Transfer Stations

HOW TO USE MY BINS

Transfer Stations & Recycling Centres within our local region are designed to maximise reuse and recycle.

Transfer stations and recycling centres offer free disposal for problem waste. Such items include chemicals, paint, fluoro tubes/globes, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, waste oil (cooking and motor oil) and batteries (household and car). *You can recycle a wide range of materials at your local transfer station or recycling centre, with many items being accepted free of charge.* By sorting your load you will be reducing the amount of waste going to landfill and helping us in achieving our goal of halving waste to landfill.

What Goes to a Transfer Station or Recycling Centre

Appliances (electronics)
Batteries – all types
Building Materials (concrete, bricks, timber)
Car parts
Clothing
Computer and electronic devices
Concrete
Crockery
Drums (pesticides, chemicals)
E-waste
Electrical goods
Fire extinguishers
Furniture
Gas bottles
Items that may not fit into your red-lidded general waste bin (soil, building waste)
Items that may not fit into your yellow-lidded recycling bin (bottles, cardboard)
Items that may not fit into your green-lidded organics bin (branches, tree stumps)

Light bulbs and Fluoro tubes
Mattresses
Metal (including scrap)
Mirrors and mirror glass
Mobile phones
Motor oil/cooking oil
Paint (water & oil)
Plastics (hard & soft)
Polystyrene
Smoke detectors
Timber pallets
Tools
Toys
Treated timber
TVs and screens
Tyres
White goods

WHERE DOES IT GO?

E Waste recycling

A-Z Of what Goes to the transfer station

Batteries RECYCLING

PROBLEM WASTE

Electronic and Electrical Waste

E-Waste, which is also known as electronic and electrical waste cannot be disposed of in any of your kerbside bins. E-Waste is any item with a plug, battery or cord that is no longer working or wanted, for example: computers, mobile phones, televisions, kitchen appliances and white goods, children’s toys, coffee machines.

E-Waste has a combination of valuable and hazardous material which don’t belong in landfill.

E-Waste is the most common form of hazardous waste disposed of by Australian Households. By recycling these items at your local transfer station or recycling centre the environment will thank you.

A New Lease of Life

E-Waste is dissembled into a range of materials before being sent to recyclers and made into a range of new products:

Plastics – melted down and remade into stakes, fence posts and plastic sleepers.
Metal – new steel and other metal products.
Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Glass – new monitors and computer screens.
Mercury – used for separating the glass to use as glass wool in home insulations and taking out phosphor powder for use in fertiliser products.
Hard Drivers – whole and shredded are processed into aluminium ingots used in the automotive industry.
Toner & Ink Cartridges – new cartridges and separated into plastic and metal and used as raw materials.

Recycling your E-Waste is Important

But it is even better is to try and avoid creating E-Waste in the first place. You can do this by:

Carefully selecting the right product for your needs.
Choosing a brand that’s environmentally responsible.
Only upgrading your technology if there’s a real reason to do so.
Consider leasing equipment that can be returned to the manufacturer when it is no longer needed.
If you have an item you no longer need, but which still works and is in good condition, consider trying to find a new home for it first. There are many people and charities happy to take quality second-hand goods.
Recycle your unwanted electronics at your local transfer station or recycle centre.

What Items Don’t Belong in Any Bin?

A – C

Appliances
Backpacks
Baskets
Batteries – all types
Books
Bottles- large quantities that don’t fit in your bin
Branches
Bricks
Building materials
Cardboard- larger quantities that don’t fit in your bin
Car parts
Car windscreens
Carpet and underlay
Cassettes
CDs
Chemicals
Clothing
Computers and technology
Concrete
Cushions

D-K

Dirt- Clean fill
Drums (pesticides, chemicals)
DVDs
Electronics/Electrical Waste
Eye glasses
Fire extinguishers
Foam boxes
Fridge/freezer
Furniture
Garden equipment
Gas bottles
Green waste- large quantities that don’t fit in your bin
Household items eg. Plates, crockery, cutlery, pots etc

