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Shoalhaven City Council aims to provide efficient, reliable and sustainable waste services to meet the needs of our diverse community.

What happens to my Recycling?

LINKS:

Household Waste and Recycling Services

Location of Waste and  Recycling Depots

Bulky Waste Services

Green Waste Services

Bin Information

Waste Minimisation

Fees & Charges (PDF doc)

Tipping Vouchers

Fridge Recycling Calendar  Area 1 (PDF doc)

Fridge Recycling Calendar  Area 2 (PDF doc)

'Best Practice' Environmental Management

Return to Domestic Kerbside Recycling Page    Return to Waste Management Home Page

Recyclables collected from the kerbside bins in the Shoalhaven are taken to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Bomaderry. The trucks are emptied and the recyclable material passes over a series of conveyor belts where all the different material types are separated. This sorting process is mostly done by hand!

Separated materials are baled and sent on to re-processing facilities all around the country to become new products.

Newspaper and cardboard
being compacted into bales at the MRF in Bomaderry

Newspaper/Cardboard

Old newspapers are recycled into things like cardboard, kitty litter, house insulation and egg cartons.

Steel Cans

Steel cans are recycled into new steel cans.

Did you know?
3500 new cans are made every minute? (Source: Cansmart Steel Can Recycling Campaign 2002)

Our friendly staff will be happy to discuss any waste management concerns.

The Waste Management Team are continually striving to improve services and would welcome any positive suggestions or comments.
Please call the Waste Hotline  4429 3374 or email us @

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