Residents can use two free at-call hard-waste pick-ups, or hard-waste vouchers, per financial year to dispose their hard-waste items that they cannot place in kerbside bins.

Learn more about the types of items that can be picked up as part of hard-waste collection here.

Book a hard-waste service or request a hard-waste voucher direct from NAWMA here.

Please note, kerbside hard waste collections may take four to six weeks from the time of booking.

Many items can be disposed of at the Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA)’s Resource Recovery Centre free of charge:

• Cardboard
• Car batteries
• E-waste
• Hazardous waste, such as brake fluid, fuel, paint, acids, glues, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and household chemicals, more information here.

NAWMA then take care of recycling these items or disposing of them safely. Visit NAWMA’s website for a full list.

If you have standard household batteries lying around, these can be placed in a battery drop-off bucket at Council libraries or keep an eye out at various supermarkets and other locations.

Asbestos is a hazardous item that must be disposed of appropriately by licensed contractors and not via NAWMA. Council takes inappropriate disposal of asbestos seriously, as it can pose a significant health risk to the community.