The West Metro Recycling Centre accepts the following items that should never be placed in your kerbside bin. Some can be dropped off for free and some require a fee.
Item |
Why can’t I put it in my bin? |
Can I drop it off for free or does it cost? |
| Aerosols | Flammable. Can cause truck fires and injury. | FREE |
| Asbestos | Can cause significant harm to human and environmental health. Needs careful preparation before it can be dropped off at the Recycling Centre. | Click for fees and charges |
| Batteries | Flammable. Can cause truck fires. | FREE |
| Computer and electrical goods | Contains metals and chemicals that are toxic to the environment. | FREE |
| Fire extinguishers | Needs careful handling. Can explode and cause injury. | Visit our fees and charges for costs. |
| Flares | Needs careful handling. Can explode and cause injury. | FREE |
| Globes & Fluorescents | Contain heavy metals that cause environmental contamination | FREE |
| Mattresses | Problematic in landfill. Up to 75% of the components are recyclable if taken to the West Metro Recycling Centre or Soft Landing. | Click for fees and charges |
| Tyres | Can be recycled into new products | Click for fees and charges |
| Paint, chemicals and pesticides | Harmful to pets and the environment if landfilled. Click Household Hazardous Waste to see what else you can take to the Recycling Centre for safe disposal. | FREE |
| Plant pots | Can be recycled into new pots and other plastic products. | FREE |
| Polystyrene | Can be recycled into other plastic products like “faux wood” architraves, decorative mouldings, coat-hangers and picture frames. | FREE |
| Motor oil | Is an environmental contaminant. It can be recycled and reused as industrial burner oil, mould oil to help release products from their moulds (e.g. pressed metal products, concrete), bitumen based products, an additive in manufactured products, and re-refined base oil for use as a lubricant, hydraulic or transformer oil (Source: Dept of Agriculture, Water & The Environment). | FREE |
| Refrigerated appliances | Refrigerants inside fridges, freezers air-conditioning units items are harmful to the environment and need de-gassing before disposal / recycling. West Metro Recycling Centre de-gasses all refrigerated items before recycling. | Click for fees and charges |
| Scrap metal | Can be recycled into new products | FREE |
| X-rays | Contains silver, which can be extracted and reused The silver can then be reused for silver solder, jewellery, silver plating of utensils, electrical components and film manufacture. | FREE |
The WMRC also accepts towels and blankets, quality clothing, stationery, and sporting equipment for donation to local charities.
Can’t find your item listed here? Check Recycle Right’s A-Z list of what waste goes where.