Mt Hotham offers organics recycling across the resort. 50% of waste from the resort is food waste. Organics in landfill rot and release harmful methane gases contributing to climate change. Mt Hotham has its own organics composting station and all contents from your organics waste are broken down and re-used in projects around the mountain.
Mt Hotham Alpine Resort provides a free benchtop bin and a larger collector bin and compostable bags for collecting all types of food waste, including not only fruit and vegetable scraps, but also leftovers, cooked or uncooked foods (including meat, seafood, cheese, bread), shells, peels, organic containers, and coffee grinds.
For more information on the program please contact our Environmental team on environmental.mthotham@alpineresorts.vic.gov.au
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Electronic waste or E-waste is any device that has a plug, battery, or power cable. This ranges from disposable vapes, mobile phones and cables. All the way to larger items such as TVs, printers, and white goods. E waste is not to be placed in bags with any other rubbish or recycling. Small E-waste is to be packaged individually in a clear recycling bag and left in the garbage hutches. For larger items of E-waste please arrange a pickup by contacting (03) 5759 3550 or email info.mthotham@alpineresorts.vic.gov.au
Alternatively, hold onto your E waste and it can be picked up during allocated hard rubbish collection dates.
Hard waste collection dates for the upcoming summer are to be Wednesday the 6th of November 2024 (Melbourne Cup weekend) Tuesday the 11th of March (labour day weekend). To be notified ahead of collection dates ensure you are signed up for the Mt Hotham community email by emailing marketing.mthotham@alpineresorts.vic.gov.au
Please ensure loose items are placed securely in clear plastic bags, waste is piled safely, does not block access ways and is only put out on specified weekends.
For information on what can be left for collection, please see below and the flyer here
If you have an urgent requirement, please contact us on (03) 5759 3550 or info.mthotham@alpineresorts.vic.gov.au
We DO pick up:
- Small furniture under 50 kg
- E-waste including phones
- White goods including washing machines, dryers, fridges, ovens (remove door, seal)
- Hot water services
- Mattresses*
- Empty paint tins, paint dried out
- Bikes, skis, snowboards, poles, and boots
- Textiles including manchester and clothing
- Leatherwear
- Hard/soft toys, old games, books etc.
- Cookware including pots, pans and cutlery
- Plastic bags
- Plastic items such as buckets and baskets
- Printer cartridges (please place in separate bag)
*These items incur a disposal cost and must be communicated to the Hotham Alpine Resort prior to disposal.
Please ensure loose items are placed securely in clear plastic bags, waste is piled safely and does not block access ways.
We DO NOT pick up:
- Items weighing more than 50kg
- Building materials, including timbers
- Dirt, stones, or bricks
- Asbestos
- Gas bottles
- Hazardous materials, including chemicals, paint or Industrial batteries and commercial waste
- Regular garbage, recycling, or organic waste
These are not to be placed in hutches. They are a safety risk for workers and other people using the rubbish hutch. Organise an individual pick up by contacting (03) 5759 3550 or info.mthotham@alpineresorts.vic.gov.au For questions about specific hard waste items contact Orme Kewish 0409 435 794 during office hours 8am - 4pm.