Community Recycling Centre

The CRC will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2024, until Wednesday 1 January 2025. It will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025 at 8am.
  • You can now drop off embedded battery items at the CRC until September 2026. Visit the EPA’s website for more information. 
  • Wearable textiles and accessories are currently accepted at the CRC until 30 April 2025. The items are limited to 20kg per drop off.

Jump to:  What can you drop off?  -  Storing and Transporting your Wastes  -  Why use the CRC?  -  More Information

At the Community Recycling Centre (CRC) you can drive through and drop off household problem waste that cannot go in your kerbside bins. This is a free service. 

The CRC is located at 8 Waltham Street, Artarmon (View Google Map)

Opening hours (no bookings required):

  • Monday - Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday - Friday: 8 am - 2 pm
  • Saturday - Sunday: 8 am - 4 pm

What can you drop off?

You can drop off the following items for FREE:

Accepted Items Additional Information
Paint (oil and water based) Max 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
Gas bottles   
Fire extinguishers  
Fluorescent light globes and tubes  

Electronic waste*

*White goods (e.g. fridge, washing machine, air conditioner) are NOT accepted.		 Examples: computers, TVs, tablets, set top boxes, gaming machines, speakers, headphones, keyboards, computer mouse, joysticks, printers, scanners, fax machines, motherboards, drives, modems, floppy disks, compact disk drives
Cables and IT accessories  
Electrical hand tools   
Small electrical appliances Examples: vacuum cleaners, fans and air purifiers
Small kitchen appliances  Examples: kettles, toasters, blenders
Household batteries 

AA, AAA, C, D, button cells and embedded batteries such as Bluetooth headphones, electric toothbrushes and e-bikes.
Lead acid batteries Examples: car and motorbike batteries
Motor and other oils (including cooking oil) Max 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
Smoke detectors  
Mobile phones  
Printer cartridges Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Roland, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba brands only
X-ray films Max limit of 20kg per customer per drop off

Only household quantities of the above materials will be accepted. This is equivalent to a maximum of 20 litres or 20 kilograms for each of the items listed above.

Household chemicals such as household cleaners, motor fuels, acids and alkalis, garden and hobby chemicals will not be accepted at the CRC. These items must be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event. To find your closest event, visit www.cleanout.com.au.

Storing and Transporting your Wastes

Please handle and transport your materials carefully and safely. Protect your vehicle by placing items on a protective sheet or tray in the boot to capture any leaks or breaks.

To help prevent delays please ensure your materials are free from excess packaging i.e. plastics wrap, bags, cardboard packaging and plastic covers. 

Why use the CRC?

Most of the items accepted at the CRC can be reused or recycled. By sorting our waste and taking it to a recycling centre, we are:

  • keeping potentially hazardous waste out of landfill
  • helping improve recycling rates, and
  • saving water, energy and other valuable natural resources. 

City of Ryde, Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, North Sydney and Willoughby Councils are pleased to have joined together with assistance from the NSW EPA to reduce and manage Household Problem Waste by establishing our new Community Recycling Centre (CRC).

More information 

This is a NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy. Visit www.epa.nsw.gov.au/recyclingcentres  for more information.

Northern Sydney Community Recycling Centre

 

Got unwanted paint? Take it to the Community Recycling Centre

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