Other municipal waste Hard Hard collection services occur in many municipalities across Australia with the collection being more common in metropolitan areas. These collections are usually conducted annually but are sometimes twice annual or on an annual call’ basis. Some Councils recycle steel ‘at cans obtained from the hardwaste. Council information provided to households indicates that only paint cans or cans with dry paint residue would be collected. This is generally accepted by householders with only a minimal amount of liquid paint presented. The primary source of the hard waste quantities has been the NSW EPA (2013b) 2011/12 data set. This data was then applied to all other states except for the Northern Territory and Western Australia on a household pro rata basis. The hardwaste in the Northern Territory was assumed to be zero as data was not provided. The Western Australian data was sourced from WA DEC (2013b). Self haul Australian householders have the opportunity to haul waste to transfer stations or directly to landfills in most parts of the country. This is commonly undertaken in trailers, small trucks and utes. At many sites, the loads can be disposed of without direct supervision. At some sites signage at entry gates advises that paint cannot be disposed of. This is controlled to varying degrees.
Other municipal waste Hard Hard collection services occur in many municipalities across Australia with the collection being more common in metropolitan areas. These collections are usually conducted annually but are sometimes twice annual or on an annual ‘at call’ basis. Some Councils recycle steel cans obtained from the hardwaste. Council information provided to households indicates that only paint cans or cans with dry paint residue would be collected. This is generally accepted by householders with only a minimal amount of liquid paint presented. The primary source of the hard waste quantities has been the NSW EPA (2013b) 2011/12 data set. This data was then applied to all other states except for the Northern Territory and Western Australia on a household pro rata basis. The hardwaste in the Northern Territory was assumed to be zero as data was not provided. The Western Australian data was sourced from WA DEC (2013b). Self haul Australian householders have the opportunity to haul waste to transfer stations or directly to landfills in most parts of the country. This is commonly undertaken in trailers, small trucks and utes. At many sites, the loads can be disposed of without direct supervision. At some sites signage at entry gates advises that paint cannot be disposed of. This is controlled to varying degrees.
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