Recycle It Saturday: a free recycling drop-off event

Recycle It Saturday is a partnership between City of Sydney, Waverley and Woollahra councils. We only accept items from residents of these council areas. We'll ask for your address on the day.

• This is a drive-through event. We'll unpack your vehicle for you.

• Separate your items into different boxes or bags so we can easily remove them from your vehicle. We recommend recyclable cardboard boxes.

• People walking or cycling can access a separate drop-off area.

What you can bring:

Unusable clothes, bedding and textiles (clean, dry and free of mould/chemicals)

• Stained, worn/torn clothes, uniforms, fabric hats. No clothes in good condition, belts, handbags, backpacks, suitcases, bras, underwear, boxers, socks, swimwear.

• Shoes

• Blankets, doonas, quilts, sheets, towels, pillows, fabric mattress protectors and sleeping bags. No blankets/bedding with animal fur or hair, plastic mattress protectors or textiles with electric parts, e.g. electric blankets.

• Soft toys (remove any batteries). No board games, hard toys.

• Cushions, curtains (with hooks/eyelets removed – cut off the top section). No carpets/rugs.

• Reusable shopping bags made from fabric

• Rolls of fabric and offcuts

• Items not good enough to be donated to charity

Electrical items and batteries (delete your data)

• Household appliances: vacuum cleaners, microwaves, toasters, heaters, coffee machines, irons, pedestal fans

• Entertainment/home office equipment: televisions, computers, laptops, keyboards, printers, stereos, gaming consoles, DVD players, DVDs/CDs, video recorders

• Phones, cords, chargers, headphones

• Power tools (no gas/petrol-powered items)

• Vapes, e-cigarettes (empty of liquid)

• Batteries, including car batteries. We accept up to 3 car batteries per vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist. Tape battery terminals with non-conductive tape, like electrical tape.

Aluminium coffee pods

• Bring in a sealed plastic bag.

Printer cartridges

• Inkjet cartridges, laser cartridges, toner bottles, fuser and drum units, fax rolls, print heads, waste hoppers/containers, collectors and kits.

Light bulbs (including energy saving or fluorescent globes/tubes)

• Wrap in newspaper. Bring in a bag or box.

Polystyrene/styrofoam

• From furniture/delivery packaging. No polystyrene with plastic lining, e.g. ice cream containers.

• Keep pieces whole. Remove tape and glue. No bendy/squishy items (foam wrap, foam sheets, packing peanuts, bean bag filling).

Large cardboard - flattened

Camera film

• No photos

X-ray, MRI and CT scans/films

• Recycle envelopes and paper scans in your recycling bin.

Bicycles and scooters

• All types, electric or not, in any condition. No motorbikes.

Small metal items (less than 10kg, made mostly of metal)

• Kitchen items: pots, pans, baking trays, knives, cutlery, colanders, steel bowls

• Handheld tools: hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, nail clippers, nails, nuts, bolts (bring small items in a container)

• Dust bins, wire coat hangers – no plastic-coated hangers

• Reusable drinking bottles, bottle caps

• Keys, metal locks

• Metal jewellery only, incl. gold and silver. No jewellery containing pearls, gems or other non-metal items.

Empty blister packs

• Made of plastic and foil, or fully foil pill packets. Recycle cardboard boxes in your recycling bin.

May event trial - household furniture in great condition

• Tables, chairs, sofas, bookcases, desks and more. See accepted furniture.

• Must meet quality standards and be safely lifted by 2 people. No furniture containing glass.

Learn more.