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Our Waste Depot

Our city's household waste goes to Wollongong Waste and Resource Recovery Park – also known as Whytes Gully.

This site is also home to the Revolve Centre and our Community Recycling Centre.

  • Weekdays 7.30am to 4.30pm
  • Weekends and public holidays (including Good Friday) 8am to 4pm

The waste depot is closed on Christmas Day.

Please note, we accept payment by card only. Cash payments are not accepted.

All non-account customers must pay in full on the day of transaction.

If you're bringing items to our waste depot, follow these simple steps to help save you time and possibly money!

  1. Sort your items. Separate your recyclables and items that can go to our Community Recycling Centre (CRC) from green waste and general waste. You can find details of accepted green waste on our Household Rubbish page.
  2. Load carefully. Pack your car or trailer with recyclables and CRC items last, so they're on top. Drop these items off first - turn right at the roundabout before the weighbridge to unload them for free. Then head over the weighbridge with any green or general waste.
  3. Cover your load. If your'e using a trailer, ute, or other open-top vehicle to bring items to the waste depot, make sure your waste is securely covered to avoid littering or even being fined.

Our waste depot at Whytes Gully does not accept building waste.

Building waste includes, but is not limited to:

  • Bricks
  • Concrete
  • Mortar
  • Fibro Sheeting
  • Galvanised Iron Sheeting
  • Tiles
  • Hardboard
  • Gyprock
  • Plaster Sheeting
  • Timber
  • Excavation Materials (including clean and unclean fill).

There are some private businesses in our local area that accept building waste. Please search the internet for 'building waste Wollongong' to find available options.

The Helensburgh Waste Depot closed in 2012, and we're working to rehabilitate the site. See our project page for updates.

Fees

Mixed general waste (household)

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameMinimum charge (20kg or less) GSTY Current Fee$8.50
Fee NameCharge per tonne (mixed general waste)* # GSTY Current Fee$426.00
Fee NameExpanded plastic (polystyrene & other light) loads by volume - Charge per m3 (applicable to loads > 25% by volume polystyrene) GSTY Current Fee$234.00

Garden and wood waste (household)

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameMinimum charge (100kg or less) GSTY Current Fee$16.00
Fee NameCharge per tonne (Greater than 100kg) GSTY Current Fee$160.00

Specified waste items (household)

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameMattresses (per item) GSTY Current Fee$38.50
Fee NameCar and motorcycle tyres (each) GSTY Current Fee$10.00
Fee NameCar and motorcycle tyres (each) with rim GSTY Current Fee$21.00
Fee NameLight truck and 4WD tyres (each) GSTY Current Fee$18.00
Fee NameLight truck and 4WD tyres (each) with rim GSTY Current Fee$34.00
Fee NameTelevisions, Computers and Computer Peripherals for items deemed suitable for acceptance under the Product Stewardship Act, 2011 GSTY Fee DescriptionFree
Fee NameFridge, freezer and airconditioner (per item) GSTY Current Fee$10.00

Mixed general waste (commercial and business)

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameMinimum charge (200kg or less) # GSTY Current Fee$85.00
Fee NameCharge per tonne (Greater than 200kg)* # GSTY Current Fee$426.00

Garden and wood waste (commercial and business)

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameMinimum charge (200kg or less) GSTY Current Fee$32.00
Fee NameCharge per tonne (Greater than 200kg) GSTY Current Fee$160.00

Special waste (commercial and business)

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameIncluding waste requiring immediate or supervised burial or special handling, animal processing waste, loads greater than 25% paper and or cardboard, product destructions. All special waste must be classified and permitted to enter a Class 1 Landfill under the POEO Act, 1997. GSTY Current Fee$451.00

Expanded plastic (polystyrene)

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameSPECIAL WASTE - Expanded plastic (polystyrene & other light) loads by volume - Charge per m3 (applicable to loads > 25% by volume polystyrene) GSTY Current Fee$234.00

Dead animals

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameMinimum Charge (100kg or less) # GSTY Current Fee$42.50
Fee NameCharge per tonne (Greater than 100kg) # GSTY Current Fee$426.00

Weighbridge tare tickets

Fee NameFee Name GSTGST Current Fee (incl. GST)Current Fee (incl. GST)
Fee NameWeighbridge Tare Tickets - Vehicles 4.5 tonnes or less (per weigh) GSTY Current Fee$30.00
Fee NameWeighbridge Tare Tickets - Vehicles 4.5 tonnes or more (per weigh) GSTY Current Fee$57.50

You can also download our list of weighbridge fees and charges PDF, 198.44 KB or check our full list of waste management fees for more items.

Feedback about our Waste Depot

To make a complaint or provide feedback about environmental issues at our Waste Depot at Kembla Grange, please call (02) 4227 7111.

This number can also be used for urgent issues after-hours. Choose option 1 to be put through to our after-hours service.

For non-urgent feedback, you can also visit our Compliments, Complaints and Feedback page.

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