• ​Glass products
• ​Regular household waste (small plastic containers, food, paper, hygiene products and the like)

So, given these facts you can calculate what you should and shouldn’t pick to throw away. You wouldn’t want to be fined for ditching you ex’s gift cactus, would you?

​Now that you know some basic guidelines for your to-ditch list, it might be helpful to get to know some tips and tricks to make things more convenient for you and the environment. Here is something to pay attention to:

• ​Kerbside crawlers. While they can be nasty, they need things too. So, if you are comfortable with them taking your stuff, make sure you don’t throw away things that could contain lice, bed bugs or fungi, and stack them in a way that they can’t make too much of a mess before the hard waste is disposed. If, however, you want to avoid their meddling, take your things out briefly before they are to be collected by the service of your choosing.
• ​Furniture made from hardboard or MDF is very hard to recycle or reuse because it doesn’t bend well and therefore can be damaged upon transportation. Try to avoid disposing such things if possible.
• ​Local councils generally allow one to three free collections per year, and they should be up to 2m3 in size, each.
• ​Keep in mind that you might have to schedule your disposal more than a month in advance, so to avoid the hard waste getting spoiled and the front of your house looking like, well, a garbage dump, take your stuff out as late as possible.

Apart from this, it is important to note that while it isn’t illegal in Adelaide area to put any amount of garbage out, it shouldn’t take up any space on the footpath, or, god forbid, the road.​

Here comes the fun part: most of the things you discard will be recycled! Australia has great services for this, so sit back and enjoy your giving back to the world while cleaning up your life space. 

​Who do you hire to do the “dirty work” then? Burnside Trash, of course! Why, you ask? Well, if you hire our experts you can expect the following:

• ​​They will get all the grunt-work done for you neatly, quickly and effortlessly
• ​there will be no work on your part (you can even sit on the porch, grab popcorn and watch the sunset)
• ​even if you realize you forgot to throw something out, you can just tell us to grab it for you

​If you’re still in doubt, call us and we will tell you all the other perks you can have by using our services!

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Burnside Trash are specialists in all forms of rubbish removal in Adelaide. Our personalised “do it for you” service and very reasonable pricing is why we are Adelaide’s NO.1 choice.

Residential Junk, Garden Waste and Rubbish

Burnside Trash can remove most forms of rubbish from residential properties with ease, whether it be a recurring collection at regular intervals or a once off waste removal. All you need is to decide what waste needs removal & we will load into our mobile skip bins from where ever it is on the property. We can move items like unwanted furniture, white goods, green waste, mattresses etc.  Whether you are cleaning out a room or downsizing, we  offer a cost effective solution to your excess rubbish.

We endeavour to recycle as much as we can through a third party transfer station, so you can be guaranteed that landfill will be minimised with what we remove from your property.

-Commercial & Builders Waste

Burnside Trash is able to manage all the excess waste from your business by offering a singular waste collection or we offer regular collections. Those businesses that require a regular collection will have large wheelie bins put in place for a regular exchange, simply place any waste you want removed in one of these bins and we’ll come exchange your bin. We can remove all forms of rubbish created by any commercial operation, at any volume. With Burnside trash, we’ll come to your commercial property anywhere in the serviced areas with one of our mobile skip bins, collect your waste in a time efficient and safe manner, where it will be unloaded at our partnered transfer station to be sorted and diverted from land fill.  Regardless if you are doing a one off tidy up or just have excess waste on regular basis Burnside Trash has a cost effective solution for your needs.

-Industrial Waste

Burnside Trash has Mobile Skip Bins that are 13 – 25 cubic metres in size varying in length from 3.2 – 6 metres in length. We can cater for oversized rubbish that is often created by industrial operations. Regardless of whether it is a regular recurring collection or a once off collection, Burnside Trash can come to your site, load the rubbish into our mobile skip bins and deliver it directly to the transfer station. All you need to do is show us what needs to go! 

​ Whatever your excess rubbish problem may be Burnside Waste can offer a cost-effective solution, whether it be oversized pallets, packaging, green waste, we can deal with it.

HOW YOUR RUBBISH GETS DISPOSED

Rubbish disposal is an ongoing problem for wider community and the environment. Many Adelaide households depend on their local council’s garbage collection service to dispose of their waste on a weekly basis, but this option won’t always work. Hard or heavy items such as concrete, bricks, rocks, car parts and timber are restricted from being disposed off in general waste bins. Other items such as electronic waste (E-Waste) can also be tricky to dispose of properly. 

