Where to recycle plastic bottles in Australia

Below are places in Australia that accept plastic bottles 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 6Return and Earn 5Tomra 5Waverley Council 5Camden Holiday Park 4TOMRA Cleanaway 4Wollondilly Shire Council 3

Found: 643

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

ACT Government Recycling Drop Off Centre☆

18 Baillieu Court · Recycling centre · Territory and Municipal Services

🕒 24/7

PaperPlasticPlastic bottlesGlassGlass bottlesCans

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

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

Urban Depot - Nambour☆

Windsor Road 11 · Recycling centre · Urban Depot Recycle

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

TOMRA☆

Counihan Road 9 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-18:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Advanced Metal Recyclers☆

Enterprise Street 53 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-16:15; Sa 08:00-15:00

PaperPlastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return and Earn☆

Hirst Street · Recycling centre

🕒 24/7

Plastic bottlesCans

Recycle to Change☆

Moonie Street 3 · Recycling centre

🕒 Mo-We 08:00-16:30; Th-Fr 08:00-16:00; Sa-Su 08:00-13:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

10c can and bottle collection☆

185 Palm Avenue · Recycling centre

🕒 24/7

Plastic bottlesGlassCans

Return & Earn☆

3 Stanger Avenue · Recycling container · NSW Government

🕒 Mo-Su 08:00-20:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Containers for Change☆

Reserve Drive · Recycling centre

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Return It☆

Mackley Street 38-41 · Recycling centre · Return It

🕒 Mo-Su 07:30-17:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans

Containers for Change - Bag Drop☆

1 North Lakes Drive · Recycling centre · Return-It

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-17:00

Plastic bottlesGlass bottlesCans