Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS)
About
Where distances to landfills for internal and external refuse collection service providers are too far to travel, they may make use of a transfer station to offload waste. The waste is then compacted into containers and transferred via rail or road to a landfill site.
At the ARTS facility a selection of the general “dirty” waste stream is diverted to the materials recycling facility (MRF) for removal of recyclable material. The process is known as a “dirty” MRF due to the separation of recyclables from the general waste stream. The remaining waste is compacted into sealed containers and taken to Vissershok Landfill on a daily basis, by rail. At ARTS, 50 containers of compacted waste are transported every night after 19:00 to the Vissershok Landfill site. There is also a drop-off facility for recyclables.
Accepted waste material:
- Motor oil
- Garage waste (as part of household hazardous waste)
- Clean garden waste
- Paper and cardboard
- Cans and metal
- Glass bottles
- Plastic
- Household hazardous waste
Waste materials not accepted:
- Tetra pak
- Polystyrene
- E-waste
Materials accepted at our hazardous waste facility:
- Used batteries
- Swimming pool chemicals
- Old paint and brushes
- E-waste
- Used oils
- Asbestos waste material (limited to plant containers, gutters or old cement heaters)
- CFL (compact fluorescent lamps) and other discharge
- Lamps
- Chemical waste products (eg. air fresheners, all-purpose cleaners)
- Pesticide waste
Materials not accepted at our hazardous waste facility:
- Bulk, hazardous household waste from residents’ homes, offices or businesses
- Medical waste (eg. blood-stained bandages and plasters, expired pharmaceuticals)
- Sanitary waste (eg. soiled disposable nappies and adult diapers)
- Any product contaminated by infectious bodily fluids
- Explosive and compressed waste (eg. gas cylinders)
Opening hours
Athlone Refuse Transfer Station
Monday to Friday
07:30 – 16:00
Athlone Refuse Transfer Station drop-off facility
Summer hours (1 September – 30 April)
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 18:30
Winter hours (1 May – 31 August)
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 17:00
Saturday and public holidays
08:00 – 17:00
Sunday (year round)
09:00 - 14:00
Drop-off facility for household hazardous waste
Summer hours (1 September - 30 April)
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 18:30
Winter hours (1 May - 31 August)
Monday to Friday
08:00 – 17:00
Saturday and public holidays (year round)Sunday
08:00 – 17:00
Sunday (year round)
09:00 – 14:00
Location
Off Bunga Avenue, Settlers Way, Athlone
Features and facilities
- General waste disposal facilties
- Low to medium hazardous waste disposal facilities
- Recycling facilities
- Transfer station
Services
- Waste offloading
- Waste compacting
- Transfer to landfill
- General waste disposal
- Low to medium hazardous waste disposal
- Recycling
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