Waste & Recycling
Waste Transfer Station Operations
The District Council of Tumby Bay recently completed a request for tender process for the management of waste transfer station operations at Port Neill and Ungarra waste transfer station sites. Council is pleased to announce that the successful tenderer is local contractor, Tumby Bay Recycling and Skip Bins.
From 1 July 2024 Tumby Bay Recycling and Skip Bins will be operating both the Port Neill and Ungarra waste transfer station sites.
Council wishes to thank the Port Neill and Ungarra Progress Associations and their many volunteers for their years of service and dedication to undertaking the waste transfer station site operations on behalf of Council. The new operator of the Port Neill and Ungarra transfer stations will continue to receive all currently approved waste streams at the site, and will also be expanding the services to offer cardboard and non-deposit glass recycling.
Operating times
Waste transfer station operating times will be:
- 9:00am to 10:00am every Sunday at Port Neill; and
- 3:00pm to 4:00pm on the last Tuesday of every month at Ungarra.
Waste transfer rates
From 1 July 2024 waste disposal prices at each site will come into line with those at Tumby Bay transfer station. New waste transfer station rates at Port Neill and Ungarra waste transfer stations will be:
| Landfill | $90.00 per m3 |
| Green Waste / Wood | $18.00 per m3 |
| Cardboard | $24.00 per m3 |
| Concrete | $24.00 per m3 |
| Concrete with Reinforcing | $37.00 per m3 |
| Cleanfill/Scrap Steel | No Charge |
*** Categories of waste must not be cross contaminated, or the landfill fee will apply.
*** No container deposits will be accepted at Port Neill or Ungarra Waste transfer sites. Tumby Bay Recycling and Skip Bins offer this service in Tumby Bay.
Please be aware that there may be some minor changes to the layout of the transfer station sites with a reminder for users to follow any signs and directions provided by Tumby Bay Recycling and Skip Bins.
Tumby Bay Recycling and Skip Bins will be providing updates via their business social media page with Council continuing to provide current information on our website and newsletter.
We expect the community will provide a warm welcome to Troy, Niamh and the wider Tumby Bay Recycling and Skip Bins team when you next see them in Port Neill and Ungarra. We anticipate and look forward to a smooth transition in service provision for users.