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 993Cans 972Paper 816Plastic bottles 644Plastic 428Clothes 131Glass 101Organic 56Electronics 41Batteries 41Scrap metal 34Wood, 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: 972

Geelong Resource Recovery Centre☆

Douro Street 100 · Recycling centre · City of Greater Geelong

🕒 Mo-Su 07:30-16:15

PaperGlass bottlesCansElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Victoria Container Deposit Scheme machine☆

15-21 Domain Street · Recycling container · Victoria Container Deposit Scheme https://cdsvic.org.au/

🕒 24/7

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return and Earn☆

Sport & Cultural Complex · Recycling centre · Return And Earn

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Kenilworth Transfer Station☆

Dump Track · Recycling centre · Sunshine Coast Regional Council

🕒 Sa-Su 08:00-13:00

PaperCansBatteriesScrap metal

Containers for Change☆

Coldridge Street · Recycling centre

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Container Deposit Scheme Refund Point☆

35 Western Highway · Recycling centre · CDS Vic

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return & Earn☆

Shelton Avenue · Recycling container · NSW Government

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-22:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return & Earn☆

Cowpasture Road 245 · Recycling container · NSW Government

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-22:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return-It Depot☆

Brooks Way 5 · Recycling centre · Return-It

🕒 Mo-Sa 08:00-16:00; Su 08:00-14:00; PH off

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Tall Ingots☆

Tennyson Memorial Avenue 12 · Recycling centre

CansElectronicsScrap metal

Return & Earn☆

Butu Wargun Shared Path · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Containers For Change☆

Strelitzia Avenue 20 · Recycling centre · Tomra

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return & Earn☆

14 Water Street · Recycling container · NSW Government

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-22:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return & Earn☆

1 Lancaster Avenue · Recycling container · NSW Government

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-22:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

The Refund Station (Kawana)☆

Alexandra Street 306 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; Su 13:00-17:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return and Earn Queanbeyan☆

Shropshire Street 21 · Recycling centre · Return-It

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Community Recycling Centre☆

Grose Street 104 · Recycling centre

🕒 Tu-Fr 08:00-16:00

CansClothesBatteriesEngine oil

Return & Earn☆

1/137 Croudace Road · Recycling container · NSW Government

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-18:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Containers for Change☆

13-33 Guineas Creek Road · Recycling centre

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Tomra Reverse Vending Machine☆

Ranford Road · Recycling centre

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans