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Tasmania’s waste challenges

Southern Waste Solutions is committed to innovation and resource recovery as Tasmania’s largest integrated waste management organisation.
We operate an extensive network of waste management facilities, in southern Tasmania, such as the Copping Waste Precinct, which includes the Copping regulated waste disposal cell (C Cell), and the Lutana Waste Transfer Station.

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Southern Waste Solutions

Southern Waste Solutions (SWS) is an established leader in Tasmania’s waste sector, jointly owned by Clarence City, Sorell, Kingborough and Tasman Councils.

The Copping Waste Precinct is the state’s largest integrated waste management facility, which manages municipal waste from 50 per cent of Tasmania’s population, including the Greater Hobart region and the East Coast.

SWS receives commercial waste from across Tasmania, along with contaminated waste for safe management and storage in the Copping C Cell – the state’s only regulated waste facility. SWS offers integrated waste transport services across Southern Tasmania and the East Coast. SWS is taking a leading role in the important and necessary transition to a future where waste is reduced and diverted away from landfill and into innovative, value-added products. The Lutana Waste Transfer Station is being redeveloped into an integrated resource recovery facility.

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Copping Waste facility
Copping Waste facility
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Leachate Management Trial
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Services

SWS accepts and manages waste from local government and commercial customers at both the Lutana Waste Transfer Station and Copping Waste Precinct.

Please note, our facilities are open to SWS account holders, with limited facilities available to the public at the Lutana Waste Transfer Station. Please contact our office if you would like to open an account.

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Level 1 & 2 Process
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Level 3 Process
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Lutana Waste Transfer Station

Waste Classification

To ensure waste is classified, handled, and disposed of appropriately, Southern Waste Solutions operates in accordance with the Environment Protection Authority Tasmania (EPA) regulations for the classification and disposal of regulated waste.

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Projects and Innovations

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  • Lutana Waste Transfer Station Redevelopment

    The Lutana Waste Transfer Station plays a pivotal role in the management of southern Tasmania’s waste stream. Southern Waste Solutions (SWS) is undertaking a complete redevelopment of the Lutana Waste Transfer Station (WTS), to ensure its ongoing capacity to deliver streamlined management of the majority of Southern Tasmania’s commercial and residential waste and to progress…

    Learn More: Lutana Waste Transfer Station Redevelopment
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  • Copping insourcing

    Southern Waste Solutions (SWS) has achieved a significant milestone in our progress towards transforming Copping from a traditional landfill into the largest precinct for waste and resource recovery in Tasmania. Having been contractor managed since its establishment 20 years ago, progressing to in-sourcing operations at Copping was the logical next step in our journey. The…

    Learn More: Copping insourcing

  • Leachate Management Trial

    SWS has been undertaking a 18-month trial of a new leachate evaporation system at our Copping Waste Precinct.  When it rains on landfill sites, water naturally filters though waste and accumulates contaminants, turning into a liquid called leachate. In addition, the decomposition of organic waste material within the landfill releases additional liquid that is stored…

    Learn More: Leachate Management Trial
    Leachate Management Trial

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the opening hours?

See our Contact Us page for opening hours.

Both the Copping Waste Precinct and Lutana Waste Transfer Station may be closed during unsafe weather events, including high winds. Customers will be notified as early as possible of any unscheduled closures.

How does SWS prevent negative environmental impacts from its landfill operations?

The Copping Landfills are subject to strict environmental regulation through Environmental Protection Notices issued by the Tasmanian EPA.  There are many clauses implemented to ensure the site operates in an environmentally responsible manner, including water monitoring, litter control, design and construction of new cells, and the rehabilitation of completed cells.

For more information see Environmental Responsibility

What is SWS doing to reduce the amount of waste going into landfill?

SWS undertakes a range of resource recovery activities at its sites, including recovery of metals, tyres, reusable items, and also has a landfill gas extraction facility at the Copping landfill to create electricity and destroy methane.  SWS has also partnered with Landcare to provide tours of the Copping landfill for school students in the Greater Hobart area.  Once the redevelopment of the Lutana site is complete, the scope of resource recovery activities will be able to be vastly improved, increasing the amount of material diverted from landfill.

What types of waste does SWS handle?

A list of waste types and charges is available here.