Overflowing waste can quickly add up and finding cost effective and environmentally friendly ways to dispose of your waste can be time consuming. Waste in landfill can take centuries to degrade, landfill sites also take up large amounts of space, as populations rise and more land is needed to develop with the rising population, landfill is quickly becoming an obvious unsustainable waste management system and our environment is quickly being harmed in the process. It’s an avoidable situation, we’d like to urge you not to dispose waste into landfills unless it is absolutely necessary ( Recycle items that are recyclable.)—our team can help you avoid it through our range of services for households and businesses. 

Below we’ll explain what happens to your rubbish once it gets disposed into a landfill—hopefully, the below information will inspire you to start disposing of your waste in an environmentally friendly manner so we can all do our bit together to reduce landfill waste!

What Happens In Landfills

In modern landfills, the waste gets segregated into municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste and white goods. These types of waste are disposed of separately, with as many recyclable materials as possible being diverted to recycling depots.  The waste in landfills is rolled over and turned into a compact pile with the help of heavy and large equipment. After the pile reaches a prescribed height, a layer of dirt is added and a second pile is added.  

The bottom of the pile of rubbish is lined with rubber to prevent contamination of groundwater. This ground water is also collected and processed using a network of pipes. In some large landfill sites, gas wells are also drilled into the rubbish pile to collect methane produced in landfills. This methane is put to good use in generators or for heating.  

In theory, the system of a landfill works quite well, but it can and has had a huge cost on the environment. Additionally, it’s not always possible to prevent contamination of groundwater or collect all of the methane. It’s best to avoid our rubbish going to landfill.

“So if you’re in doubt about how to dispose of your waste, please contact a good rubbish removal company for help and advice!“

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Where Your Rubbish Goes

Regardless of the ways in which you remove rubbish from your home, or the amount of rubbish you produce, you’ve probably wondered before where your rubbish ends up. The average Australian produces more than 2.6 tonnes of waste every year, so we’re each responsible for a massive amount of waste—and this figure is rising all the time! 

In South Australia, waste generally has two places it can be safely disposed of, these options are landfill or a recycling depot. Where it ends up is up to you and your behaviour—it’s your choice, your decision to determine how you dispose of your waste. If your rubbish ends up in landfill, it will have negative effects on the environment. If you can ensure your recyclables end up at a recycling depot, you will be helping the environment and reducing landfill waste. 

1. DUMPED IN LANDFILLS​

While majority of waste produced within South Australia is successfully diverted from landfill, close to 1 mega-tonne (970,000Kg) of waste a year is disposed of into landfill sites, which are simply dumping sites where your rubbish remains permanently. Once a landfill site becomes full, it is covered up and a new landfill is created—hence why the world is quickly running out of space for our rubbish. 

Landfills are an environmental hazard. The rubbish that gets dumped into landfills slowly degrades and decomposes over time, causing emission of greenhouse gases, which as you likely know contributes to global warming and other environment ill-effects. Some rubbish decomposes fairly quickly, but items like plastics take decades, even centuries, to completely degrade, putting enormous pressure on our environment. 

When you next need to dispose of household rubbish, stop to think for a moment about landfills and what impact the waste you are about to throw out will have on the environment.   Will the materials you’re throwing out decompose quickly and easily?  Will they take decades and release toxins into the environment?   Try to think of the best option to dispose of your waste—not all rubbish should go to landfill. As we’ll explain later in this guide, there are many types of waste that can be recycled or reused! 

If you’re considering throwing something away and you’re unsure of the impact it will have on the environment, or if you’re unsure of the best way to dispose of it, contact a company that specialises in​ rubbish removal in Adelaide, like BURNSIDE TRASH. We’ll can give you advice on ensuring that your rubbish is disposed of properly, or let you know if you need one of our services to best dispose it—above all, we’ll suggest ways to minimise the amount of waste being sent to landfills. 

2. SENT TO INCINERATION PLANTS

In so many parts of the world there is insufficient space for landfills. In these places incineration plants are used to dispose of rubbish, which can be extremely toxic and damaging to the environment. Incineration is the process of burning rubbish to get rid of it. Keep in mind that incineration is prohibited by most councils in your own backyard. 

