Garden Organics Recycling
Green Organics Public Drop off
Open 7 days
7:30am – 4:45pm
Ph: 02 6280 4011
Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre, Mugga Lane, Symonston
Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Good Friday.
WHAT WE DO
Corkhill Bros has been offering the Canberra community a public green organics drop off facility for over 40 years. As of April 2017, our facility has also begun accepting green organics collected in the ACT kerbside green bins. Corkhill Bros is committed to implementing a circular economy waste management approach. All green organics that are dropped off at our facility enters a process to ensure it is beneficially re-used within the community.
The green organics are ground up daily (see the video below for a short preview of this process!), before allowing the product to sit for 3-4 months. This allows the particles to break down before additives are introduced and turned into the piles for mixing. At the end of this cycle, the processed green organics is added to a number of our products including Forest Litter, Super soil and Vegi mix. These products are available for purchase year round from our Mugga Lane and Mitchell facilities. Head down to either of these facilities to purchase these products and help us help Canberra recycle!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- What can I drop off at Green Waste?
Green waste refers to grass clippings, gardening pruning’s, leaf litter and weeds. This excludes soil, treated timber, plastic, food and all other contaminants. Any persons found to be breaching the conditions of drop off will be banned from the facility.
- Are there any charges to drop green waste off?
ACT residential undersized green waste is free to drop off.
Fees apply to oversized residential and commercial green waste.
Fees also apply to commercial light rigid, medium rigid and heavy rigid vehicles and above.
- What is classified as oversized green waste and what fees apply?
Green waste exceeding 200mm diameter and/or 2m in length is considered oversized. Oversized green waste must enter and exit via the weighbridge. All stumps charged as oversize
Charges for oversize garden waste is increasing on the 1st of December 2024
Current price – $105.00 per tonne (minimum charge 0.5 tonne)
New price – $120.00 per tonne (minimum charge 0.5 tonne)
- What is a light, medium and heavy rigid and what fees apply?
Fees apply for commercial light rigid, medium rigid, heavy rigid vehicles and above only.
Charges for commercial light, medium and heavy rigids will increase on the 1st December 2024.
These vehicles are classified and charged as follows:
Commercial light rigid
Current price – $30.00/load
New price – $35.00/load
A light rigid truck has 2 axles and a GVM (gross vehicle mass) between 4.5 & 8 tonne
Commercial medium rigid
Current Price – $45.00/load
New Price – $50.00/load
A medium rigid truck has 2 axles and a GVM over 8 tonne
Commercial heavy rigid and above
Current Price – $60.00/tonne (minimum charge 0.75 tonne)
New Price – $68.00/tonne (minimum charge 0.75 tonne)
A heavy rigid truck has 3 or more axles and a GVM over 8 tonne
- I drive a commercial light, medium or heavy rigid, where do I go?
All commercial medium and heavy rigid vehicles or above need to enter via the weighbridge. Medium rigids with undersized green waste will pay upon entry. Heavy rigids will need to enter and exit via the weighbridge.
All vehicles with oversized green waste will continue to enter and exit via the weighbridge.
- Where do I go after passing over the weighbridge?
When you pass over the weighbridge you will be given a pass to give to the green waste inspector once you are at the green waste drop off pad. Once the green waste inspector has approved your load as clean and undersized you are able to leave the facility without passing over the weighbridge again.
If the green waste inspector has classified your load as oversized, contaminated or you drive a heavy rigid vehicle or above you will need to proceed back to the weighbridge and pay for your load.
- What types of payments will be accepted?
We only accept card or account payments. Cash is not accepted.
- Do you accept green waste at your Mitchell facility?
Our Mitchell facility is a landscape supply sales yard and does not accept green waste.
- I have more questions, who can I speak to?
If you have further questions, contact our team at admin@corkhillbros.com.au or 6280 4011.