Resource Recovery Centre (Tip)

What Can I Recycle at the Resource Recovery Centre?

The Darebin Resource Recovery Centre accepts domestic quantities of the following items for free:

• Scrap metal
• Recyclable materials (cardboard, plastic, glass bottles) that you can’t fit in your household recycling bin (yellow lid). Note - the centre does not accept cardboard with packaging (eg. polystyrene) inside.
• Computers, monitors, TVs, printers, keyboards and computer mouses
• Paint 
• Batteries
• Fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)

Charges apply for other items, including gas bottles.

See the full list of items and the fees and charges here.

What is not Accepted?

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre will not accept:

• Asbestos
• Chemicals - these can be disposed of for free at a Detox Your Home drop off day.
• Medical and liquid waste
• Hot ashes
• Prescribed waste

For further information phone 9462 3455.

Location

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre
Kurnai Avenue (off Henty Street), Reservoir
Melway Map Reference: 18 C6

Opening Hours

Recovery Centre: 8am to 3.30pm  

7 days a week (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day. Christmas Eve closed at 11am).

The Centre is subject to closure during strong windy conditions. Please phone 9462 3455 prior to arrival if the weather appears very unpredictable.

Second Hand Shop: 8.30am to 3pm

7 days a week (closed on all public holidays)

 

Fees and Charges

See the 2018-2019 Resource Recovery Centre Fees and Charges Brochure to determine what your drop off will cost. There is a minimum charge of $20.

The shop will accept good condition furniture, timber, building material, clothes, toys, games, tools, household fixtures and furnishings, collectables, books, CDS, DVDs and plants.

Check with the shop before coming if you are unsure if they will accept your items

Further Information:
Darebin Resource Recovery Centre
Ph: 9462 3455
Website Outlook Environmental

What is e-waste?

E-waste, or electronic waste, is anything that has a plug, battery or cord and is no longer wanted. For example: old phones (including mobiles), digital cameras, computers and tablets, household appliances, hair dryers, power tools and electronic toys, and their accessories. 

All e-waste contains valuable resources we can reuse, as well as nasty materials that are bad for the environment if placed in landfill. Even in small amounts, these hazardous materials can cause environmental contamination. But when you multiply it by millions of e-waste items being left in landfills or stored inappropriately, the situation becomes much more serious.

To protect our environment and recover more precious resources, the Victorian Government is banning all e-waste from landfill from 1 July 2019. Read more on the ban here. 

Why is e-waste valuable?

E-waste is more than 95% recyclable, for example: old mobile phones can be recycled to make stainless steel goods, jewellery, new batteries and even plastic fence posts.

A million mobile phones contain an estimated 15–16 tonnes of copper, 340–350 kilograms of silver and 24–34 kilograms of gold. When you consider there are more than 22 million discarded mobile handsets in Australia and growing, we’re throwing away a lot of precious resources.

Where can I take it in Darebin?

While you can’t put your e-waste in your home rubbish or recycling bin, there are lots of places you can recycle it in Darebin. Click here to see what happens to e-waste when it is recycled.

Televisions and Computers

Televisions, computers and computer peripheries can be recycled for FREE at the Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, including:

• Desktop PCs
• Monitors
• Laptops
• Small servers
• Printers
• Multifunction devices
• Keyboards
• Computer mice
• Televisions

Select Officeworks stores also accept computers and IT products for FREE recycling. See here for more information and locations.

Mobile Phones, Digital Cameras and Accessories

Mobile phones, digital cameras and accessories (including cords and batteries) can be recycled free of charge at Council's Community Recycling Stations.

Alternatively: 

• You can recycle mobile phones through Mobile Muster which allows you to drop your old mobiles at a number of locations, or you can arrange to post your device by mail.
• You can recycle cameras and accessories through Camera Recycling Australia.

Whitegoods

See our Whitegoods Recycling page for more information on where to recycle whitegoods.

Other e-waste

E-waste is also accepted in your hard waste and recycling collection. If you have e-waste to recycle at other times of the year, you can drop them at the Resource Recovery Centre. Note - there may be a charge for some items.

Toner and Printer Cartridges

Used toner and printer cartridges can be recycled for free through Planet Ark at participating stores, including:

• Australia Post
• Officeworks
• Harvey Norman
• The Good Guys

To find your nearest participating store, visit Planet Ark - Recycling Near You

Household and Car Batteries

Household Batteries can be taken to Council's Community Recycling Stations for free recycling. Household quantities only.

Household batteries can also be recycled at Aldi stores - more information here.

Car batteries and other batteries can be dropped off at the Resource Recovery Centre for free recycling.

 

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre accepts the following items free of charge:

• Fluro lighting tubes
• Paint (including spray paint)
• Car batteries

No other household chemicals will be accepted and residential quantities only. This is a free service for Victorian householders. Businesses are not eligible to use this service. 

Medical

Medical waste should be disposed of in approved medical waste bins. Incorrectly disposing of medicine or chemicals can pollute our waterways and can be dangerous. Take unused medicines to your local pharmacy for safe disposal. For more information visit the Return Unwanted Medicines.

Unused medicines can also be disposed of at local household chemical collection days. For more information visit Sustainability Victoria or call 1800 353 233.

Reduce the risk of poisoning, environmental pollution and fire hazards, and improve recycling rates by safely disposing of your unwanted chemicals. There are nearby Detox Your Home mobile chemical drop-off services each year.

Upcoming collections:

• Reservoir - 2019. The exact date of the Detox Your Home chemical collection will be promoted when dates are finalised. In general, collections occur during spring or summer each year. 

Visit the Sustainability Victoria website to find other locations and drop off days in Victoria or calling 1300 363 744.

In 2018 3.9 tonnes of unwanted hazardous chemicals were collected!

Accepted items:
Any of the products listed below can be taken to Detox Your Home drop offs points.

• Acids and alkalis
• Anti-freeze
• Aerosol cans (empty cans can be placed in your household recycling bin)
• Brake fluid
• Car body filler
• Car wax
• Ammonia based cleaners
• Cooking oil
• Coolant
• Detergents, disinfectants and drain cleaners
• Fertiliser
• Fire extinguishers
• Floor-care products and waxes
• Fuel (petrol, diesel, kerosene)
• Glue (water-based and solvents)
• Herbicides and weed killers
• Insect spray/pesticides
• Nail polish and remover
• Oven cleaner
• Paint stripper, thinner and turps
• Pool chemicals
• Rat poison
• Solvents
• Transmission fluid
• Wood preservatives and finishes (timber coatings, oils,  varnish)

Click here to find a list of items that are not accepted.

Please note that paint is not accepted at the annual Detox Your Home drop-offs, but is accepted for free at the Darebin Resource Recovery Centre year-round.