While Australia does not currently have an incineration plant, Western Australia has recently green lighted a residual waste incineration plant. This incineration plant, unlike the ones that will burn all manners of waste which can be extremely damaging to the environment, will only burn the residual pieces of waste collected after the recycling process. This means that any waste that was not successfully recycled, can be incinerated, reducing the amount of waste going to land fill. ​

3. SENT TO RECYCLING DEPOTS

Recycling is the most environmentally friendly and preferable method of waste disposal around the world. Recycling your rubbish avoids unnecessary waste being sent to landfill, which reduces the impact on the environment.   Not all materials can be recycled, but a large number of them can—materials like glass, metal, paper, organic waste and some plastics can easily be recycled. 

 Never mix recyclable waste with your general waste, this cross-contamination can lead to entire loads of previously recyclable materials no longer feasible for the recycling process. Make use of your local council recycling program or take your recyclables directly to a recycling plant. If you don’t have access to a recycling depot or struggle to find the time for the trip.​If you have too much rubbish to dispose of correctly by yourself, don’t dump it! Contact Burnside Trash today, we’ll safely handle your waste.

REMOVING DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE

So many households end up with too much waste on their hands, and end up confused about how best to dispose of their rubbish. Most people make use of the council waste collection services, but many others choose to dispose waste on their own, thinking they’re doing the right thing—but the truth is that both of these approaches are not optimal for the environment or the household. Council services don’t occur often enough for many households (many services only occur fortnightly or weekly). 

A better way to remove waste from your home is to engage the services of a waste removal company who will know what the best disposal option is for your situation. A common option is the hiring of a Waste removal service, these services can provide many solutions such as regularly exchanged green waste bins, collection of hard waste, or even a once off clean up.

– GARBAGE

Garbage includes most types of household waste that need to be disposed. The simplest and easiest way to get rid of household waste is to use your local garbage collection service.  Another effective option is to hire a skip bin. All you need to do is to contact Burnside Trash to have our team drop by with one of our mobile skips to collect your waste. Once we fill it up with your garbage, we will collect and safely dispose of the waste for you. We use the services of a partnered transfer station that handles the sorting of all waste we collect, guaranteeing that we recycle whatever we can. 

– RECYCLABLES

If you’re cleaning out your home you’ll find much of your household waste is recyclable. Be sure to separate your recyclables, as they can be treated and reused, and you’ll be able to reduce the amount of waste reaching landfill. You can deposit your recyclables with your council’s recyclable waste collection service, or take them to a recycling facility. You could also salvage or donate your recyclable waste to charity. ​

– GARDEN WASTE

Garden waste includes all types of waste produced in a household garden, including recyclable green waste and other types of general waste. When maintaining your garden, you will no doubt be left with a lot of garden waste—this shouldn’t be mixed with any other form of waste. This is because green waste can be recycled, while general waste cannot. The best way to remove garden waste is through green waste bin hire, which you can hire from Burnside Trash. You can also use your local council green bins, which are picked up on a fortnightly basis in many councils.  

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REMOVING YOUR HARD RUBBISH IN ADELAIDE

Hard rubbish is getting more challenging to dispose of with councils easing back on hard rubbish collections. The team at Burnside Trash will come to your property remove the hard rubbish from wherever it is on the property and load it into our mobile skip bins. We can deal with any situation, whether it’s an upstairs unit/flat or a ground floor property. All you have to do is point out to us what is going and we’ll make sure it will disappear before your eyes!  

To have us help you there’s only a minimum volume of 2 cubic metres, up to whatever volume you have. You can include mattresses, empty paint tins any form of white goods & e-waste. By using Burnside Trash you’re saying goodbye to the stress of hard waste disposal. 

RESIDENTIAL HARD RUBBISH REMOVAL

Residential rubbish is also called urban solid waste. It usually consists of household waste and that waste can be classified into five different categories: 

• Recycling 

• Biodegradable 

• Construction 

• Assorted 

• Hazardous 

Recycling waste includes paper, glass, aluminium, cardboard and plastic. Biodegradable waste is organic waste, such as food scraps and food products. Construction waste is items such as rocks, debris and timber. Assorted waste can include household items such as clothing, shoes and books. Hazardous waste consists of items that are potentially hazardous to the environment or humans, such as paints, transmission fluids, fertilisers, chemicals. 

Any of the above types of residential solid waste can be difficult and dangerous to handle. It is advisable that you hire a residential rubbish removal company, such as Burnside Trash, who are qualified to remove the waste for you safely and effectively. 

What type of residential rubbish removal company to hire? 

