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The draft Waste Management Policy has been developed to provide guidelines for the community in relation to the provision of waste service delivered by Maitland City Council.  The policy includes relevant information from and replaces the previous Waste Bin and Charges policies adopted in 2020.

The policy include detailed guidance on:

• Applying the Domestic Waste Management Charge and other service charges,
• Inclusions of the Domestic Waste Management Service and Commercial Waste Services
• Provision, maintenance and servicing of waste bins
• Provision of caddies and liners for the food organics service
• Provision of the bulky waste service
• Services provided at the Maitland Resource Recovery Facility (MRRF)

The policy includes a provision to alter the opening hours of the MRRF from 1 March 2025. The current open hours for the MRRF are 8:15am to 4pm with last entry from 3:45pm to allow the customer time for disposal. From 1 March 2025 it is proposed to change the open hours will to 8am to 3:30pm with last entry at 3:15pm.     

This change of open times is proposed to allow daily cover to be applied effectively to the landfill once customers leave the site and prior to staff finishing at 4pm. This will ensure we meet the requirements to adequately cover all waste under the Environment Protection Licence (EPL) for the site. 

To have your say on the change in opening hours, please visit Maitland YourSay.