L-R

Light bulbs and tubes
Linen
Mattresses
Metal
Mirrors and mirror glass
Mobile phones
Motor oil
Paint (water & oil)
Picture frames
Pillows
Plastics (hard & soft)
Polystyrene
Prunings – large quantities that don’t fit in your bin
Roofing materials
Rope

S-Z

Scrap metal
Smoke detectors
Soil
Sports equipment
String
Timber pallets
Tools
Toys
Treated timber
Tree stumps/branches
TVs and screens
Twine
Tyres
Videos
White goods
Windows
Wire
Wood and timber

Batteries of any Kind are Not Recyclable Through your Kerbside Bin Collection

Worth the Recycling Effort

Batteries are the most common form of hazardous waste disposed of by Australian Households. By recycling lead-acid batteries, the environment will thank you.

Batteries are not recyclable in your yellow-lidded recycling bin. However, there are designated drop off locations where they can be recycled. Each lead-acid battery contains lead and 2-3 litres of sulphuric acid. Lead is a cumulative poison that affects our bodies and is also harmful to the environment, particularly fish, animals and plants. Recycling lead-acid uses less energy than refining primary ore and removes lead from the environment.

How are they Recycled?

There are three types of common batteries:

Non-rechargeable (primary) batteries – processed to recover zinc, manganese and ferrous metals.
Rechargeable (secondary) batteries – Plastics and metals, such as ferro-nickel, can be recovered and recycled. Cadmium is used to manufacture new batteries.
Lead-acid (car) batteries – are reconditioned or have 96% of their materials recycled. These are used in the remanufacturing of batteries and plastic moulding applications.

A New Lease of Life

After batteries are collected, they are sorted by type and components and sent to licensed recycling facilities in Australia or overseas for processing. Recycling battery components is a complex and expensive process due to the chemistry involved.

Drop off Problem Waste at Designated Facilities

Problem Waste is waste that cannot go into any of your kerbside bins. These items include: household & car batteries, gas bottles/cylinders, motor & cooking oil, paint, light globes/fluro tubes, smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.

Problem Waste items are known to cause serious harm to the people involved in transferring or processing the waste material as well as causing fires, chemical spills and other preventable disasters. This is why these items cannot go into any of your kerbside bins.

Problem Waste must be dropped off at designated transfer stations and recycling centres so they can be recycled and disposed of correctly, without harming people, wildlife and the environment.

When recycled correctly, Problem Waste is turned into reuseable materials which can then be used in new products.

Plus, it helps to protect natural resources and eliminate toxic materials ending up in landfill.

Local Waste Facilities

Below is a quick reference directory of transfer stations, recycling centres and landfills in the local area.

For full details of the types of waste collected at each facility and the costs involved in disposal, please click on the links below.

Albury City Council

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Albury Waste Management Centre
565 Mudge Street, Lavington NSW 2641
Phone: (02) 6043 5860

Opening Hours
Monday – Friday: 7am to 5pm
Saturday – Sunday: 9am to 4pm
Christmas Day and Good Friday- CLOSED

City of Wodonga

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Wodonga Waste Transfer Station
29 Kane Road, Wodonga VIC 3690
Phone: (02) 6022 9358
Email: owaste@wodonga.vic.gov.au

Opening Hours
Monday – Friday: 7am to 5pm
Saturday – Sunday & Public Holidays: 10am to 4pm
Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ANZAC Day and Christmas Day – CLOSED

