Waste Wizard - what goes where?
Community Recycling Centre (CRC) at the Tip is not currently accepting certain items
- Aerosol cans
- Fluro globes and tubes
Residents 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
Place items that are broken or in poor condition into your household red landfill bin.
See Red lid bins
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
Red landfill bin
Once extinguished, these items can be disposed of in your household red landfill bin.
See Red lid bins
Farmers and residents in the Tweed Shire can bring their empty plastic and metal drums displaying the DrumMuster logo along to the Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre for inspection and collection, Wednesdays between 7am – 12pm for FREE.
All drums must be correctly cleaned both inside and out (including caps and threads) and allowed to drain or air dry to ensure no rinse water or dry chemical residue remains (in line with Agsafe Standard for Effective Rinsing of Farm Chemical Containers brochure available from chemical retail outlets).
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Additional information
Lids must be removed off all drums and steel drums punctured at the base. Council has the right not to accept any items that do not meet this criteria.
Unclean or partly filled containers will not be accepted and will remain the property of the chemical user.
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.
Red landfill bin
Wax, baking or grease proof paper can be put into your household red land fill bin.
See Red lid bins
Tip!
Reuse - use reusable silicone baking mats or reusable silicone muffin moulds for baking.
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: