Pooraka Waste Transfer Station
63 Research Road
Pooraka SA 5095
T: 8162 5348
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Open: 8:00am to 4:00pm 7 days
Closed: Christmas Day, New Years Day, Good Friday, and Anzac Day
The Transfer Station is available to the general public for the disposal of Hard Waste and will accept trucks up to 2 tonne tare. Oil may be deposited at the Transfer Station at no cost however other liquids cannot be disposed of at this location. Download this here.
Prohibited Waste
The Transfer Station is not licensed to receive the following: -
Some household hazardous wastes such as unwanted chemicals can be disposed a no cost at the Zero Waste SA depot. Please refer to the Zero Waste website for accepted waste and depot opening times.
Materials such as asbestos and nuclear waste are included as prohibited waste and will not be received at the Transfer Station. The EPA website http://www.epa.sa.gov.au/ contains information on where such materials can be disposed.
Sort and Save
The Pooraka Waste Transfer Station offers a discount on all
sorted loads that comprise at least 75 per cent recyclable materials. These materials include:
- all types of metals, plastic and glass beverage containers
- white goods (complete units of washing machines, domestic fridges, laundry and bath tubs, cookers etc)
- concrete bricks 5 pavers, gravel, clean soil (these materials cannot be contaminated by dissimilar materials)
- greenwaste (all general organic garden waste, including lawn clippings, prunings and branches up to 300mm diameter (greenwaste cannot be contaminated by dissimilar materials)
E-waste recycling
The City of Salisbury and DHL Supply Chain have established a Drop Zone to receive TV’s and computers for free at Council’s Waste Transfer Station at 63 Research Road, Pooraka. This service is not designed to receive commercial quantities of waste and is offered to households and small businesses only. A maximum of 15 items will be accepted. Schools and larger businesses will need to make their own private arrangements. More information on e-waste recycling can be found here.
Green Waste
The transfer station also offers a reduced rate for greenwaste disposal to residents of Salisbury. Free trailer hire is also available to residents (deposit required).
Mulch
The Pooraka Waste Transfer Station sells mulch to the public by the trailer load.
Paper and Cardboard received free of charge
The Pooraka Waste Transfer Station receives free of charge clean paper and cardboard. No other materials are to be included with the paper/cardboard. ie plastic and poly-styrene etc.
Metal
The Pooraka Waste Transfer Station receives clean metal at no charge however contaminated metals may be received as sort and save loads.
Oil
Oil may be deposited at the Transfer Station at no cost however other liquids cannot be disposed of at this location.
Hard Waste Service
The City offers two services for the disposal of eligible hard waste items to residents of the City of Salisbury. The service is available once per year.
Voucher Service:
Free disposal of nominated hard waste items at the Transfer Station by obtaining a voucher.
Home Collection Service:
For a fee of $10 a home collection service for nominated hard waste items can be obtained. The service is available once per year. Suburbs are allocated periods during the year when the service can be accessed. Two periods are available per suburb albeit only one collection is available per year.
Accessing the Hard Waste Service
The Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) manage the voucher service and the home collection service on the City's behalf. It can be contacted on 1800 111 004.
Fees and Charges
Download the current Waste Transfer Station Fees Document.
For more information on fees and charges contact the Transfer Station, phone 8162 5348.