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Community Recycling Centre

Community Recycling Centre (Coffs Harbour)

Address: 31a Englands Road, Coffs Harbour Phone:  02 6648 4000 [tel:0266484000] Email:  waste@chcc.nsw.gov.au [waste@chcc.nsw.gov.au] Business hours:  * Monday to Friday – 7:30am to 5:00pm * Weekends/Public Holidays* – 8:00am to 4:00pm * *Public Holidays hours - please check with council for updates.   ✅ Some items don’t belong in any bin as they can cause harm to the environment. The following items can be dropped off FREE at the Englands Road Waste Management Facility, Lowanna Transfer Station, Coramba Transfer Station and Woolgoolga Transfer Station: * Aluminium and steel cans * Paper and cardboard * Glass bottles and jars * Scrap metal ✅ The following items can be dropped off FREE at the Englands Road Waste Management Facility: White Goods * Fridges and freezers * Washing machines and dryers * Dishwashers * Stoves Expanded Polystyrene * Must be clean and white Other Recyclables * X-Rays * Electronic Goods ✅ The following items can be taken to the Community Recycling Centre for FREE (domestic quantities only): * Gas bottles * Paint * Batteries (household, car and boat) * Oil (cooking and motor) * Smoke alarms * Fire extinguishers * Light globes and tubes Problem Household Waste Some items are harmful if placed in your bin or in landfill. They can cause environmental damage as well as harm to humans and wildlife. For more details, click here [https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/Your-environment/Recycling-and-reuse/household-recycling-overview/find-crcs-or-hcco?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADRWJonrnbaisPMeFWUn8fsMWOe7C]. 

Waste Facilities

Englands Road Waste Management Facility

Address: 31a Englands Road, Coffs Harbour Phone: 02 6648 4000 [tel:0266484000] Email: waste@chcc.nsw.gov.au [waste@chcc.nsw.gov.au] Business Hours: * Monday to Friday - 7:30am to 5:00pm * Weekends/Public Holidays* - 8:00am to 4:00pm * *Public Holidays - please check with council for updates.   ✅ Accepted (fees apply) * mattresses * building and construction waste * general waste * tyres * car parts * asbestos (conditions apply, see notes below)   ✅ Accepted (FREE) * clean expanded polystyrene * paper and cardboard * recyclables (glass bottles and jars, plastic containers, steel and aluminium cans, tetra packs) * eWaste * scrap metals * white goods (washing machines, ovens, fridges etc) * hazardous items such as paint, gas bottles, motor and cooking oil * fluorescent globes (see CRC information below)   Asbestos is only accepted under strict conditions and will ONLY be received at the Englands Road facility by prior arrangement at the following days/times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons between 12:30pm and 3:30pm. Prior to disposing of asbestos products/waste it is a requirement that arrangements be made with Council’s waste facility operator before transporting the waste to the depot. The contact number for City of Coffs Harbour Council is 02 6648 4000 [tel:0266484000]. Note: Coffs has temporarily deferred receipt of asbestos from customers until the 11 June 2026. MidWaste Asbestos Awareness [https://midwaste.org.au/asbestos-awareness]  

E-waste

Nambucca Waste Management Facility

Address: 711 Old Coast Road, Nambucca Heads Phone:  02 6568 2170 [tel:0265682170] Email:  waste.facility@nambucca.nsw.gov.au [waste.facility@nambucca.nsw.gov.au] Business Hours: * 7 days per week 8am – 4pm (All vehicle in by 3.45pm to unload as all customers must be offsite by 4pm to meet EPA compliance requirements)  * Closed Public Holidays This facility does NOT accept cash payments.   ✅ Accepted items (fees apply): * Domestic food waste (all types of vehicles accepted) * Building and demolition waste (all types of vehicles accepted) * Concrete and bricks (must be separated from other materials) (all types of vehicles accepted) * Green waste (sedans, station wagons, utes and trailers only) * Asbestos – 24 HOURS PRIOR ARRANGEMENT REQUIRED (Ph 02 6568 2170) Note: Conditions Apply * Clean fill – subject to inspection (all types of vehicles accepted) ✅ Accepted items (FREE): * Recyclables (cardboard, paper, glass bottles & jars, PET & HDPE plastic bottles etc) * Scrap metal including white goods * Computer towers and specified e-Waste * Hazardous chemicals (household quantities only) BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ONLY (Ph 02 6568 2170) * Drum Muster – Hazardous waste containers, triple rinsed and pierced BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ONLY (Ph 02 6568 2170) * Household Problem Waste – Please see Community Recycling Centre (CRC) information below ❌ NOT accepted at this facility: * Trucks/skips and compactor units carrying green waste materials * Contaminated soil or fill * Tyres – all types and sizes (return to supplier) * Liquid waste * Medicine disposal, syringes (return to Chemist) * Printer cartridges (return to local Post Office) * Large & medium deceased animals * Oyster sticks  

Waste Facilities

Nambucca Waste Management Facility

Address: 711 Old Coast Road, Nambucca Heads Phone:  02 6568 2170 [tel:0265682170] Email:  waste.facility@nambucca.nsw.gov.au [waste.facility@nambucca.nsw.gov.au] Business Hours: * 7 days per week 8am – 4pm (All vehicle in by 3.45pm to unload as all customers must be offsite by 4pm to meet EPA compliance requirements)  * Closed Public Holidays This facility does NOT accept cash payments.   ✅ Accepted items (fees apply): * Domestic food waste (all types of vehicles accepted) * Building and demolition waste (all types of vehicles accepted) * Concrete and bricks (must be separated from other materials) (all types of vehicles accepted) * Green waste (sedans, station wagons, utes and trailers only) * Asbestos – 24 HOURS PRIOR ARRANGEMENT REQUIRED (Ph 02 6568 2170) Note: Conditions Apply * Clean fill – subject to inspection (all types of vehicles accepted) ✅ Accepted items (FREE): * Recyclables (cardboard, paper, glass bottles & jars, PET & HDPE plastic bottles etc) * Scrap metal including white goods * Computer towers and specified e-Waste * Hazardous chemicals (household quantities only) BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ONLY (Ph 02 6568 2170) * Drum Muster – Hazardous waste containers, triple rinsed and pierced BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ONLY (Ph 02 6568 2170) * Household Problem Waste – Please see Community Recycling Centre (CRC) information below ❌ NOT accepted at this facility: * Trucks/skips and compactor units carrying green waste materials * Contaminated soil or fill * Tyres – all types and sizes (return to supplier) * Liquid waste * Medicine disposal, syringes (return to Chemist) * Printer cartridges (return to local Post Office) * Large & medium deceased animals * Oyster sticks