Waste Centres

The Launceston Waste Centre and Transfer Station accept a range of waste material and recyclable items. 

Recyclable waste can be disposed of at no cost at the facility's Recycling Centre. However, all other waste disposed of at the Transfer Station will incur a fee.

For more information on how to sort your waste and save money and the environment, please read the Sort and Save Fact Sheets(PDF, 4MB).

For more information concerning the disposal of hazardous waste, including asbestos, contact Remount Road Administration Support on 6323 3000.

Next to the facility is Uptipity, a second-hand shop open 8.30am to 4pm, 7 days a week (closed Christmas day and Good Friday), phone 03 6326 2214. Donations to Uptipity can be made at the Recycling Centre in the Waste Centre.

• Aluminium cans
• Car batteries
• Cardboard
• Cooking oil
• Electronics
• Fire extinguishers
• Fluorescent tubes and bulbs
• Gas bottles
• Glass bottles and jars
• Household batteries including AAs, AAAs, and button batteries
• Magazines
• Mixed recycling
• Motor oil
• Newspaper
• Paint - oil based and water based
• Polystyrene 
• Reusable goods including bric-a-brac, books, building materials, clothing, furniture and paint
• Scrap metal (ferrous and non ferrous)
• Clear soft plastic
• Steel
• Timber
• White goods (excluding refrigerators and freezers) 
• White paper
• Other; items accepted at the discretion of staff at the recycling centre

The following items cannot be recycled through the recycling centre but can be disposed of at the transfer station for either landfilling or further processing:

• Waste
• Garden waste
• Mattresses
• Clean fill - soil, rocks, concrete (no larger than a football)
• Tyres - not large tyres
• Refrigerators and air conditioners

All items disposed of at the transfer station will be subject to either item based fees, for example, tyres, or the weight based disposal fee. Please note that for items such as refrigerators, the general waste disposal fees apply - this is due to the item needing to be degassed prior to further processing.

FOGO Compost is available now for wholesale sales.

• No sales to the public
•  Minimum amount to purchase is 10 tonnes

 To check availability, price, or to place an order, email: FOGOcompost@launceston.tas.gov.au

 Please view the safety data sheet.(PDF, 265KB)

 Disclaimer:

Health warning - this product contains microorganisms avoid breathing dust or mist use in a well ventilated area wear particulate mask if dusty wear gloves and keep product moist when handling wash hands immediately after use before eating, drinking or smoking compost derived from recycled material - may contain low levels of plastic, glass and metal contaminents not recommended for top dressing sports fields, livestock pastures, or inclusion in edible vegetable or plant production.

• Aluminium, brass, lead and copper
• Cardboard
• Waste
• Garden waste
• Mixed recycling
• Motor oil
• Polystyrene
• Scrap metal (ferrous and non ferrous)
• Tyres - not large tyres

Fees: All disposal fees relating to residual waste entering landfill will have a Regional Waste Levy (RWL) amount applied. The RWL amount that has been agreed by the eight northern member councils is $7.50 per tonne (GST not applicable). This amount has been added to the disposal fees. The levy will provide an annual ongoing funding stream to enable projects that support waste minimisation and recycling programs throughout the northern region through the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group.

• Garden waste

• Aluminium, brass, lead and copper
• Waste
• Mixed recycling
• Motor oil
• Scrap metal (ferrous and non ferrous)
• Tyres - not large tyres
• Cardboard

Fees: All disposal fees relating to residual waste entering landfill will have a Regional Waste Levy (RWL) amount applied. The RWL amount that has been agreed by the eight northern member councils is $7.50 per tonne (GST not applicable). This amount has been added to the disposal fees. The levy will provide an annual ongoing funding stream to enable projects that support waste minimisation and recycling programs throughout the northern region through the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group.

 

City of Launceston runs an Annual Concessional Waste Program. Applications are closed for the 2023/24 period. If you are interested in applying for next year, monitor this page for updates.

The City of Launceston aims each year to help groups and organisations just like yours to make more eco-friendly waste disposal decisions through our annual waste concession application program.  

Applications Open Monday 01 May 2023
Applications Close Thursday 01 June 2023

Applications Closed

Please contact us if you have any questions.  

Resources

Concessional Entry to the Council's Waste Disposal Facilities Policy(PDF, 245KB)

Vouchers are mailed to residents each July, coinciding with the start of the financial year.

The voucher allows residents a single annual free entry to a Council-managed waste centre to dispose of domestic items. A maximum allowable load limit of three tonnes — including vehicle weight — applies. Any single vehicle presenting multiple vouchers on behalf of different residents will be allowed a maximum of three, free voucher entries per year.

Valid for City of Launceston residents only.

When visiting the Launceston Waste Centre, vouchers will need to be validated at the recycling centre prior to disposing of items — this is to unload any recyclables and reusable items.

Access with a free waste centre entry voucher excludes:

• Anything for burial (controlled or hazardous waste)
• Tyres
• Car bodies
• Asbestos
• Contaminated soil
• Mattresses

Please note, domestic sized loads are allowed only. All other vehicles are charged as per the normal disposal fees. 

Pensioners and pensioner householders who hold a Commonwealth Pensioner Card may be eligible to receive a concession card know as a Smart Card.

Eligible pensioners will have their concession visits to the Waste Centre and car parks stored electronically on the Smart Card.

More information is available on the SmartCard page.