Waste Oil Recycling Program

Motor waste oil must not be disposed of in general waste bins. It is important to correctly dispose of waste oil because of the dangerous chemicals and heavy metals it contains and their potential to damage local waterways. The oil that is collected through this program is cleaned to save resources and recycled for re-use.

Engine waste oils (also known as sump oil) includes oils based on petroleum and synthetics such as:

• Lubricant base oils
• Prepared lubricant additives containing carrier oils
• Engine lubricants, gear sets, pumps and bearings
• Hydraulic oil
• Brake fluids
• Transmission oils
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Residents are asked to ensure for safety reasons waste oil is transported in a suitable container with a sealed lid to prevent spills. The container must contain used engine or motor engine oil only, substances such as fuel, cooking oil, paint strippers or solvents must not be mixed in with oil. Residents are required to sign a Waste Oil Declaration Form to confirm the contents of the container. The Declaration Form is available below, or printed copies are available onsite.

Please ensure the Site Attendants instructions are followed at all times. Smoking and open flames are not permitted onsite due to flammable nature of the materials.

Waste Oil Declaration Form

Millicent Resource Recovery Centre

The waste oil collection has re-opened at the Millicent Resource Recovery Centre from 3rd December 2020. Residents can recycle domestic quantities of used engine and motor oil, sometimes called 'sump' oil under the waste oil program.  Commercial quantities of waste oil should be recycled through a commercial arrangement.

Penola Resource Recovery Centre

The waste oil collection has re-opened at the Penola Resource Recovery Centre from 19th October 2021.  After the successful trial of a new style collection tank at the Millicent Resource Recovery Centre an identical unit has been made available for residents to use in Penola.

Conditions of use are the same as above for the Millicent  waste oil recycling program.

All customer service enquiries will be handled directly by Veolia on (08) 8203 3504 during normal office hours.

FREE Community Mulch Days

Wattle Range Council provide a number of free mulch collection days throughout the year to all residents and ratepayers. Held at Penola and Millicent, garden mulch is loaded into trailers at no cost.  A Council loader is available onsite to move the mulch material.

Those wishing to take advantage of the opportunity will need to bring a tarpaulin and suitable rope to secure the load before exiting the site. A disclaimer will also need to be signed prior to collection.

Residents in Beachport are able to collect free mulch from stockpiles at the Beachport Waste Transfer Station. Mulch can be collected by residents in utes/trailers during any scheduled opening hours year round subject to availability. Residents are still required to provide a signed disclaimer form to the Site Attendant, follow conditions of the program and ensure the load is covered prior to exiting the site. No loader assistance is available at this site.

Any enquiries an be directed to the Engineering Office on (08) 8733 0901 or engineering@wattlerange.sa.gov.au.

drumMUSTER Collection

drumMUSTER provides Australian agricultural and veterinary chemical users with a recycling pathway for eligible empty agvet chemical containers. The program ensures chemical containers are recycled in a way that diverts resources from landfill and prevents contamination to our environment. Council provides drumMUSTER disposal facilities at both the Millicent and Penola Resource Recovery Centres.

Appointments are essential for disposing of eligible drumMUSTER containers and can be made by contacting the site contractor, Veolia on (08) 8203 3504 or email sa.vlooperations@veolia.com.

Residents are encouraged to visit the drumMUSTER website to ensure they are familiar with all conditions of the program. drumMUSTER can be contacted directly on 1800 008 707 or info@drummuster.org.au.