Garbage Collection Zones for Recycling and Waste

Polygon data delineates garbage collection zones within the Rural City of Wangaratta. The dataset categorizes zones for Recycling (Yellow Lid), Rubbish/General Waste (Red Lid), and Organics (Green Lid) collection. Wangaratta Rural City Council maintains this data, which was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Optimize collection truck routes by analyzing the spatial boundaries of garbage collection zones.
• Analyze service coverage and density using polygon features for Recycling, Rubbish, and Organics zones.
• Integrate zone polygons with demographic data to assess waste generation patterns per collection area.
• Visualize and communicate collection schedules and responsibilities to residents via mapped zone data.

Strengths

• Data covers three distinct waste stream categories (Recycling, Rubbish, Organics) with associated collection zones.
• Polygon data is provided in multiple standard geospatial formats (GeoJSON, SHP, WFS, WMS) for interoperability.
• Dataset is published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Specific quantitative metrics like row count, polygon count, or geographic area are unavailable.
• Data coverage is limited to a single municipality, the Rural City of Wangaratta.
• The description explicitly states no warranty is provided for data correctness.

Provenance

Source

Wangaratta Rural City Council

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Rural City of Wangaratta, Australia