Where to recycle cans in Australia

Below are places in Australia that accept cans for recycling: street containers, collection points and recycling centres. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and is kept up to date by the community — if a point is missing, add it yourself in a couple of minutes.

Recycling points

AllGlass bottles 989Cans 969Paper 813Plastic bottles 643Plastic 425Clothes 129Glass 103Organic 56Electronics 41Batteries 41Scrap metal 33Wood, rubble 11Hazardous waste 11Engine oil 7Low energy bulbs 6Car batteries 5Tyres 3Plastic bags 2

Operators:AllNSW Government 11VISY 9Return-It 8Knox City Council 6Tomra 5Waverley Council 5Camden Holiday Park 4Return and Earn 4TOMRA Cleanaway 4Containers for Change 3

Found: 969

Monash Waste Transfer and Recycling Station☆

Ferntree Gully Road 380 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 07:30-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsBatteries

Containers for Change - Macleay Island☆

Scarborough Terrace 22-24 · Recycling centre · Running Wild Youth Conservation Culture Inc

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Banyule Waste Recovery Centre☆

8 Perkins Avenue · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 07:30-15:30; Sa,Su,PH 07:30-12:00; Jan 01 off; easter -2 days off; Apr 25 off "ANZAC day"; Dec 25 off

PaperGlassCansClothesBatteries

ACT Government Recycling Drop Off Centre☆

18 Baillieu Court · Recycling centre · Territory and Municipal Services

🕒 24/7

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCans

Tarcutta Recycling Depot☆

Spring Street · Recycling centre

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCans

ACT Recycling Centre☆

Grenville Court · Recycling centre

PaperGlassCans

Victorian Container Deposit Scheme☆

Centre Road 1658 · Recycling centre

Glass bottlesCans

Gungahlin Recycling Drop Off Centre☆

4 O'Brien Place · Recycling centre

🕒 24/7

PaperGlassCans

Future Recycling☆

Ordish Road 194-204 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 07:30-16:30

CansElectronicsScrap metal

Return and Earn☆

Charlotte Street · Recycling centre

PlasticGlass bottlesCans

Reedy Creek Community Waste and Recycling Centre☆

61 Hutchinson Street · Recycling centre

PaperCansClothesBatteriesHazardous waste

Buderim Resource Recovery Centre☆

Syd Lingard Drive · Recycling centre · Sunshine Coast Regional Counil

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-17:00; Dec 25 off

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metalWood, rubble

Return-It Drive-Thru Depot☆

Brisbane Road 229 · Recycling centre · Return-It

🕒 Mo-Su,PH 07:30-17:00; easter -2 days off; easter -1 day 08:00-17:00; easter off; easter +1 day 08:00-17:00; Apr 25 off; May Mo[1] 08:00-12:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Wingfield Bottle & Can Depot☆

Grand Junction Road 423 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; Sa 08:00-12:00

Plastic bottlesCans

Containers for Change☆

Collingwood Street 22 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-15:00; Su 09:00-14:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Waste Transfer Station☆

Archer · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlassCansElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Reynella Recycling☆

Old South Road · Recycling container

PaperGlassGlass bottlesCansClothesScrap metal

Return and Earn Depot Parramatta☆

Argyle Street 25 · Recycling centre · TOMRA Cleanaway

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return and Earn☆

Jacksons Road · Recycling container · Return and Earn

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-22:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Container Refund Depot☆

Ferrier Road 3 · Recycling container · Re.Turn-it

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-14:00; Su 10:00-14:00

Plastic bottlesCans