Waste Wizard - what goes where?
Community Recycling Centre (CRC) at the Tip is not currently accepting certain items
- Gas bottles
- Paint
- Fluro globes and tubes
- Household batteries
- Household oils
- Laptop batteries (lithium)
- Cordless batteries (lithium)
- Fire extinguishers
- Chemicals – flammables, herbicide, oxidisers, acid
Resident are asked to hold onto their CRC items and drop them off later in the year. Council will inform the community once CRC services are back to normal.
This disruption is due to a fire at a Cleanaway facility in Sydney. Cleanaway collects the problematic waste from Tweed Shire under the NSW EPA Community Recycling Centres (CRC) program.
For enquiries, call the Resource Recovery Team on 02 6670 2694.
Not sure how to dispose of something? It can be confusing!
Search our Waste Wizard to find out ‘what goes where’.
If the Waste Wizard can’t find your item, we will do the investigating for you. Take a photo and email it to resourcerecovery@tweed.nsw.gov.au.
Find out more about Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre (the tip), including any charges.
Red landfill bin
Empty aerosol cans can be put into your household red landfill bin.
See Red lid bins
Additional information
Why can't aerosol cans be recycled? Councils Material Recycling Facility (MRF) uses a network of machinery to sort various items. Aerosol cans have the potential to explode during this process causing harm to operators and machinery.
Yellow recycling bin
Aluminium foil and foil containers can be recycled in your household yellow recycling bin.
Please rinse containers and ensure foil is food-free and rolled into a ball - tennis ball size is great.
See Yellow lid bins
Red landfill bin
Animal waste goes into your household red landfill bin.
See Red lid bins
Tip!
Place animal waste into empty pet food bags prior to putting into your household bin.
Additional information
Why not the organics bin? We want to keep our organic compost to the highest of quality for use on garden beds. Unlike cow or horse manure which can be used on garden beds, dog, cat and other companion animal waste consists of products other than grass that will lessen the quality of our compost.
Additional information
You can also purchase an Asbestos Testing Kit from the Murwillumbah Civic Centre - charges apply.
Stotts Creek Resource Recovery - Landfill
If broken or in poor condition, please dispose of at Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre - charges apply.
See Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre
Additional information
Buy, sell, give or donate - if item is still in good condition, please pass on items to someone else in need.
See Shop second hand
Top tips to recycle more
- Show your kids how to become ‘waste detectives’ using our Waste Wizard (above).
- Use Council’s on-call kerbside collection service to have larger household items picked up.
- Items in good condition can often be sold, given away, or donated to charity.
Beyond the bin
Many businesses let you drop off items for recycling: