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2011 Business of the Year

Handybin Waste Services was recently announced the Coffs Harbour Business of the Year at the Annual Coffs Harbour Sunny's Awards for Buisness Excellence!

Handybin, in partnership with Coffs Harbour City Council, Bellingen and Nambucca Councils, form Coffs Coast Waste Services, the provider of your residential three bin system.

Not only were Handybin selected as Business of the Year, they also won two other awards. One for Excellence in Manufacturing and Innovation for the work done in the Coffs Coast Glass Processing Facility and Handybin's Secure Document Destruction Service. The second award was won for Excellence in Sustainability.

Twice Yearly Council Bulky Goods Collections

If you are in the Coffs Coast Waste Services Collection area, your council also provides two yearly kerbside bulky goods collections.

To ensure that your items are collected it is important that items are only placed on the kerb the day before the scheduled collection date.

If you do not know your collection dates please contact the hotline on 1800 265 495 or search for your street here.

Loads must be under 3 cubic metres of acceptable items only:

Acceptable General Waste

Soft furnishings
carpet and lino - generated from home
Non-recyclable household items
Mattresses
Small Appliances
Televisions and computers
Bath tubs

Acceptable Scrap Metal

Fridges, freezers, washing machines, dryers
Metal guttering (generated from home)
Aluminium frames
Household metal items

Dont miss our fortnightly Talking Trash column in the Coffs Coast Independent

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Coffs Coast Glass Processing Facility

The Coast Glass Processing facility; commissioned by Handybin Waste Services, was completed in June 2010 with the aim of processing, and thereby recovering thousands of tonnes of broken glass bottles and jars that previously ended up in landfill.

The facility is capable of processing up to 150,000 kilos of broken glass per week. From July 2010 to March 2011, over 2,800,000 kilos of glass has been recovered and processed.

The glass is processed into 3-5mm glass aggregate and <3mm glass sand which can be used in drainage, pipe embedment, concreting and road making.

It can be used by plumbers, landscapers, concreters, asphalt contractors and the home handyman.

Eco–aggregate and Eco-sand is available now for purchase in small or large quantities.