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Brisbane residents can drop off hard-to-recycle household items at over 50 Council community recycling hubs.

What is a community recycling hub?

Community recycling hubs help Brisbane residents to recycle items that cannot be placed in a household recycling bin.

Where are the community recycling hubs?

Community recycling hubs can be found in over 50 locations, including trial hubs and resource recovery centres.

Check our lists below for hub locations and what is accepted at the hubs.

These 3 trial hubs are designed for residents to drop-off multiple household items.

The trial will measure each hub for its ease of use, amount collected and recycling options for the materials.

Trial hub Location Items the can be recycled
Chermside Library 375 Hamilton Road, Chermside
  • Blister packs
  • CDs and DVDs
  • Cosmetic packaging
  • E-waste (small)
  • Mobile phones
Downfall Creek Bushland Centre 815 Rode Road, Chermside West
  • Blister packs
  • CDs and DVDs
  • Cosmetic packaging
  • E-waste (small)
  • Eye glasses
  • Mobile phones
  • X-rays
Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre 149 Acacia Road, Karawatha
  • Blister packs
  • CDs and DVDs
  • Cosmetic packaging
  • E-waste (small)
  • Mobile phones
  • X-rays

A variety of items can be accepted for recycling at Council's 4 resource recovery centres.

Resource recovery centre Location Items the can be recycled
Chandler Resource Recovery Centre 728 Tilley Road, Chandler

See full list of recyclable items
Ferny Grove Chandler Resource Recovery Centre Upper Kedron Road, Ferny Grove

See full list of recyclable items
Nudgee Resource Recovery Centre 1372 Nudgee Road, Nudgee Beach

See full list of recyclable items
Willawong Resource Recovery Centre 360 Sherbrooke Road, Willawong

See full list of recyclable items

These recycling hubs can only accept select items for recycling.

If you have additional items for recycling, they will need to be dropped off at a trial hub or resource recovery centre.

Community recycling hub Location Items the can be recycled
Annerley Library 450 Ipswich Road, Annerley
  • Mobile phones
Ashgrove Library 87 Amarina Avenue, Ashgrove
  • Mobile phones
Banyo Library 284 St Vincents Road, Banyo
  • Mobile phones
Bracken Ridge Library and Ward Office 77 Bracken Street, Bracken Ridge
  • Mobile phones (library)
  • Eye glasses (ward office)
Brisbane Square Customer Centre and Brisbane Square Library 266 George Street, Brisbane City
  • Mobile phones
Bulimba Library 219 Oxford Street, Bulimba
  • Mobile phones
Carina Library Corner Mayfield Road and Nyrang Street, Carina
  • Mobile phones
Carindale Library Westfield Carindale, 1151 Creek Road, Carindale
  • Mobile phones
Central Ward Office 5 Lamington Street, New Farm
  • Eye glasses
  • Stationary
Chandler Ward Office Shop 8/14 Millennium Boulevard, Carindale
  • Eye glasses
Coopers Plain Library 107 Orange Grove Road, Coopers Plains
  • Mobile phones
Corinda Library 641 Oxley Road, Corinda
  • Mobile phones
Doboy Ward Office 5/1181 Wynnum Road, Cannon Hill
  • Eye glasses
Everton Park Library 573 South Pine Road, Everton Park
  • Mobile phones
Fairfield Library Fairfield Gardens Shopping Centre, 180 Fairfield Road, Fairfield
  • Mobile phones
Forest Lake Ward Office Inala Library Building, corner Wirraway Parade and Corsair Avenue
  • Eye glasses
Garden City Library Westfield Mt Gravatt, Level R4, corner Logan and Kessels Road, Upper Mount Gravatt
  • Mobile phones
Grange Library 79 Evelyn Street, Grange
  • Mobile phones
Hamilton Library 36 Racecourse Road, Ascot
  • Mobile phones
Hamilton Ward Office 42 Racecourse Road, Hamilton
  • Stationary
Holland Park Library 81 Seville Road, Hollard Park
  • Mobile phones
Hollard Park Ward Office 13/1290 Logan Road, Mount Gravatt
  • Blister packs
Inala Library Inala Civic Centre, Corsair Avenue, Inala
  • Mobile phones
Indooroopilly Library Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, Level 4, 322 Moggill Road, Indooroopilly
  • Mobile phones
Jamboree Ward Office 171 Dandenong Road, Mount Ommaney
  • Eye glasses
Kenmore Library Kenmore Village, 9 Brookfield Road, Kenmore
  • Eye glasses
  • Mobile phones
McDowall Ward Office 271 Appleby Road, Stafford Heights
  • Mobile phones
Mitchelton Library 37 Heliopolis Parade, Mitchelton
  • Mobile phones
Mt Coot-tha Library Brisbane Botanic Gardens, 152 Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong
  • Mobile phones
Mt Gravatt Library 8 Creek Road, Mt Gravatt
  • Mobile phones
Mt Ommaney Library Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre, 171 Dandenong Road, Mt Ommaney
  • Mobile phones
New Farm Library 135 Sydney Street, New Farm
  • Mobile phones
Nundah Library 1 Bage Street, Nundah
  • Mobile phones
Runcorn Ward Office 121 Lister Street, Sunnybank
  • Blister packs
Sandgate Library 1 Seymour Street, Sandgate
  • Mobile phones
Stones Corner Library 280 Logan Road, Greenslopes
  • Mobile phones
Sunnybank Hills Library Sunnybank Hills Shoppingtown, 661 Compton Road, Sunnybank Hills
  • Mobile phones
The Gap Ward Office 477 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove
  • Batteries
Toowong Library Toowong Village Shopping Centre, 9 Sherwood Road, Toowong
  • Mobile phones
West End Library 178-180 Boundary Street, West End
  • Mobile phones
Wynnum Library 145 Florence Street, Wynnum
  • Mobile phones
Wynnum Manly Ward Office 3a/212 Bay Terrace, Wynnum
  • Eye glasses
Zillmere Library Corner Jennings Street and Zillmere Road, Zillmere
  • Mobile phones

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What can be recycled

Each location accepts different items. Not all items can be dropped off at all locations. Check our lists for hub locations and what is acceptable for drop off at locations near you.

