Recycling drop-off centres

Maximum 20 cans per drop-off.

Aerosol cans are recycled in the metal and steel stream and are sent to Norstar Steel Recyclers. 

Maximum 1 cubic metre per drop-off.

We have partnered with Our Village to trial a donations drop-off point at the Clifton Hill Recycling Centre. Yarra families are invited to drop off their quality items for babies and children. These will be collected by Our Village, who will give your donations to families in need. 

Maximum 2 car batteries per drop-off.

Car batteries are sent to Ariel Batteries where they're separated into different components. The lead is separated from the polypropylene (plastic case) and melted down in a furnace, and used to manufacture new batteries. The plastic case is washed and recycled. The acid is treated and neutralised. New car batteries are typically made with up to 80% recycled materials. 

Maximum 1kg per drop-off.

Cover terminals with clear sticky tape to reduce fire risk.

Used batteries are sent to ecocycle, a mercury recycling and recovery company. 

Maximum 5 per drop-off.

Bike tyres and tubes are collected and recycled by Recycle Bike Tyres. The rubber is used in road, athletic and playground surfaces.

Maximum 6 per drop-off.

We have a free book exchange for residents. We also take books which are in good reusable condition. 

Maximum 50kg per drop-off.

Cardboard is sent to APR Recycling for sorting. It then goes to local manufacturers and is made into new paper products such as egg cartons.

Accepted clothing and textiles include clean, wearable clothes, shoes and fashion accessories, fabrics, and manchester such as sheets, towels, pillowcases and doona covers. 

They go to SCR group and are then reused in local or global communities, recycled into wiper rags or converted to biofuels.

Baby and child clothing, shoes and linen are also collected for Our Village – see 'baby goods' listing above for more information.

We collect the same items that can go in your yellow-lidded recycling bin. Collected mixed recycling goes to APR Recycling, from where it is sold to local markets for recycling in Australia.

Maximum 20kg per drop-off.

Computer waste includes desktops, laptops, computer mice, monitors, printers, hard drives, CD drives and other computer parts. This goes to Tech Collect, whose recycling partners separate the materials, so that they can get recycled into keyboards, garden equipment, glass bottles, windows, car bodies, copper tubes, jewellery and more.

CDs and DVDs are not accepted. 

Maximum 20kg per drop off.

Accepted electrical equipment includes blenders, CD players, DVD and VCR recorders, kettles, stereo equipment, toasters, and any other electrical items with a cord. We do not accept large white goods such as fridges and washing machines.

Electrical equipment is sent to Norstar Steel Recyclers. After processing, recycled metal is sold as a raw material to local and international end users. 

Collected food scraps go RepurposeIT, where it is used to make compost for use in agriculture, parks and gardens. 

Maximum 2 gas bottles/cylinders per drop-off.

Accepted gas bottles include BBQ gas bottles, butane gas canisters and nitric oxide canisters.

Gas bottles are recycled by Cyl-Safe, a Work Safe approved company that decommissions cylinders, making them safe so that the metal can be melted down and made into new products.

Glass bottles and jars are sent to Visy Glass, and made into new glass products, such as glass bottles and jars for the local brewing and food manufacturing industry.

Maximum 10 per drop-off. 

We accept light bulbs and tubes (not fluorescent).

Maximum 50kg and no more than 1m in length.

All metal and steel is sent to Norstar Steel Recyclers. It's broken down through a variety of methods, including sorting, shredding, shearing, oxy cutting, baling and compacting. After processing, the recycled metal is sold as a raw material to local and international end users.

Maximum 10 per drop-off.

Mobile phones and accessories are sent to Mobile Muster here in Melbourne, where they are sorted and disassembled into components: batteries, printed circuit boards, casing, screens, accessories and packaging.

• Glass is melted, crushed and used to produce new glass products or as a replacement material in road base and construction.
• Aluminium is melted and placed in moulds to create new aluminium products.
• Precious metals including gold, silver, palladium, platinum and copper are separated, extracted and processed to be reused again.
• Lithium batteries are processed to recover valuable materials including steel, and a mixed metal compound of graphene, nickel, cobalt and lithium that can be used to make new batteries.
• Plastic is processed into pellets and turned into new products like pallets.

Maximum 5L of cooking oil or engine oil in containers per drop-off. 

Engine oil is collected by Cleanaway for treatment and recycling or safe disposal.

Maximum 5x20 litre containers per drop-off.

Accepted paint products only. 

Collected paint containers are sent to Paintback. The packaging and waste liquid is separated. The containers are recycled. Waste paint is treated in several ways, including energy recovery for solvent-based paint and liquid/solid separation for water-based paint. 

Maximum 1 cubic metre.

Accepted hard plastics include rigid plastic items that hold their shape and cannot be scrunched into a ball. Accepted hard plastics include blue and black electric cable reels, bread and milk crates, plastic buckets, car bumper bars, plastic compost, household and wheelie bins, plastic laundry baskets, corflute signs, plastic plant pots, plastic storage containers, toy sandpits or swimming pools shells and truck mudguards.

These hard plastics are sent to GT Recycling for processing into plastic pellets that go into bins, buckets, pots and garden edging.

Plastic items that contain multiple material types are not accepted.

Maximum 5 full shopping bags per drop-off.

Soft plastics are flexible plastics which can be easily scrunched into a ball. They must be free from food residue. 

Accepted soft plastics include bubble wrap, cereal box liners, chip packets, fresh and frozen food bags, mesh onion and citrus bags (clips removed), pasta/rice/bread/biscuit outer bags, plastic lolly wrappers, plastic mail satchels (labels removed), plastic pockets or document sleeves, plastic supermarket checkout bags, sandwich bags or zip lock bags, squeeze pouches (hard plastic lid and spout removed) and other soft plastics labelled 2, 4 or 5.

These soft plastics are taken to APR Recycling and made into oil for the manufacture of food grade plastic products, and gas which powers the processing machine.

Maximum 1 cubic metre.

Polystyrene and Styrofoam appliance packaging and fruit and vegetable box packaging labelled 6 only.

No polystyrene labelled 5, polystyrene cups, foam meat, fruit or vegetable trays, or polystyrene that is easily squashable.

We use a thermal compaction unit to process the expanded polystyrene and make it into a moulded polystyrene product, reducing its volume by 90%.

This saves transport costs, making it viable to collect for recycling.

Compacted polystyrene is sent to IS Recycling who then export it to a pelletizing facility. These pellets are then used to manufacture a range of products including construction materials, flooring and picture frames.

Maximum 10 per drop-off.

Printers and cartridges are broken down into components to be made into something new. 

The plastic is sent to a processing plant where it is melted down and incorporated into a wide range of products e.g. ink cartridges, pens, mouse mats, disposable cups and pencil cases. 

The remaining toner is used in a paving product called TonerPave. 

The metal parts are also processed and used again.

Any other remaining parts are processed together and used to create eWood, a synthetic timber which can be used in place of natural wood in furniture, sheds and fencing products.

Maximum 20kg per drop off.

Televisions are sent to Tech Collect and broken down into separate materials e.g. glass, steel, plastic. They are then recycled into things such as new televisions and IT equipment.

Maximum 10kg per drop-off. 

Collected x-rays and film are sent to MD Recovery. They are incinerated and all patient and confidential information is destroyed. Silver is then recovered from the ash residue.

Maximum 1kg per drop-off. 

Vapes are sent to ecocycle.