Registrations for the City of Launceston's annual Hard Waste Collection Day will open online from Monday, February 1.
For just $10, residents in the Launceston municipality can register their bulky unwanted items for collection in March, including fridges, furniture, and other large items.
In 2020, more than 40 tonnes of unwanted items were collected through the scheme, with more than 70 per cent of those items recycled, re-used, or re-sold through the Uptipity re-sale shop.
Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten said the Hard Waste Collection Day was particularly popular among elderly residents, or those without regular access to a vehicle or trailer.
"If you've got some larger unwanted items cluttering up the shed, this is a great opportunity to save yourself some time, energy and fuel, and register them in the program for collection," Mayor van Zetten said.
"It's a perfect time for people to start thinking about what items around the home they might want to get rid of before registrations open online on Monday."
City of Launceston Sustainability Team Leader Michael Attard said the program had seen plenty of re-usable items registered in recent years. "One of the benefits of this specific program is that we have a focus on re-use, re-sale and recycling before we even think about sending items to landfill," Mr Attard said.
"I think people appreciate that their items won't simply be trashed; they will be assessed to see if they can be repurposed.
"We've seen a lot of interesting items collected through the Hard Waste Collection Day in recent years. We've seen construction materials, spa baths, children's play equipment, you name it. "We hope Launceston residents will start to think now about any unwanted items they may have around the house so that they are ready to roll when registrations for the 2021 Hard Waste Collection Day open on Monday."
Registrations open online at www.launceston.tas.gov.au on Monday February 1 and will close on Monday March 1.