Greater Hume Council

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Phone: (02) 6029 8588

Brocklesby

18 Lee Road

Opening Hours

1st Sunday of the Month 10am-12pm

3rd Sunday of the Month 2pm-4pm

Burrumbuttock

218 Burrumbuttock Brockelsby Road

Opening Hours

1st Sunday of the Month 2pm-4pm

3rd Sunday of the Month 10am to 12pm

Culcairn

48 Schnaars Road

Opening Hours

Tuesday: 2pm to 5pm
Thursday: 9am to 12pm
Saturday – Sunday: 2pm to 5pm

Gerogery

83 Coach Road

Opening Hours

2nd Sunday of the Month 2pm-5pm

4th Sunday of the Month 2pm-5pm

Henty

2216 Henty-Pleasant Hills Road

Opening Hours

2nd and 4th Sunday 2pm to 5pm

Holbrook

160 Tip Road

Opening Hours

Tuesday: 2pm to 5pm
Thursday: 2pm to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 12pm
Sunday: 2pm to 5pm

Jindera

148 Dights Forest Road

Opening Hours

Wednesday: 2pm to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 12pm
Sunday: 2pm to 5pm

Mullengandra

953 Bowna Road

Opening Hours

1st and 3rd Sunday 2pm to 5pm

All Greater Hume Council Landfills are CLOSED New Years Day, Good Friday, ANZAC Day and Christmas Day

Towong Shire Council

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Corryong Landfill

Sugarloaf Road, Corryong VIC 3707
Phone: (02) 6076 2160

Opening Hours

Thursday: 4pm to 6pm
Sunday: 12pm to 4pm

Tallangatta Transfer Station

Hardy’s Rd off Murray Valley Highway, Tallangatta
Phone: (02) 6071 5100

Opening Hours

Thursday: 4pm to 6pm
Sunday: 12pm to 4pm

Towong Shire Council – Recycling Sheds

Mitta Mitta Recreation Reserve

Talgarno Gap Road
Granya Recreation Reserve
Lucyvale Road
Tallangatta Creek Road
Corryong – Benambra Road

Indigo Shire Council

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Beechworth Transfer Station
1620 Diffey Road, Beechworth VIC 3747
Phone: (03) 5728 8000

Opening Hours
Friday – Monday: 1pm to 5pm
Christmas Day, Good Friday and ANZAC Day, CODE Red Fire Days – CLOSED

Rutherglen Transfer Station
53 Cornishtown Road, Rutherglen
Phone: (03) 5728 8000

Opening Hours
Friday – Sunday: 1pm to 5pm
Christmas Day, Good Friday and ANZAC Day, CODE Red Fire Days – CLOSED

Federation Council

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Corowa Waste Disposal Facility
Albury Road, Corowa NSW 2646
Phone: (02) 6033 8999

Opening Hours
Friday: 9am to 12pm
Saturday: 1pm to 4pm
Sunday: 9am to 12pm

Mulwala Waste Disposal Facility
Old Barooga Road, Mulwala NSW 2647
Phone: (02) 6033 8999

Opening Hours
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday: 9am to 12pm

Howlong Waste Disposal Facility
Goomargana Road, Howlong NSW 2643
Phone: 0408 667 253

Opening Hours
Tuesday: 1pm to 4pm
Saturday: 9am to 12pm
Sunday: 1pm to 4pm

Urana Waste Disposal Facility
Boree Creek Rd, Urana NSW

Opening Hours
Sunday: 11am to 4pm

Oaklands Waste Disposal Facility
Maxwelton Rd, Oaklands NSW

Opening Hours
Sunday: 8am to 12pm

All Federation Waste Disposal Facilities: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday – CLOSED

Alpine Shire Council

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Myrtleford Transfer Station
Morrison Lane, Myrtleford
Phone: 0436 414 353

Opening Hours
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: 10am-3pm

Porepunkah Transfer Station
Roberts Creek Rd, Porepunkah
Phone: 0418 396 122

Opening Hours
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 10am-2pm

Mount Beauty Transfer Station
Maddison Land, Mount Beauty
Phone: 0448 514 064

Opening Hours
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: 10am-2pm

Halve Waste is an initiative of Albury City Council, City of Wodonga, Federation Council and the Shires of Towong, Greater Hume, Indigo and Alpine Shire Councils. The goal of Halve Waste is to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by 50%.