The Northern Sydney Community Recycling Centre

⚠️ Temporary Changes to Accepted Items

The CRC is currently not accepting embedded batteries until further notice, due to an earlier industrial fire at Cleanaway’s Liquid Recycling Facility in St Marys.

Please note that other items including paints, gas cylinders, aerosols, e-waste, x-rays and textiles are still accepted.

Last Updated: 3 July 2025

MAKING IT EASY FOR YOU TO DISPOSE OF HOUSEHOLD PROBLEM WASTE

You can drop off the following items for FREE

Only household quantities apply with a maximum limit of 20 litres or 20kg per customer per drop off.

Before visiting the CRC

Separate your items, including oil and water-based paints.
Remove items from their packaging, for example e-waste, CDs, DVDs, tapes and x-ray films.
Remove batteries from battery-operated items.
Tape both ends of batteries.

Safety tips

When entering the CRC, lower your window, only enter once the boom gate is lifted (one car at a time) and follow staff members’ instructions on where to park. Turn off your engine before unloading.

Avoid placing items on the floor. Wearing gloves while handling items is recommended.

Quantities

With more residents dropping off problem waste each year, and limited storage space at the CRC, there are limits on the maximum quantity of waste dropped off per visit. Household waste is limited to 20 litres or 20 kilograms per customer per drop off.

Accepted Items

water and oil-based paint. Maximum limit of 20 litres of paint in containers no larger than 20 litres each (eg. 2 x 10-litre cans OR 1 x 20-litre can OR 5 x 4-litre cans) per customer per drop-off per day
motor oils and others (including cooking oil). Maximum limit of 20 litres of oil in containers no larger than 20 litres each (eg. 2 x 10-litre cans OR 1 x 20-litre can OR 5 x 4-litre cans) per customer per drop-off per day
gas bottles, aerosols (⚠️TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED), and fire extinguishers
fluorescent, halogen, LED globes and tubes
e-waste (eg. computers, TVs, small electrical appliances, and mobile phones). Remove plastic packaging on CDs and DVDs. Maximum limit of 20 kilograms per customer per drop-off per day, also refer to alternative disposal here
household and lead acid batteries (eg. car and motorbike batteries)
⚠️ TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED – Embedded batteries
smoke detectors/ alarms
printer cartridges. Only these brands: Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Roland, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba
X-ray films (removed from envelope)
wearable textiles, including good quality clothing, shoes, manchester, and accessories such as handbags, belts, scarves and hats (up to 20kg per drop off).

Not Accepted Items

household chemicals and cleaners, acids and alkalis, motor fuels, garden and hobby chemicals, poisons and solvents (check the Environment Protection Authority’s Chemical CleanOut events)
white goods (eg. fridge, washing machine, cloth dryer, air conditioner, water filter etc)
metal, pool pump including robotic pool cleaner/vacuum/accessories and building/renovation materials (eg. bricks, tiles, gyprock etc)
soft plastic, plastic packaging and hard plastic (eg. buckets, containers, toys etc),
household furniture (eg. sofa, cabinet, table, glass, mirror etc)
cardboard, paper, polystyrene, cans/bottles
general household rubbish and car parts (eg. seat, tyre etc)

Why use the Northern Sydney CRC?

Most of the items accepted at the CRC can be reused or recycled. By sorting our waste and taking it to a recycling centre, we are:

Keeping potentially hazardous waste out of landfill
Helping improve recycling rates
Saving water, energy, and other valuable natural resources

NSROC received a grant from the NSW EPA through the NSW Environmental Trust with funding from the waste levy to establish the Community Recycling Centre. The centre is operated by North Sydney Council on behalf of the City of Ryde and the Councils of Hunter’s Hill, Lane Cove, Mosman, and Willoughby. The NSW EPA continues to provide financial support in recycling problem wastes and promoting the CRC.

The Northern Sydney Community Recycling Centre was opened by the Hon. Anthony Roberts, Minister for Planning and Member for Lane Cove with the President of NSROC, Mr Richard Quinn, the Mayor of Hunter’s Hill, on 12 April 2017 in a ceremony attended by the Mayors and Councillors of the five partner councils.