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Problem Waste
Problem waste such as batteries, light globes, chemicals and e-waste, can’t be placed in your kerbside recycling bins and shouldn't be placed in your kerbside garbage bin.
Waverley Council provides a range of options for residents to responsibly dispose of priority problem wastes for free. See the links below for more information about collection stations and drop off events. You can also search the Recycle Smart App for the best way to dispose of hundreds of household items.
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Problem Waste Recycling Stations
Recycle your old mobile phones, tablets, ink cartridges and household batteries for FREE at Waverley Library and the Customer Service Centre.
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Problem Waste Drop Off Events
Recycle your household items for free at our problem waste drop off events throughout the year.
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Electronic waste (E-waste) recycling
Avoid electronic waste like old TVs and broken kettles going to landfill by dropping them off at one of our e-waste drop-off days, held twice a year.
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Community sharps disposal
Find out about the safe disposal of community sharps like needles, syringes and lancets at participating chemists in Waverley Council area.
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Paint and household chemicals
CleanOut is a free drop-off service for the safe disposal of a range of common household chemicals. Find out more about what chemicals are taken and when collection events occur.
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Mattress recycling
Each year in Australia, around 1.25 million mattresses end up in landfill. Waverley Council offers free mattress recycling for our residents.
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Community Recycling Centre
Recycle your household problem waste such as paints, gas bottles, household batteries, smoke detectors, and fluorescent globes and tubes for free at the Community Recycling Centre.
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Soft Plastics
Soft Plastics are a tricky waste item and cannot be accepted in Council’s kerbside recycling bins. However, as a clean stream and with different processing equipment, soft plastics CAN be recycled separately
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Clothing and textile recycling
Learn what options are available for diverting old clothing and textiles from landfill.
You can recycle empty ink cartridges at our Customer Service Centre at 55 Spring St Bondi Junction, or at other participating retailers.
Phone 1300 733 712
Recycle Smart App
You can also find out the correct disposal method for hundreds of household items through the Recycle Smart App. The search feature makes recycling easy.
More information
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- Call Customer Service at 9083 8000
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