Waste Facilities
Lots of items can be recycled at your nearest waste facility - batteries, cardboard, whitegoods, and scrap metal are all free to recycle! Other items may incur a cost to recycle or may need to be disposed of in landfill. Find out what your nearest waste facility can accept here - please note that not all facilites can accept all items: please click on the specific facility above to view pricing information and opening hours. Fees apply to dispose of all waste streams unless noted as 'free" in the tables below.
PI = Cowes, Phillip Island
Gr = Grantville
In = Inverloch
Wo = Wonthaggi
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Acids / chemicals | NO | NO | NO | NO | Contact a commercial waste management contractor or register for a Detox Your Home event |
| Asbestos | NO | YES | NO | NO | More information: Grantville Transfer Station and Landfill |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Batteries - household and car | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Batteries in bins start fires |
| Bins - recycle your old Council-issued kerbside bins (pre 2017) | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | |
| Bricks (more than a couple) | NO | YES | YES | YES | |
| Building / demolition / renovation waste - small loads | NO | YES | YES | YES | Maximum caged tandem trailer at Inverloch and Wonthaggi. No building waste, no concrete, no carpet, no timber can be accepted at Cowes. |
| Building / demolition / renovation waste - large loads | NO | YES | NO | NO | |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| CD's/DVD's/videos - and their cases | YES | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply (not accepted as Recycling) |
| Chemicals / acids | NO | NO | NO | NO | Contact a commercial waste management contractor or register for a Detox Your Home event |
| Children's toys | YES | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply (not accepted as Recycling) |
| Concrete | NO | YES | YES | YES | Maximum caged tandem trailer at Inverloch and Wonthaggi |
| Cooking oil | NO | NO | NO | NO | Commercial quantities must be disposed of through private waste contractors |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| E-waste | YES | YES | NO | YES | Any item with a plug, cord or battery that is not accepted as scrap metal or free mobile phone recycling. E-waste is banned from landfill is banned from landfill and includes all computers/tvs/appliances/landline phones and much more. |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Fire extinguishers | NO | YES | YES | YES | Accepted with gas bottles |
| Flares | NO | NO | NO | NO | Customers are encouraged to take flares to Wonthaggi Police Station for safe disposal |
| Fluorescent lights - bulbs and tubes | YES | YES | NO | YES | |
| Foam mattreses - no inner springs | YES | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply |
Food waste | YES | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply; food waste is recovered and recycled |
| Fridges/freezers | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Must be degassed or fees may apply. |
| Furniture | NO | YES | YES | YES | |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
Garden waste - non mulchable plants/weeds | NO | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply. Customers are reminded that non-recyclable weeds are accepted in kerbside Organics bins. |
| Garden waste - mulchable plants | YES | YES | YES | YES | Load limits apply (maximum caged tandem trailer) |
| Gas bottles / gas cylinders | NO | YES | YES | YES | |
| General waste | YES | YES | YES | YES | Cowes Recycling Bank accepts maximum of 0.5m³ (boot load) |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Hot water systems | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Must be degassed or fees may apply. |
Household furniture | NO | YES | YES | YES | |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Ink cartridges | YES | YES | YES | YES | Landfill charges apply. Harvey Norman in Wonthaggi and Australia Post stores are drop off locations for recycling ink cartridges. |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
Lawnmowers | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Charges may apply for the non-metal parts (e.g. mower catcher). Petrol must be removed. |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Mattresses / bases - all sizes | YES | YES | YES | YES | Recycled - charges apply |
| Medical waste | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| Metal tools, car parts | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Charges may apply for the non-metal parts |
| Motor oil | *free* | *free* | NO | *free* | Limited to 20 litres per visit |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Paint (liquid) | NO | NO | NO | *free* | Llimited to 100 litres per visit |
| Paint tins - empty | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Lids off and scraped clean |
| Petrol | NO | NO | NO | NO | Contact a commercial waste management contractor or register for a Detox Your Home event |
| Photocopy/printer toner | YES | YES | YES | YES | Landfill charges apply. Harvey Norman in Wonthaggi and Australia Post stores are drop off locations for photocopy/printer toner cartridges. |
| Plastic plant pots | YES | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply. Customers are encouraged to check with their local nursery - many accept for recycling. |
| Polystyrene | YES | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply. Customers are encouraged to check with the point of purchase and ask if they provide a polystyrene recycling service. |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Recyclable packaging (as accepted in kerbside Recycling bins) | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | More information: Which bin does THAT go in? |
| Refrigerators/freezers | *free* | *free | *free* | *free* | Must be degassed or fees may apply. |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Scrap metal | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Includes steel poles, rods, barbed wire, fencing wire, bicycles, iron sheets, barbecues, hot water systems, frying pans, cooking pots etc (plastic must be removed). Note that commercial and/or large loads may not be accepted at Cowes or Inverloch. Customers are advised to contact the facility directly to check before taking commercial and/or large loads to Cowes or Inverloch. |
| Sharp containers | NO | NO | NO | NO | Sharp containers can be disposed of at: Cowes Transit Centre, Grantville Transaction Centre, Wonthaggi Civic Centre, Artspace in Bent St Wonthaggi and Inverloch Community Hub. |
| Silage wrap | NO | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply |
| Small appliances (mostly metal) | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Includes microwave ovens, benchtop cookers, toasters, toasted sandwich makers etc. |
| Small appliances (mostly plastic) | YES | YES | NO | YES | E-waste charges apply. E-waste cannot be accepted at Inverloch. |
| Smoke alarms | YES | YES | NO | YES | E-waste charges apply. E-waste cannot be accepted at Inverloch. |
| Soft plastics | YES | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply. The REDcycle program recycling soft plastics through supermarkets has been temporarily paused. |
| Soil / clean fill | NO | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges and load limits apply at Inverloch and Wonthaggi. Tonnage schedule may apply at Grantville; testing and certificate may be required before large loads accepted. |
| Solar Panels | NO | YES | NO | NO | Price on application - contact Grantville Transfer Station for details. Rooftop solar not accepted. |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Tiles - large quantities | NO | YES | YES | YES | |
| Timber | NO | YES | YES | YES | |
| Toilets | NO | YES | YES | YES | |
| Toner - photocopy/printer | YES | YES | YES | YES | Landfill charges apply. Harvey Norman in Wonthaggi and Australia Post stores are drop off locations for photocopy/printer toner cartridges. |
| Tyres | NO | YES | YES | YES | Fee per tyre applies - price depends on tyre size |
| Waste Stream | More Information | ||||
| Whitegoods and large appliances | *free* | *free* | *free* | *free* | Includes refrigerators, ovens, stoves, benchtop cookers, washing machines, dishwashers etc. Refrigerators must be degassed or fees may apply. |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| Yukka plants - non-mulchable plants/weeds | NO | YES | YES | YES | Domestic Landfill charges apply. Customers are reminded that non-recyclable weeds are accepted in kerbside Organics bins. |
| Waste Stream | PI | Gr | In | Wo | More Information |
| ???? Not on the list? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Give our Waste Services team a call on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or send us an email - basscoast@basscoast.vic.gov.au |