Community Recycling Centre (CRC)

Accepted items

  • water and oil-based paint. Maximum limit of 20 litres of paint in containers no larger than 20 litres each (eg. 2 x 10-litre cans OR 1 x 20-litre can OR 5 x 4-litre cans) per customer per drop-off per day
  • motor oils and others (including cooking oil). Maximum limit of 20 litres of oil in containers no larger than 20 litres each (eg. 2 x 10-litre cans OR 1 x 20-litre can OR 5 x 4-litre cans) per customer per drop-off per day
  • gas bottles, aerosols, and fire extinguishers
  • fluorescent, halogen, LED globes and tubes
  • e-waste (eg. computers, TVs, small electrical appliances, and mobile phones). Remove plastic packaging on CDs and DVDs. Maximum limit of 20 kilograms per customer per drop-off per day, also refer to alternative disposal here
  • household and lead acid batteries (eg. car and motorbike batteries) and embedded batteries (this is a trial phase)
  • smoke detectors/ alarms
  • printer cartridges. Only these brands: Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Roland, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba
  • X-ray films (removed from envelope)
  • wearable textiles, including good quality clothing, shoes, manchester, and accessories such as handbags, belts, scarves and hats (up to 20kg per drop off)
Please note:
1. Not all accepted items are listed above
2. Staff may not be able to accept certain items for a number of reasons including quantity limits, hazardous materials, commercial waste and licensing restrictions
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Community Recycling Centre (CRC)

Opening hours: Monday and Tuesday - closed Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday - 8am to 4pm Closed on public holidays

Address: 8 Waltham Street, Artarmon