What can I put in my bins?
Soft Plastics
Plastic bags should never go into your yellow lid recycling bin. Plastic bags and other soft plastics get caught in the machinery at the recycling facility, causing the machines to stop. Therefore, if your recycling is placed in a plastic bag, the entire bag will go to landfill – it will not be emptied.
Soft plastics can be taken to our Community Recycling Centre in Thornleigh, where they will be collected by REDcycle for recycling. Most major supermarkets also accept soft plastics for recycling.
The following items CAN go in the red lid garbage bin:
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The following items MUST NOT be put in the red lid garbage bin:
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The following items CAN go in the yellow lid recycling bin:
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The following items MUST NOT be put in the yellow lid recycling bin:
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The following items CAN go in the green lid green waste bin:
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Toxic Materials
Items such as batteries, light globes, mobile phones and ink cartridges contain chemicals that are harmful to the environment and should not be placed in any of your bins. These items can be dropped off to our Community Recycling Centre.
List of battery collection points
Council Administration Building
(small houseshold batteries only)
296 Pacific Highway, Hornsby
Phone (02) 9847 6666
Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm
Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre
29 Sefton Road Thornleigh
Phone (02) 13 70 30
Tuesday to Friday, 8.30am-4pm; Saturday 8.30am-12pm Closed Public Holidays.
Hornsby Library
28-44 George Street (Entrance in Hunter Lane), Hornsby
Phone (02) 9847 6813
Normal Library operating hours
Berowra Branch Library
Community Centre,The Gully Road, Berowra
Phone (02) 9847 6140
Normal Library operating hours
Galston Branch Library
357 Galston Road, Galston
Phone (02) 9847 6160
Normal Library operating hours
Pennant Hills Branch Library
Corner Ramsay and Yarrara Roads, Pennant Hills
Phone (02) 9847 6100
Normal Library operating hours
Battery World Hornsby
Shop 3, 86 George Street, Hornsby
Phone (02) 9987 1877
Monday to Friday, 8am-5.30pm, Saturday 8am-5pm
All ALDI supermarket locations
For more information visit cleanup.org.au
These can be flammable and should not be placed in any of your garbage bins. Instead they should be taken to the EPA Chemical CleanOut Day
Your nearest Waste Management Centre may accept chemicals for a fee. For more information visit the SUEZ or phone 1300 651 116
Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre29 Sefton Rd, Thornleigh
Tuesday to Fridays, 8.30am-4pm
Saturdays, 8.30am-12pm
Waste Management Centres
Hornsby Shire Council does not own or operate any waste management centres, transfer stations, tips or landfills. However, there are a number of nearby facilities that can help you dispose of your waste. We recommend direct contact be made with the centre to check opening times, costs and accepted materials.
SUEZ Artarmon Resource Recovery Centre Lanceley Place, Artarmon
SUEZ Belrose Resource Recovery Centre Crozier Rd, Belrose
SUEZ Ryde Resource Recovery Centre Wicks Road, North Ryde
SUEZ Seven Hills Resource Recovery Centre Powers Road, Seven Hills
Kimbriki Environmental Enterprises Pty Ltd
Kimbriki Road, Terry Hills/ Ingleside
Further information
- See our A - Z Waste and Recycling Guide. If you are unable to find information about the item you want to dispose of, visit the Recycling Near You website.
Waste & Recycling Enquiries
Please call the Waste Hotline on13 70 30
Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm
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