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Environment and Recycling

Alice Springs Town Council is dedicated to thinking environmentally and paving a bright future for Alice Springs and its residents.

Alice Springs Town Council then crushes this glass at the Council's glass crushing facility, officially opened in June 2010, and uses this in non load bearing cements across the municipality such as footpaths. 

Council Environmental Planning and Management Documents

Local Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas in Alice Springs
Waste Reduction Plan
Landfill Management Plan

Waste Management

Landfill: The Council’s Landfill in Commonage Road provides a range of services including organic (greenwaste) recycling, best practice fill and compaction techniques, data collection capabilities.

Disposal of Chemicals: Unwanted household products such as paint, cleaners and pesticides must not be placed in your regular waste or recycling bins.

Kerbside Collection: Alice Springs Town Council, in conjunction with the kerbside collection contractor, provides a domestic waste collection service in the Alice Springs community.

Pension Prunings Pickup Service: The Council runs a twice-yearly, free, collection service for garden waste for senior residents of Alice Springs.

Recommended Plants Database

Recommended Plants database