Asbestos fibres are hazardous when inhaled. They can be released into the air when asbestos products are incorrectly handled, stored or transported for disposal.
Before renovating or doing maintenance work on your home, you need to confirm if it possibly contains asbestos. If your home was built or renovated before 1987, it is likely that it will. If so, you need to know how to remove and dispose of the asbestos safely.
If more than 10 square metres of bonded asbestos needs to be removed, you must engage a bonded asbestos removalist who is licensed by SafeWork NSW. If you are removing asbestos, advise your neighbours of the time and date of removal, and the name of the licensed removalist.
If loads are identified as containing, or are reasonably suspected of containing asbestos waste, are not declared on entry or prior to arrival, our staff will treat the entire load as asbestos waste. Where non-declared asbestos waste occurs, details will be forwarded to NSW EPA and SafeWork for investigation.
Asbestos Disposal
Asbestos is classified as a hazardous material. There are strict guidelines about how it should be packaged, labelled, transported and where it can be disposed. The Albury Waste Management Centre (AWMC) can lawfully receive asbestos waste in the designated area.
- Ensure asbestos waste has been wetted, double wrapped in 200 micron thick plastic, and sealed with tape before it is transported to a landfill site that may lawfully receive the waste.
Asbestos disposal
We only accept asbestos from residents if it is non-friable (bonded) asbestos and weighs less than 100kg. If you have over 100 kilograms or 10 square metres of asbestos waste to dispose of, the person transporting the load to the landfill must create a unique consignment number and report it to the EPA using WasteLocate.
Disposal times for asbestos
Monday - Friday
7:30am - 4:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday
9.00 am – 3.00 pm
For more information read:
Disposing of household Asbestos & Legal Requirements
Safely disposing of Asbestos Waste
To minimise the risk of asbestos exposure, WorkCover recommends that householders engage a licensed asbestos removalist contractor if asbestos must be disturbed or removed. Do-it-yourself asbestos removal is not recommended.
The following guide provides useful information to enable householders to safely manage the risks arising from asbestos materials in and around their homes.