Skip to content Skip to search Skip to main navigation

Waste and Recycling FAQs - What can and can't be collected?

Answer

What can be collected:

  • Scrap metal.
  • Empty and clean paint tins with the lids off.
  • Crockery and china.
  • Household furniture (chairs, couches, beds).
  • Household appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, washing machines and dishwashers.
  • Timber less than 1.5 metres in length. Nails must be removed or flattened.
  • Electrical appliances, tools, equipment, mowers and small car parts.
  • Rolls of floor coverings (size and weight restrictions applicable).

What cannot be collected:

  • An item that cannot be safely lifted by two people, or weighs more than 60 kilograms.
  • Waste in excess of 2 cubic metres in volume.
  • Items longer than 1.5 metres.
  • Household rubbish (likely to decompose) or recyclables.
  • Waste generated from building, renovating or demolishing a premises or fence.
  • Trade waste from industrial or commercial premises.
  • Prunings and other green waste.
  • Gas bottles and fire extinguishers.
  • Car batteries.
  • Unwrapped panes of glass and any form of broken glass.
  • Chemicals or asbestos.
  • Tyres.
  • Ashes or dust.
  • Dirt, stones, rubble, bricks or concrete pipes.
  • Liquid waste or items containing liquid (e.g. oil heaters).