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Kapunda Materials Recovery Facility

Scotty's Grave Road, Kapunda SA 5373
Phone: (08) 8525 3200
Email: light@light.sa.gov.au

Opening Hours

Note: The decision to close the site due to weather events may be made without notice.

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
WednesdayClosed
ThursdayClosed
FridayClosed
Saturday10am - 2pm (Weather permitting)
Sunday10am - 2pm (Weather permitting)

Closed on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, ANZAC Day, the Easter weekend, and public holidays.

Weather

Please note that the facility will be closed:

  • On Catastrophic Fire Danger Rating days;
  • On Total Fire Ban days;
  • Where the temperature is forecast for 35 degrees or above at Nuriootpa 6pm the night before.
  • Where extreme weather events have occurred in the days preceding.

Bans and Ratings are routinely issued by 5pm daily during the fire season by the CFS.

Weather forecasts are issued by BOM.

Disposal Costs for Green Waste and Recyclables Below

DescriptionRecyclingGreen Waste
Car BootFree*$15.00*
Small Trailer / UtilityFree*$25.00*
Small Trailer / Utility with sidesFree*$30.00*
Tandem Trailer 1t TraytopFree*$40.00*
Tandem Trailer 1t with sidesFree*$55.00*
Trucks under 5tFree*$145.00
6 - 8 Tonne Truck$195.00$195.00
9 - 12 Tonne Truck$255.00$255.00
Tyre DisposalNo RimRim
Car$10.00$20.00
Light Truck$20.00$30.00
Heavy Truck$25.00 
Super Single$35.00 

* = Free for Light Regional Council residents to dispose

Items Accepted:

  • Paper, newspapers, magazines
  • Cardboard
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Plastic containers, such as soft drinks, milk, ice-cream, margarine and yoghurt;
  • Aluminium, such as soft drink cans and foil trays; and steel cans.
  • Green or garden waste - no soil, only vegetative material
  • Waste Oil
  • Scrap metal
  • Drum Muster - triple rinsed containers that display the Drum Muster logo. For more information, see the DrumMuster website
  • Car and truck tyres
  • E-Waste (Anything that is domestic, plugs into a power point, uses a charger or is powered by battery)
    • ***PLEASE NOTE BATTERIES OTHER THAN LEAD-ACID AND LITHIUM-ION ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED***

Click to view the waste management brochure.