A to Z Waste Guide

Please note: construction and demolition waste is NOT to be placed in any of the kerbside bins provided by council. 

Where to dispose;

Resource Recovery Centre 

Construction and demolition waste (C&D) can be dropped off at the Resource Recovery Centre, including:

• Bricks
• Ceramics
• Concrete
• Cool room walls
• Excavated natural material (ENM)
• Fibro (with proof of no asbestos)
• Insulation (placed in heavy duty bags)
• Glass – sheet and window
• Timber and timber products
• Villaboard
• Virgin excavated natural material (VENM)

Construction and demolition waste is classified as inert waste. For more information on costs associated with construction and demolition waste, see Council's full list of fees and charges.

CRC

Hot water units and systems can be dropped off at the Resource Recovery Centre for a fee, which will be discarded as scrap metal. Old Boiler heaters often have asbestos lagging and will be treated as hazardous. For these to be disposed of at the Resource Recovery Centre it must meet several requirements.

See this page for more information.

Where to dispose; 

Dry cleaners

Most dry cleaners will take back their own metal coat hangers for reuse or can be donated to local Op shops. 

Op shops

Some op shops may take coat hangers, ring before hand to check.

Red general waste bin

It is encouraged to reuse coat hangers when possible.

Plastic coat hangers cannot be recycled, as they can get tangled and damage recycling machinery. Plastic coat hangers should be placed in the Council provided general waste bin (red lid). 

Where to dispose;

• CRC

Printer/Ink Cartridges can be dropped off at the CRC which are located at the RRC. The Printer/Ink Cartridges are then collected by Planet Ark.

Planet Ark recycles the cartridges into new products such as road asphalt additive, garden beds, pens and recycled ink for artists.

Printer cartridges can also be dropped off at several local businesses including Officeworks, Australia Post, Harvey Norman, The Good Guys and JB HiFi. 

Where to dispose;

• CRC

• Officeworks

Mobile phones and phone accessories can be dropped off free of charge at the CRC which is located at the Resource Recovery Centre. The items are then collected by MobileMuster. 

MobileMuster recovers and recycles 95% of mobile phones, through a process of disassembly, sorting, shredding, crushing, heating and smelting. The materials recovered from this process include;

• Glass - re-used to produce new glass or in road base and construction

• Aluminium - re-used to create new aluminium products

• Lithium batteries - re-used to make new batteries

• Plastic - re-used to create new plastic products 

For more information on how Mobile phones and accessories are recycled follow this link. 

All iPhone products can also be dropped off at several local businesses for recycling, including Officeworks, Harvey Norman and some Optus and Telstra Stores.

For iPads and iPods, Apple have a take back program, where they will recycle old Apple Products. When returning eligible products, Apple will provide store credit or gift cards. Follow this link for more information.

Where to dispose;

Community Recycling Centre

177 Berrima Road, Moss Vale NSW 2571

The CRC located within the Resource Recovery Centre have a program partnership with TerraCycle to recycle oral hygiene products for free. 

Red General Waste Bin

Dental products are not recyclable and should be placed in the Council provided general waste bin (red lid). 

We recommend swapping out traditional dental products for more sustainable alternatives. For example, swap a plastic toothbrush for a bamboo tooth brush, swap toothpaste tubes for toothpaste tabs and swap plastic floss for bamboo or vegetable.

Where to dispose:

Community Recycling Centre

177 Berrima Road, Moss Vale NSW 2577

Household Batteries can be dropped off free of charge at the CRC located at the Resource Recovery Centre.

• Alkaline based batteries
• NiCad batteries (rechargeable batteries)   
• Button batteries
• Lead acid car batteries 

Batteries can also be dropped off at a number of a number of businesses. Aldi offer a free battery recycling service at all Australian stores and accept any brand of AA, AAA, C, D and 9V batteries (both rechargeable and non-rechargeable).

Where to dispose:

Yellow recycling bin

Bottles, both glass and plastic, can be put in the council provided recycling bins (yellow lid).

Container deposit scheme/return and earn

Both glass and plastic bottles can also be dropped off at designated Return and Earn collection points across NSW, where you can claim a 10 cent refund for eligible drink containers.

Where to dispose;

• CRC

• Officeworks

• Red General Waste Bin

Pens, markers, highlighters and empty white-out containers, can be dropped off free of charge at the CRC, which is located at the Resource Recovery Centre. The items are then sent to Terracycle for recycling. For more information follow this link.

Pens and markers can be dropped off at selected Officeworks for recycling.

Other companies like Terracycle, also recycle non-electric office supplies including; tape desk organisers, card and document files, binders, calendars, labels, pens, markers, staplers, hole punches, dividers, paper cutters, paper clips, staples and binder clips. Follow this link for more information.

Pens and markers as a final option, can be placed in the council provided general waste bin (red lid).

Where to dispose; 

• Ops Shops

• Manrags

Unwanted shoes that are in good condition and are not damaged can be donated to local charities and Op Shops. 

Manrags is an organisation that will collect old shoes and socks that cannot be donated, including broken, ripped or worn out items. Manrags will recycle all items collected into new products. Manrags will collect up to 10kg of items for $25 which is fully redeemable to spend on Manrags recycled products. Follow this link for more information.