Tip fees increase

The service charge to use Woy Woy tip has increased by 40 per cent for this financial year.

The charge to dispose the first 100kg of waste has risen from $6.80 to $9.50.

It is now $8.80 for every 100 kilograms after that.

The service charge goes up on July 1 every financial year.

This year Woy Woy landfill's responsibility has increased to include full resource recovery.

Residents can now take garden organics, building and construction materials, scrap metal and whitegoods, as well as domestic recyclables such as cardboard, glass bottle and aluminium cans to be recycled.

Domestic recyclables and scrap metal can be dropped off for free.

All other materials such as garden organics and inert waste will still attract a fee of $7.70 for the first 100kg and $7.70 for every 100kg after that.

Alison Branley, July 23