Recycling
Update – Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre Service (CRC) Disruptions
The Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre (CRC) will recommence collections on Tuesday 11 March of most materials following service disruptions due to a fire at the Cleanaway St Marys waste facility.
The following items are still temporarily NOT accepted:
- Motor oil
- Non-motor oil
- Aerosols
Please find the full list of accepted items on the CRC webpage.
Please note soft plastics collections are still suspended while Council seeks a new service provider.
Updated Monday, 10 March 2025.
Update – Plastics collection pause at the Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre (CRC)
Council currently remains unable to collect soft and hard plastics at the Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre (CRC). Visit the Community Recycling Centre webpage for details.
Updated 21.02.2025
The Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre (CRC) makes it easy for residents to safely dispose of problem wastes that cannot go into household garbage bins or kerbside collection.
Community Recycling Centre
Includes the Recycle Mate app which can be used as a search tool for recycling, reusing or disposing of household items.
Recycle Mate – Your Waste and Recycling Guide
View a list of how to recycle or properly dispose of an unwanted item.
A-Z waste and recycling guide
Batteries can never be placed in any of your household bins. They contain harmful materials inside, and can spark and cause fires in collection trucks or at waste facilities.
Battery Safety – Never Bin a Battery
The Household Recycling Drop Off is now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 5 Beaumont Road, Mount Kuring-gai.
Household Recycling Drop Off – Mount Kuring-gai
Everybody is making a great effort to recycle their waste but sometimes it's not clear what can and cannot be recycled. Read our tips to ensure that you recycle right.
Recycling 101 (Recycling tips)
Councils across Australia have been affected by the global recycling crisis, due to China refusing to accept recyclable material from other countries.
Keeping Recycling Strong
Waste & Recycling Enquiries
Please call the Waste Hotline on13 70 30
Monday to Friday 8.30am-5pm
Community Recycling Centre
Find your bin collection dates
Book a Bulky Waste Collection
Collection Service Requests
Report a Waste Issue
Waste Fees and Charges
Waste Events and Education
Waste Questions and Tips
Waste and Recycling Services Guide
View the guide in English, Simplified Chinese, Farsi, Korean or Arabic.
