If you see illegal dumping report it immediately.
Forbes Shire Council is urging the community to help curb illegal dumping after receiving 50 reports in 2025, costing ratepayers more than $8,000 for cleanup and disposal.
Last year, illegally dumped waste around the Forbes Shire included tyres, household waste, furniture, animal carcasses, green waste and even asbestos. These materials not only harm the environment but also divert valuable Council resources away from other important community services.
As part of a new campaign to help stamp out illegal dumping across the Shire, Council will install four CCTV cameras in known hotspots to help monitor and deter illegal dumping. Council Rangers investigate every report of illegal dumping. This often requires Rangers to sift through the dumped rubbish by hand to find any identifying information that may help locate the person responsible.
In instances where the person responsible is identified, Council prefers that they clean up the waste themselves and an official warning will be issued. When offenders are uncooperative, Rangers will issue fines or issue them with an invoice for the cost of cleanup and disposal.
Forbes Shire Mayor, Phyllis Miller OAM is urging residents to remain vigilant. Residents can report illegal dumping by contacting Forbes Shire Council or lodging a report through the NSW Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) Report Illegal Dumping online platform.
Forbes Shire residents have access to a wide range of recycling, reuse and disposal services through the Forbes Recycling and Waste Depot (FRWD) located at Lot 1 Calarie, Daroobalgie Road, open 7 days from 8.30am to 5pm.
For more information visit www.forbes.nsw.gov.au or contact Forbes Shire Council on (02) 6850 2300.