The Glenorchy City Council has launched a new recycling station, giving residents a free drop-off point for household items that can’t go in kerbside bins.
The ‘recycling wall’, set up in the council chambers on Main Road, accepts bread tags, eyeglasses and mobile phones.
Light globes, household batteries, printer toner cartridges, DVDs, CDs, tapes, small e-waste items and stationery can also be disposed of there.
Mayor Sue Hickey announced the initiative at Monday’s council meeting, describing it as a convenient solution for tricky items.
“Just inside the front door we have installed a new recycling system,” she said.
“This gives residents a free and convenient way to recycle items.”
The wall is maintained by council’s customer service team, with waste services staff ensuring everything collected is properly recycled.
Hickey said community response has been strong.
“To date we have had an overwhelmingly positive response to the installation of this wall,” she said.
“Our Facebook post alone has received over 115,000 views in the past five days.”
The initiative tackles a common household challenge – how to dispose of items that don’t fit kerbside recycling but shouldn’t end up in landfill.
Small electronics, batteries and other odds and ends often build up in homes or get thrown out incorrectly because people don’t have easy disposal options.
