Where to recycle plastic in Australia

Below are places in Australia that accept plastic 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:AllWaverley Council 5Camden Holiday Park 4Wollondilly Shire Council 3Enex Perth 2North Sydney Council 2TOMRA Cleanaway 2Victoria Container Deposit Scheme https://cdsvic.org.au/ 2

Found: 425

Monash Waste Transfer and Recycling Station☆

Ferntree Gully Road 380 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 07:30-16:00

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCansOrganicElectronicsBatteries

ACT Government Recycling Drop Off Centre☆

18 Baillieu Court · Recycling centre · Territory and Municipal Services

🕒 24/7

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCans

Return and Earn☆

Charlotte Street · Recycling centre

PlasticGlass bottlesCans

Port Phillip Transfer Station☆

56-78 White Street · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticOrganicElectronicsBatteries

SKM Recycling☆

Maffra Street 94 · Recycling centre · SKM Industries Pty Ltd

PaperPlasticGlass

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

Waste Transfer Station☆

Archer · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlassCansElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Armidale Recycling Facility (1)☆

Depot Road · Recycling centre

PaperPlasticGlass bottlesElectronics

Victoria Container Deposit Scheme machine☆

Mahoneys Road · Recycling container · Victoria Container Deposit Scheme https://cdsvic.org.au/

🕒 24/7

PlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottles

Victoria Container Deposit Scheme machine☆

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

🕒 24/7

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Soft Plastics Bin☆

Forest Road Fire Trail · Recycling centre

Plastic

Polystyrene Bin☆

Forest Road Fire Trail · Recycling centre

Plastic

Buxton Waste Facility☆

Powers Street 43 · Recycling centre · Bundaberg Regional Council

🕒 Su[1] 13:00-16:00; PH closed

PaperPlasticOrganicElectronicsBatteriesScrap metal

Port Sorell Transfer and Recycle Centre☆

Hawk Hill Road · Recycling container

PaperPlasticGlassGlass bottlesCans

Plus Milk Bar☆

East Parade 25 · Recycling container

PlasticGlass bottles

Redcycle☆

600 Kingsway · Recycling container

PlasticPlastic bags

Return and Earn Woolworths West Wollongong Hellenic Club☆

Princes Highway · Recycling centre · TOMRA Cleanaway

🕒 Sa-Su 07:00-20:00

PlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return and Earn Woolworths Corrimal☆

Princes Highway · Recycling centre · TOMRA Cleanaway

🕒 Sa-Su 07:00-22:00

PlasticPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return and Earn☆

Unnamed Lane 25 · Recycling centre

PlasticGlass bottlesCans

Return and Earn☆

Hammond Avenue · Recycling centre

PlasticGlass bottlesCans