Community Recycling Centre

The Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre (CRC) allows residents to safely dispose of problem wastes that cannot go into household garbage bins or kerbside collection.

This is a free service for NSW households.

Please note: The CRC is a drive-through facility only. For safety purposes and to ensure the flow of traffic at the facility, we are unable to accept waste that is not delivered by vehicle.

Residents can drop off the following items for FREE. For items not listed below please refer to the A-Z Waste and Recycling Guide.

Car and motorcycle batteries–All sizes and types.

Tip: Wear gloves when handling.

Clothing, accessories and linen – Including hats, belts, shoes, bags, linen and towels.

Other household textiles including rugs, curtains, pillows, doonas and stuffed toys are NOT accepted.

Tip: Only wearable and reusable clothing, accessories and linen are accepted, as items are collected for reuse.

Electronic Waste – Televisions, desktop computers, laptops, tablets, PC monitors, loose hard drives, keyboards, plastic computer speakers, motherboards, video and sound cards, printers (with toners removed), scanners, network devices, set top boxes, mice, other computer parts, cables, IT accessories, gaming equipment, web cameras, stereo equipment, DVD and VCR players, CD and DVD discs (discs only not the covers).

Electrical appliances such as toasters and kettles are NOT accepted.

Find out more about E-waste

Tip: Mobile phones, tablets and laptops can be donated for reuse and redistribution to those in need. Ensure you do a factory reset and unlock your device before dropping them off as all locked devices are destroyed. For full details, see The Reconnect Project.

Eyeglasses - Including spectacles and sunglasses

Tip: Make sure your eyeglasses are fit for reuse as items are redistributed to people in need through Lions Recycle for Sight Australia program.

Flattened cardboard – Sheets of clean cardboard or excess flattened boxes that do not fit in yellow lid bin at home. Paper and books are also accepted.

Tip: Flatten boxes before coming to the CRC.

Mobile phones – All types, old and new.

Tip: Mobile phones, tablets and laptops can be donated for reuse and redistribution to those in need. Ensure you do a factory reset and unlock your device before dropping them off as all locked devices are destroyed. For full details, see The Reconnect Project.

Find out more about E-waste

Polystyrene – Accepting clean, white rigid Polystyrene from packaging without sticky tape from small and large appliances, white fruit and vegetable boxes, bean bags. Number 6 only. No coloured, waxy or flexible foam, packaging beans, meat trays or takeaway food containers.

This item is accepted from Hornsby Shire residents only. Proof of residency is required.

Printer cartridges – All sizes and types. Liquid and powder toners.

Tip: Remove all packaging for unused cartridges.

X-rays – Please remove from envelopes.

Fire Extinguishers

Any type used in the home.

Fluorescent light globes and tubes

All types.

Light fittings are NOT accepted

Tip: Wrap broken globes or tubes in newspaper or plastic bag.

Gas Bottles

Any type used for BBQ, camping or caravan. Oxygen, butane, helium etc canisters are also accepted.

Tip: Please tightly close values.

Household batteries

Single use and rechargeable batteries. All sizes and types.

Tip: Remove packaging for unused batteries.

Motor oils

Containers of sump oil, engine oil, two and four stroke oil, lubricating oil etc.

Other oils

Containers of cooking oils, auto transmission fluid, brake fluid, hydraulic fluid, power steering fluid, engine coolant etc.

Paint

Oil based and water based tins of paint in liquid form. Solvent based paint, metallic enamel paint and epoxy paint are also accepted.

Tip: Paint is only accepted sealed and in its original packaging. Paint glass jugs or paint trays are not accepted.

Find out more about hazardous waste

Smoke Detectors

Any type used in the home.

Tip: Batteries must be removed.

Soft Plastics

Accepting clean, dry, soft, scrunchable plastics without foil/silver lining or sticky labels. No wet, dirty or contaminated soft plastic accepted. Items must be 100% soft plastic.

Tip: See the list of accepted and unaccepted soft plastics(PDF, 53KB).

This item is accepted from Hornsby Shire residents only. Proof of residency is required.

Spray cans

Temporarily suspended.

For items not listed above please refer to the A-Z Waste and Recycling Guide.

Only household quantities and container sizes of these materials will be accepted.
For enquiries contact Council’s Waste Hotline: 13 70 30.

Storing and transporting your waste

Please handle and transport your materials carefully and safely. Wear gloves and protect your vehicle by placing items on a protective sheet or tray in the boot to capture any leaks or breaks.

This Community Recycling Centre is supported by the Environmental Trust as part of the NSW EPA’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative in partnership with Hornsby Shire Council.

Location

29 Sefton Road, Thornleigh 2120  View Map

-33.7212846,151.0808446

29 Sefton Road , Thornleigh 2120

29 Sefton Road , Thornleigh 2120

Community Recycling Centre