This is from the Launceston Council Website
The City of Launceston aims to provide efficient, reliable and sustainable recycling and garbage services to meet the needs of the community.
Household rubbish is collected weekly and recycling is collected fortnightly.
The Council provides wheelie bins for garbage and recycling collection to all homes in the collection area. These bins are manufactured using recycled plastic.
Wheelie bins must be placed out on the kerb before 6am and be spaced one metre away from other wheelie bins.
Please note properties within the CBD boundary are ineligible for wheelie bin recycling and waste collection services.
CBD prepaid bags are available either individually or in bundles of ten from the Council’s Customer Service Centre.
In an effort to minimise the municipality’s contribution to landfill, the City of Launceston encourages people to consider recycling wherever possible.
Kerbside Recycling Guide(PDF, 113KB)
Below is more information about how to recycle but if you have any questions, please contact us.
What can be placed in your recycling wheelie bin (yellow lidded):
- Aluminium cans
- Glass bottles
- Metal food cans
- Paper, newspaper, cardboard
- Plastic containers
Other items that can be recycled:
Books: the Launceston Library is happy to accept donations of gently used books, audio books, music cassettes, CDs and DVDs. Donations may be left at the LINC or call 03 6336 2625 if you need to arrange a collection. The Library reuses the books in three ways, by adding them to the lending collection; selling them at the annual March book sale (the money raised is used to buy new books); or recycling the paper. Book recycling is a joint community project between the Launceston Library, the Friends of the Library and the Lions Club of Launceston and Riverside.
Family papers and photographs: the Launceston Library is more than happy to accept donations of unwanted family papers and photographs. They will be catalogued and stored in archival quality boxes to stop them deteriorating and they could be of use to people in the future who wish to study their family history.
Mobile phones and accessories – a Mobile Muster collection is located in Customer Service (Town Hall, St John Street, Launceston) and accepts all mobile phones and accessories for recycling.
Fluoro tubes and bulbs: a collection is located in the Customer Service Centre and accepts whole, securely wrapped, fluoro bulbs and tubes.
Household batteries, including AAs, AAAs and button barriers: a collection is located in Customer Service.
Polystyrene: Polystyrene packaging (as found around new TVs, Fridges etc.) can be left at the Launceston Waste Centre and Transfer Station. Please note this material CAN NOT go in a kerbside recycling bin.
Soft Plastics: This includes plastic bags, bubble wrap, food bags, plastic film and plastic wrap. These items can all be left at the Waste Centre and Transfer Station. Soft plastics can then be recycled and made into items such as wheelie bins and plastic decking. Please note this material CAN NOT go in a kerbside recycling bin.
Recycling Education
Through the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group, the City of Launceston have two Recycling Education Officers who can visit schools, residents, community groups and businesses to provide advice and education about recycling.
They are also able to travel to Dorset, West Tamar, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and George Town council areas.
If you’d like more information please contact us.
Collection Dates
Most homes and businesses around the Launceston municipality will have a general waste wheelie bin and recycle wheelie bin.
Find out when your bins will be collected, go to the Recycling and Waste Pickup Day map and enter your address to find out collection dates.
CBD Kerbside Collections
Branded bags collected Thursday evening, place bags out at 5pm.
Bags can be purchased from our Customer Service Centre.
CBD Kerbside Collection Calendar(PDF, 544KB)
Week 1 and Week 2 Kerbside Collections
Place bins on kerbside before 6am on the day of collection.
Week 1 Kerbside Collection Calendar(PDF, 624KB)
Week 2 Kerbside Collection Calendar(PDF, 629KB)