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Garden Cuttings Recycling Hotline

A large amount of waste that goes to landfill is garden cuttings. This represents a wasted resource. In landfill, garden cuttings break down and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas, while producing liquid waste known as leachate that can impact on the environment.

Drop-off Recycling of Garden Cuttings in the Palmerston City Council area

Archer Landfill

Address: Elrundie Avenue
Palmerston, 830, NT
-12.5016370 130.9683720

Phone: (08) 8935 9950
Email: jessica.townsend@palmerston.nt.gov.au
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The following items are accepted:

  • Grass Clippings
  • Small Branches
  • Twigs
  • Garden Prunings
  • Weeds
  • Leaves
  • Flowers
  • Small Timber Offcuts
  • Untreated Timber

Opening hours:

8.15am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday Archer Landfill is available to Palmerston residents and construction workers within the Palmerston vicinity only.

Fees and charges:

Do not apply

What are Garden Cuttings?

Garden cuttings include leaves, grass clippings, branches, hay, flowers, sawdust, woodchips and bark.

Environmental Benefits

Composting garden cuttings at home, or using council collection services can:

  • reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfill
  • reduce leachate production in landfills

The use of compost in gardening, landscaping, horticulture and agriculture can:

  • reduce the amount of watering required
  • reduce the amount of synthetic fertilisers needed
  • improve the structure, fertility and health of soils
  • help to repair soils suffering from poor management

More Information

See Planet Ark's Reusing and Recycling Garden Cuttings Factsheet (download from Resources below) for further information about what you can do.

Visit the resource centre to find out more about home composting and worm farming.