Recycling services

Council provides a fortnightly kerbside collection of general household recyclable waste. Your participation in the recycling service saves landfill space, allows maximum recovery of resources and contributes to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Items which can be recycled are:

• Newspapers, magazines, office paper, cardboard and junk mail
• All glass bottles and jars - these need to be rinsed and no lids
• Steel and aluminium cans and empty aerosols
• All plastic bottles and containers marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 - no lids
• Juice and milk cartons

Items which can't be recycled are:

• Garden waste
• Ceramics, ovenware or light bulbs
• Plastic bags

View more recycling bin information here(PDF, 155KB)

Download our multilingual recycling bin flyer here(PDF, 3MB)

Griffith Community Recycling Centre

The Community Recycling Centre (CRC) is a permanent drop-off centre for common household problem wastes that can’t be collected via council kerbside waste and recycling collection services. The CRC is located at the Tharbogang Waste Management Centre, Hillside Drive Tharbogang NSW 2680. 

Griffith householders can drop off their 'hard to dispose of' wastes at this centre year-round, free of charge. This includes paint, oil, gas bottles and batteries.Your problem waste can be conveniently unloaded at the undercover Waste Transfer Station, making it is much safer for users. As the facility is now all weather, rain events will not stop you from disposing your waste at the Tharbogang Waste Management Centre

What can I recycle at the CRC?

• Paint
• Gas Bottles
• Fire Extinguishers
• Motor Oils
• Other Oils
• Car Batteries
• Household Batteries
• Smoke Detectors
• Fluoro Globes and Tubes

What else is important to know?

• Only household quantities of the above materials will be accepted. As a guide, this is a maximum container of 20 litres or 20 kilograms for each waste type.
• Handle and transport your items carefully. Protect your vehicle by placing items on a protective sheet or tray in the boot to capture any leakages or breakages.

What happens to waste items after they have been dropped off?

• Paints are mixed with other waste solvents and used as an alternative to fuel in cement kilns. The metal containers are recycled.
• Lead acid batteries are sent to recyclers where the lead, acid and plastic are recovered and recycled.
• Fluorescent tubes and globes contain mercury. Recyclers crush the tubes to separate the phosphor powder from the glass. They feed the powder through receiving containers, where it is filtered to capture fugitive mercury emissions. The mercury is then separated by distillation and sold for a range of industrial uses. The metals are also recycled.
• Gas bottles have residual gas captured for reuse. Undamaged bottles are retested, restamped and entered into the hire industry. Damaged bottles are punctured and recycled as scrap metal.
• Used oils are processed to become a lubricant or used for waste to energy.