Resource recovery centres

Recyclable items

Council’s resource recovery centres accept a wide range of recyclable or reusable items free of charge. Recyclable items are then processed and good-quality reusable items are donated to the Treasure Troves.

These items include:

• batteries (e.g. sizes AAA-D, button batteries, rechargeable, lithium, lead acid car batteries, regular solar batteries, power bank batteries)
• cardboard and paper
• clean polystyrene
• cooking oil (up to 20 litres)
• electronic waste
• engine oil (up to 100 litres in total and 20 litres per container)
• fire extinguishers (up to 9 kg each)
• fluorescent lighting tubes and bulbs
• gas bottles (up to 6, 9 kg bottles)
• hard plastics (e.g. buckets, chairs, crates, containers, gardening pots, tubs)
• metal (e.g. steel, tin, iron, copper, aluminium, cast-iron pipes, trailers)
• machinery (e.g. whipper snippers, lawn mowers)
• mobile phones
• paint (up to 100 litres in total and 20 litres per container)
• recyclable household items (e.g. aluminium cans, cardboard, paper, glass bottles, jars)
• small household appliances and equipment with a power source (e.g. toasters, kettles)
• white goods and large appliances (e.g. fridges, washing machines, dryers, freezers, air conditioners, ovens, cooktops).

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General waste items

General waste that can’t fit in your household bin can be disposed of at resource recovery centres. You can use a waste voucher or pay a fee.

Green waste

Recycle green waste at a resource recovery centre. You can use a waste voucher or pay a fee.

Green waste material comes from the garden and includes:

• grass clippings
• loose bark
  
• leaves, palm fronds, twigs and branches
• prunings from shrubs and trees
• weeds, ivy, creepers and vines.

You can also recycle your garden waste with our green waste recycling service.

Hazardous waste

The following items can be taken to resource recovery centres outside of scheduled free hazardous waste drop-off days:

• batteries including household batteries (sizes AAA-D), lithium and rechargeable batteries (e-bikes, e-scooters, rechargeable tools) and lead acid car batteries
• empty gas bottles
  
• fluorescent light bulbs and tubes 
  
• motor and gear oils (100-litre limit)
  
• paint, water or oil-based paint.
  

Resource recovery centres do not accept:

• asbestos
  
• household hazardous waste (except on free hazardous waste drop-off days)
  
• tyres
  
• quantities of soil, concrete and masonry are not accepted for commercial quantities (equivalent to a truckload or more).