Chemical waste (20kg/ 20L max. for households)

Drop-off your household problem waste for recycling and appropriate disposal.

You can drop off:

• Fluorescent globes and tubes
• Gas bottles and fire extinguishers
• Household and car batteries
• Motor oil and other oils (cooking, etc)
• Paints (water, oil and solvent based)
• Smoke detectors
• Steel and aluminum aerosol cans

Problem waste- please note only household quantities are accepted 20kg or 20L maximum container size accepted. Small businesses are not permitted to use the service.

This project is a NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.

Excess Yellow Bin Recyclables

Randwick residents can recycle more, by taking any excess yellow bin recyclable material to the Recycling Centre. All items listed below can be dropped off for recycling.

• Glass bottles and jars (clear, brown and green)
• Paper and cardboard
• Plastic bottles and containers
• Steel and aluminium cans

In addition, residents can drop off polystyrene boxes and plastic bags/soft plastics for reprocessing. Note: Polystyrene and plastic bags/soft plastics cannot be recycled through the yellow lid bin.

Clothing

Australians buy an average of 27kg of new textiles each year and then discard about 23kg into landfill – and two-thirds of those discards are manmade synthetic/plastic fibres that take a very long time to breakdown.

You can now recycle your Clothing at Randwick Recycling Centre- 72 Perry Street Matraville.

Items accepted are as follows:

• Wearable clothing
• Wearable shoes
• Handbags
• Accessories (belts, scarves, hats, etc.)
• Manchester (towels, bedsheets, bedspreads, blankets, etc.)

Electronic wastes

Randwick residents can drop off their electronic waste for recycling.

Accepted items:

• Computers and parts (mice etc.)
• Televisions
• Printers
• Mobile phones
• Ink cartridges
• All other electrical items such as microwaves, irons, toasters, vaccum cleaners etc.

White-goods and metal recycling

Randwick residents can drop off white goods and metal recycling.

Accepted items:

• Dishwashers
• Freezers
• Fridges
• Microwaves
• Ovens, cook-tops and stoves
• Washing machines
• Tumble dryers

What do I do with white goods that still work but I no longer want?

We encourage residents to look out for organisations that will collect white goods that are still in working order. White goods should not be disposed of in Council's red lid-rubbish bins, yellow lid-recycling bins or green lid-garden organics bins. However, residents who cannot drop off their white-goods can call council to book a clean up.

Can I recycle white goods?

Only Randwick residents can take their white goods to the Randwick Recycling Centre for recycling. ID is required to use the service.

Polystyrene recycling

Through a grant from the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (NSW EPA) in partnership with the Australian Packaging Covenant, the Council now has polystyrene processing machinery.

This initiative aims to increase recycling of polystyrene and reduce waste to landfill, benefiting our community and helping small businesses save on waste management costs.

Residents and small businesses can now take their polystyrene foam boxes to the Randwick Recycling Centre for recycling.

Maximum quantities/size accepted: 3m³, limits will be strictly enforced.

Soft plastics recycling

We accept plastic bags and other soft plastics for recycling. Find more more about soft plastics recycling.

Only Randwick residents can take their Soft Plastics to the Randwick Recycling Centre for recycling. ID is required to use the service.

Batteries

Exciting News: Battery Recycling at Randwick Recycle Centre!

Did you know that improper disposal of batteries can pose fire hazards? It's true! Batteries, especially lithium-ion ones, can cause fires in trucks/landfill/recycling facilities. To protect yourself and the environment, it's crucial to dispose of batteries responsibly.

By choosing to recycle your batteries with us, you're making a positive impact. Batteries contain valuable materials such as lead, cadmium, mercury, and lithium. These non-renewable resources can be recycled indefinitely, reducing the need for new mining and minimising environmental harm.

Whether you have household, car, two-wheeler, or power tool batteries, we gladly accept them all.

Join us in our commitment to creating a cleaner and safer world. Take advantage of our battery recycling program today! Visit Randwick Recycle Centre and contribute to a greener future.

Hard and Rigid Plastics

NOTE: This service is currently suspended.

Our current recycler of hard and rigid plastic has suspended operations. Rest assured, Council is exploring every opportunity to identify another recycler.

Plastics are derived from finite non-renewable resources such as oil, gas, and coal. By recycling plastics, you can play a vital role in resource conservation, diverting non-biodegradable waste from landfill enabling its reuse in the production of new plastic products.

You can now recycle your hard and rigid plastics at our Recycling Centre including the following examples:

• Laundry Baskets
• Buckets
• Plastic crates including milk crates
• Broken plastic flowerpots
• Plastic chairs
• Plastic coat hangers
• Plastic bins
• Plastic jars and tubs
• Plastic boxes
• Plastic Bottle caps
• Children toys

Please note – Any non-plastic (metal/wood) components or handles need to be removed prior to donation.

Only Randwick residents can take their Hard and Rigid Plastics to the Randwick Recycling Centre for recycling. ID is required to use the service.

Blister packs

Blister packs can now be recycled at our recycling centre. Blister packs contain aluminium and plastics which can be recovered by recycling process.

Only Randwick Residents can take their blister packs to our recycling centre for recycling. ID is required to use this service.

We have collaborated with Pharmacycle to collect blister packs from our recycling centre and recycle them at their facility in Sydney.

More information is available on their website as follows.

https://www.pharmacycle.com.au/

X-Ray film

X-rays can now be recycled at our recycling centre. X-Rays contain precious Silver that can be recovered by recycling process.

We have collaborated with ecocycle to collect x-rays from our recycling centre and recycle them at their facility in Australia.

More information is available on their website as follows.

https://ecocycle.com.au/how-does-ecocycle-collect-transport-store-and-recycle-x-rays/

Corflute Signs

Corflutes can now be recycled at our recycling centre.

Ensure that the corflutes do not have any metal eyelets or any other metal parts.