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 993Cans 971Paper 815Plastic bottles 647Plastic 425Clothes 129Glass 103Organic 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 6Return and Earn 5Tomra 5Waverley Council 5Camden Holiday Park 4TOMRA Cleanaway 4Wollondilly Shire Council 3

Found: 8

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

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Return It☆

Mackley Street 38-41 · Recycling centre · Return It

🕒 Mo-Su 07:30-17:00

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Containers for Change - Bag Drop☆

1 North Lakes Drive · Recycling centre · Return-It

🕒 Mo-Su 07:00-17:00

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Return-It Depot☆

Brooks Way 5 · Recycling centre · Return-It

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

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Return and Earn Queanbeyan☆

Shropshire Street 21 · Recycling centre · Return-It

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Containers for Change☆

Bruce Highway · Recycling centre · Return-It

🕒 Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; Su 10:00-16:00

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CDS Vic Depot Caulfield☆

Hawthorn Road 357 · Recycling centre · Return-It

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

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102-112 Old Princes Highway☆

Recycling container · Return-It

🕒 Mo-Fr 07:00-17:00; Sa 08:00-16:00; Su 09:00-16:00

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