Free Greens Disposal Days
Is your property ready for the fast approaching fire danger season?
To help residents best prepare their homes and property for summer, Port Pirie Regional Council will be offering Free Greens Disposal Days on the last Sunday in August, September and October 2020 on the following dates:
- · Sunday 30th August
- · Sunday 27th September and
- · Sunday 25th October.
This is for clean uncontaminated domestic quantities of green waste only and will be accepted at the Port Pirie Waste Transfer Station between 10am – 2pm and the Crystal Brook Waste Transfer Station between 2.30 – 5.30pm. Multiple loads will be accepted.
Please be aware this does not include noxious weeds such as Caltrop, boxthorn and three corner jack, these weeds must be placed into a bag and disposed in your red general waste bin.
Residents are required under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 to take reasonable steps to reduce the spread of fire throughout their land and to protect assets, so Council has implemented these free disposal days as an opportunity for residents to do so at no cost.
Fire danger season property preparedness tips:
- Slash or mow undergrowth (grasses and weeds) within 20 meters of dwellings and other structures and fire breaks around the property’s boundaries.
- Clear gutters of accumulated leaf litter.
- Trim or modify vegetation to ensure clearance of structures, not up against walls or overhanging, remove ladder fuels (between knee to eye) to keep fire on the ground.
- Remove other accumulated dead vegetation (fallen leaves, bark etc.) from around assets.
For further advice on fire prevention or to arrange a site visit, please contact Council’s Fire Prevention Officer on 8633 9736.
If you are unable to attend a Free Greens Disposal Day on the above mentioned dates due to work commitments, you can contact our office for further options on 8633 9720.