Recycle North Geelong: A Smarter Way to Dispose, Reuse, and Recycle

AS the cost of landfill rises and environmental concerns grow, the need for practical, community-focused recycling solutions has never been greater.

That’s where Recycle North Geelong is here to help – a new local initiative helping households, businesses and trades across the City of Greater Geelong rethink the way we deal with waste.

Conveniently located at 116 Furner Avenue, North Geelong, (behind Coates Hire) this brand-new Recycling Centre and Public Transfer Station officially opens its gates at 7.30am on Friday 1 August, offering an affordable, accessible and environmentally responsible alternative to landfill.

Whether you’re clearing out the garage, renovating, upgrading electronics, or just want to do the right thing with your waste, Recycle North Geelong makes it easy.

Open seven days a week, Recycle North Geelong operates from a large, all-weather three-acre undercover facility – meaning rain, hail, or shine, you can unload with ease.

With friendly, helpful staff on site, visitors are never left guessing. Need help figuring out where things go? Just ask – the team is here to help.

For those who can’t make it in, a pick-up service is also available to book online via the website recycle.net.au.

The range of accepted items is extensive, covering everything from household waste and e-waste, to trade materials, whitegoods, and more.

 

Some items are free to drop off, including:

• Whitegoods such as fridges, ovens, washing machines and dryers

• Cardboard (clean, dry, and under 0.5m³)

• Car batteries (with taped terminals)

• Clean polystyrene (up to 0.5m³, bagged)

• Paint (up to 100 litres)

• Steel bicycles

• Printer cartridges

• Mobile phones

• Scrap metal

But that’s just the beginning. Recycle North Geelong also accepts a wide range of household and office items including indoor and outdoor furniture, TVs, mattresses, small appliances, air conditioners, photocopiers, and even musical instruments.

The facility accepts a variety of such as bricks, concrete, timber, pallets, glass, pool fencing, green waste, fire extinguishers, and gas bottles.

 

Even miscellaneous materials like solar panels, cooking oils, pool chemicals, pesticides, aluminium, copper, and household light bulbs are welcome as long as they’re sealed and labelled where required.

With a focus on reuse, repurposing, and recycling, Recycle North Geelong is helping to divert usable items away from landfill and back into the community, supporting the circular economy and encouraging better habits at the local level.

You are encouraged to Sort & Save, making the experience at Recycle North Geelong even more streamlined, grouping items into categories helps unloading and will save you money!

It’s more than just a transfer station, it’s a place where doing the right thing is made easy, affordable, and even a little bit satisfying.

Whether you’re a household looking for a more responsible way to clean out, a business upgrading your office space, or a tradesperson with material offcuts to dispose of, Recycle North Geelong is your new go-to hub for waste done right.

Opening 1 August

Visit recycle.net.au for full details, a complete list of accepted items, and to book a pick-up.

• Monday to Friday: 7.30 AM – 4.30 PM

• Saturday: 7.30 AM – 4.00 PM

• Sunday: 8.00 AM – 4.00 PM

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