Waste & Recycling FAQs

No. The free e-waste scheme only includes items as outlined by the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. This includes items such as Televisions, Computers, Printers and Computer parts and peripherals.

Read more about e-waste recycling here.

As much as we would like it to be, not all recycling is free. To view a full list of items that can be recycled for free, visit our do’s and don’ts page.

No. Green waste is not free to recycle because there is a labour involved with mulching the materials for reuse.
Read more about skip hire for green and garden waste disposal here.

This is because some recyclable items, such as mattresses, require further physical labour to transform them into a state fit for recycling. Therefore, the extra cost is used to pay our staff for their hard work!  Also, remember we are a transfer station and everything that comes in is transported out.

When recycling food containers and boxes, the general rule is that small amounts of food left do not interfere with the recycling process. Therefore, we recommend giving jars and bottles a quick rinse after use and scraping any solid food scraps out of containers and boxes.

We recommend removing plastic bottle tops before recycling as they interfere with the recycling process. Steel tops should be gathered over time and collected in a can to be placed in recycling as they are too small to go into the sorting machine individually.

The best way you can prepare for your visit to our transfer station is sorting your rubbish according to our recycling categories!  These are: e-waste, free recyclables, extra-cost recyclables and green waste. You can learn more about these on our do’s and don’ts page.

Yes, mattresses contain 90% recyclable materials! Since they need to be deconstructed to be recycled, discarding mattresses have an additional cost of $50 per mattress.

Read more about our mattress recycling process.

Yes. However, charges apply to disposal of these.

Yes, when you arrive, you will first drive over the weighbridge and see our lovely weighbridge operators.  Then you will drive up to each different recycling station where our team will help you discard your waste.

Of course! Our friendly team will be happy to help you take the waste out of your vehicle.

Yes. You cannot sort your rubbish at CopperRock because the traffic flows in one direction, meaning you cannot reverse and put items into different drop off points and sort as you go. The different drop off points are:

• Hard rubbish/ general waste
• Steel
• Paper
• Bottles/ cans
• Green waste
• Rubble
• E-Waste
• DeTox Shed (paint/ fluoro tubes and globes/ batteries)

Yes. At CopperRock we accept the following paint and paint products:

• Deck coatings and floor paints
• Interior and exterior architectural paint
• Packaging
• Varnishes and urethanes (single components)
• Wood coatings
• Empty paint tins

Refer to Paintback’s site for a full list of accepted products.

Read more about paint recycling at CopperRock here.