To assist with fire prevention, Adelaide Hills Council organises a number of free green organic drop off days throughout the year. With the commencement of a new financial year our waste and recycling team has locked in the first series of free green organics drop off days between August and December 2021.
All 9am – 4pm
Heathfield, Woodside and Gumeracha
Proof of residency required
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Saturday 21 August 2021
Saturday 18 September 2021
Sunday 19 September 2021
Wednesday 6 October 2021
Sunday 17 October 2021
Saturday 23 October 2021
Sunday 7 November 2021
Saturday 20 November 2021
Sunday 21 November 2021
Wednesday 8 December 2021
Saturday 11 December 2021
Sunday 12 December 2021
Please note that this service will be cancelled if a Catastrophic or Extreme Fire Danger Day is declared by the CFS.
Acceptable items:
Clean residential green organics including grass clippings, prunings, leaves, small branches (up to 100mm diameter). Loads are limited to a 7×5 trailer size (no limit to visits made).
Unacceptable items:
Commercial or truck loads of materials, waste or hard rubbish, or proclaimed weeds including Rose, Poplar, Blackberry, Gorse, Olive, Bridal creeper, Kikuyu, Couch, and Bamboo. These can be disposed of at the Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre for a fee.
Click here for a comprehensive list of organics that are not accepted. If you have access to a kerbside green organics bin the items listed in the document can be placed in there. Green bin waste is composted whereas material collected during drop off days is mulched.
Drop off locations:
| Gumeracha Council Depot 5 John Fisher Avenue | Woodside Council Depot 10 Tiers Road | Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre 32 Scott Creek Road |