When hiring a residential rubbish removal company, it’s important to do your research and ensure the company you are hiring is reputable and qualified. There are two types of residential rubbish removal companies: a company that just supply bins for you to fill with your own rubbish and a company that will charge you a nominal fee to remove your rubbish. 

If you have a small amount of rubbish to be removed you may consider a bin only service. If you have a large volume of different types of waste or you are time poor, for your safety a paid rubbish removal company that will pick and take away your rubbish would suit your needs best. 

What happens next? 

Upon contacting Burnside Trash, we will gain further information regarding the type and amount of waste you wish to dispose of. We will base our quotation on this information. Should you choose to book Burnside Trash, we will book in the removal on your day of choice. Included in our service is, not only removal of all waste, but a thorough sweep and clean of the entire dumping ground. We then deliver the waste collected to a partnered transfer station, who will sort the waste into the proper categories to be disposed of properly. 

​Because of our partnership, We are able to recycle approximately 90 of the collected waste and we have extensive facilities to compost the biodegradable waste. We also have special facilities to treat and dispose of hazardous wastes. Additionally, where possible, we use energy recovery plants, where waste is converted into energy. 

Burnside Trash is a reputable, trusted Adelaide waste removal service. We pride ourselves on our services and try to dispose of all collected residential waste in an environmentally-friendly manner. 

REDUCE YOUR WASTE

As we told you earlier, Australians produce about 2.6 tonnes of waste every year per person, making waste removal in Adelaide an increasingly difficult and costly problem to tackle. Luckily there’s a way for you to help tackle this growing problem – by reducing, reusing and recycling your waste. Below we’ll give you some simple ideas on how to reduce, reuse and recycle your waste! ​

1. REDUCE

Whenever you can, look for ways to reduce the amount of your waste in your daily life, before thinking of reusing or recycling. Simple ideas you could try include reducing your use of plastic bags and completely avoiding the purchase of non-recyclable materials. Go for products that have minimal packaging and choose items that you can use productively and repeatedly. Try to choose products that eliminate new waste being produced, and keep an eye out for products made by companies dedicated to lessening their impact on the environment. Reducing waste altogether is the number one solution for avoiding harm to the environment. 

Of course it’s impossible for you to reduce waste completely—but you can certainly greatly reduce the waste you choose to buy. Choose your products wisely!  As a professional rubbish removal company in Adelaide, we’ve seen it all, and the best piece of advice we can give you is to reduce your waste to start with—rather than be stuck trying to work out how to get rid of products you never needed to start with. ​

2. REUSE

Before you throw out your waste, think creatively about what materials or products you could reuse! If you think you have products that could be reused but you won’t reuse yourself, consider donating the products to a charity or other community organisations that would benefit from them.

—you’ll not only be helping other people, but the environment too. Reusing products is a great solution to reducing your waste, and it will also save you money that you would otherwise spend on waste removal.  

There are so many items that get discarded as waste that could easily be reused. Things like bottles and containers, envelopes, cardboard, packaging can all be reused in various ways. When you purchase products, look for items that can be refilled, reused or recycled. Try to repair your items instead of replacing them. Use rechargeable batteries and any other repeat use items that you can use over and over. ​

3. RECYCLE

Recycling is the most environmentally friendly way of eliminating your waste in Adelaide. By recycling products, less of your waste to be sent to landfills and incineration plants, making a huge positive impact to the environment.  Recycling of products is easy—use your local council recycling service, take you recyclables to a depot, or call a professional rubbish removal company to help you transfer the recyclables to the right location. Don’t forget to separate all recyclable waste from your garbage—and don’t throw any recyclables away in your trash! When you’re purchasing products, choose products that can be recycled over those that cannot—this information will be stated on product labels. It’s also worth remembering that In South Australia, you can earn a 10c rebate on cans, bottles and other recyclables when you take them to your local recycling depot—it might not seem like much, but it adds up to a nice little incentive if you do this often enough! 

4.  LEARN ABOUT TYPES OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE

Household waste comes in many forms—organic waste, building material waste, e-waste, chemical and hazardous waste, food waste, packaging waste and many others. It’s helpful for you to know which type of waste you have on hand before considering how to remove your rubbish in Adelaide. The Australian Government offers some handy tips that will help you be more aware of the different types of waste and how to dispose of each waste type.  

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HELPFUL LINKS

• www.burnsidetrash.com.au
• Cleanup.org.au
• www.environment.gov.au

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