Residents will now be able to take any green waste from last month’s natural disaster to either of Gosford City Council’s landfills for free until Sunday, May 31.
The deadline has been extended from Tuesday, May 19 due to the amount of trees, branches and other green waste that is still being cleaned up after the natural disaster.
There is no limit on how much green waste residents can take to either landfill, at Woy Woy or Kincumber, and it can be taken in any shape or form.
However, tree stumps cannot be accepted at Kincumber.
Residents will need to take these to Woy Woy or contact council to organise other arrangements.
Council will continue monitoring the amount of green waste being dropped off at its landfills to see whether the deadline extension needs to be reviewed again.
Additional bulk green waste collections for free through Council’s waste services contractor Remondis ceased on Tuesday, May 19.
Bulk kerbside collections for household items and green waste by Remondis returned to normal from that date.
Any resident who needs green waste from the natural disaster removed from their nature strip can contact council directly to organise a pick up.
Council is still giving residents the chance to pick up some free mulch from Woy Woy, East Gosford and now Kincumber.
Crews have collected a significant amount of green waste since the natural disaster and chipped much of this material into mulch.
Residents can take their car, ute or trailer to Hylton Moore Park in East Gosford, Rogers Park in Woy Woy or Frost Reserve in Kincumber and take as much mulch as they’d like for free.
The mulch is only available to Gosford residents for home use.
The offer is not available to commercial operators.
Residents will need to be able to load the material into their car, ute or trailer.
Media alert, 15 May 2015
Gosford Council media