Ipswich City Council

Public Waste Disposal Facilities

Ipswich Waste Services operates three Recycling and Refuse Centres for the disposal of general waste and a range of recyclable materials.

• Charges apply for the disposal of all waste at the sites. Please refer to Ipswich Waste Services Schedule Fees (PDF, 10 kb)
• All facilities accept dry non-hazardous waste.
• Riverview Recycling and Refuse Centre will also accept domestic quantities of hazardous waste.
• Liquids and large quantities of food waste are not accepted (a wheelie bin of food is acceptable).
• Doors must be removed from refrigerators and other appliances to prevent small children becoming trapped

There are designated areas provided at all the facilities for recycling of:

• Green waste: tree prunings, cuttings, branches, stumps and grass clippings are collected for mulching
• Steel and scrap metal, including car bodies
• Refrigerators and freezers
• Glass bottles and jars (must be empty before they can be recycled)
• Aluminium cans as well as larger aluminium products
• Plastic, soft drink and milk bottles (must be empty before they can be recycled)
• Batteries: special facilities are provided for the collection of car batteries which contain dangerous acids. The metals and chemicals can also be recycled this way
• Oil recycling (domestic sources only)

Special Facilities

There are additional recycling facilities located at the Riverview Recycling and Refuse Centre where you can dispose of all the materials that go in your home recycling bin as well as batteries, oils, old electrical products, household chemicals, tyres and bulk paper and cardboard.

Changes at Riverview Recycling and Refuse Centre

The Riverview Recycling and Refuse Centre has recently undergone a major transformation to convert the existing site from an old-fashioned public waste disposal facility to a modern, leading-edge resource recovery centre. 

In addition to kerbside recycling, this Ipswich City Council project is aimed at making it as easy as possible for residents to further recycle their waste by promoting resource recovery to reduce landfill.  Further information can be found in the Ipswich Waste Management Update Flyer (PDF, 44 kb)

Last Updated 15 May 2008 | Print this page | Contact us | News Feeds | Copyright © 2008 Ipswich City Council
Printed From: http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/residents/waste/public_waste_disposal_facilities

To view PDF files you can download Adobe Reader for free. If you are unable to view this page owing to accessibility issues, please contact us.