The following batteries are accepted for recycling at resource recovery centres and some hubs:

  • button batteries
  • household batteries AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, 6V
  • rechargeable batteries.

The following types of batteries are only accepted at the resource recovery centres:

  • lithium, lead acid car batteries
  • power bank batteries
  • solar batteries.
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Tape the terminals (ends) of your batteries to prevent risk of fire.

Put your dead batteries in a glass container and keep out of reach of children.

Keep mobile phone batteries inside your phone and deposit at a mobile phone drop off location.

Additional drop off locations

Check the B-cycle website for your nearest battery battery drop off point. 

Blister packs are accepted for recycling at some of the hubs.

Ensure to empty medicine from blister packs before disposal.

If you have expired medicine, check with your local pharmacy as they can often accept expired medicine for safe disposal.

Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs are accepted for recycling at some hubs.

You can keep them in their plastic cases when placing in the collection box.

Cosmetic packaging items accepted for recycling at some of the hubs.
  • Compact, setting powder and loose powder
  • Concealer tubes and sticks
  • Eye liner pencils
  • Eye shadow and blush containers
  • Eyebrow pencils, gel and powder
  • Face moisturiser, day and night creams
  • Hand cream and body lotion
  • Lip gloss, liner, lip sticks and lip balm tubes
  • Liquid and powder foundations
  • Make-up remover and cleaner
  • Mascara
  • Nail polish, varnish and nail polish remover
  • Nail treatment and nail creams
  • Perfume bottles
  • Self-tanning products
  • Setting spray
  • Toner

Cosmetic and skin care packaging must be empty before recycling.

Cosmetic items not accepted

  • Shampoo, conditioner and soap bottles (these can go in your household recycling bin) 
  • Scissors, tweezers and shaving razors

Mobile phones, mobile phone chargers and accessories are accepted for recycling at most of the hubs.

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Keep batteries inside your mobile phone. Remember to wipe personal data from devices before recycling.

Small e-waste items are accepted for recycling at some of the hubs.
  • Alarm clocks
  • Charger cords and electrical cables
  • Computer cables, mouse and accessories
  • Digital cameras
  • Electric toothbrushes
  • Electronic games, consoles and toys
  • Headphones and earphones
  • Small hairdryers and hair straighteners
  • Small stereos, speakers and radios
  • Smart watches
  • Torches/flashlights
  • Wi-fi modems.
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Make sure to wipe your personal data from applicable devices.

Batteries should be removed (e.g. AAA batteries from a remote).

Some rechargeable e-waste can have embedded batteries that cannot be removed safely (e.g. an electric toothbrush). Place such items in e-waste recycling as is for collection.

Large e-waste

Larger e-waste items like laptops, computers, keyboards, and TVs, can be dropped off for recycling at any resource recovery centre for recycling. Visit E-waste recycling for more information. 

X-rays are accepted for recycling at some of the hubs.

If an x-ray is larger than the opening of the collection box, use scissors to cut the x-ray in half before depositing it in the collection box. 

Frequently asked questions

All recyclable items are sorted into their different waste streams then collected by Council’s contractor or participating recycling partners.

Each material goes through a sperate recycling process, which may include processing the items back to their foundation elements, like plastic and steel, before these raw materials are used to create new products.

  • Blister packs are put through mechanical recycling processes to separate the aluminium foil from the plastic blister. Learn more via the Pharmacycle website.
  • Cosmetic packaging is sorted into plastics, metals and glass and the processed products are used in building materials. Learn more via the Close the Loop website.
  • CDs and DVDs are sent for plastic recycling to be made into plastic pallets. Learn more via the SPC eCycle website.
  • E-waste is broken down to recover metals and hard plastics. Learn more via the SPC eCycle website.
  • Mobile phones are processed to extract glass, aluminium and valuable metals. Learn more via the Mobile Muster website.
  • X-ray films are put through chemical recycling process to recover silver and plastic. Learn more via the Ecocycle website.

Collect acceptable recyclable items from your household, making sure they are clean and empty before visiting your closest recycling hub location.

Only household quantities are accepted at the recycling hubs with a maximum of 20 items per category able to be dropped off at one time.

Items must go inside the correct recycling box and must not be placed outside of the correct recycling box or left outside the site or location.

If you have waste from a business and want to recycle more, find out about recycling business waste. 

Many retailers accept hard-to-cycle items such as batteries, pens and markers, ink cartridges, toys, and gardening tools. Council’s resource recovery centres also accept other recyclables.

Download the Brisbane Bin and Recycling App or visit Planet Ark Recycling Near You or Recycle Mate website to find more information and recycling options.

Both vapes and e-cigarettes are not accepted in the recycling hubs.

You can drop off household quantities of vapes or e-cigarettes for free at our resource recovery centres.