Free of charge items at our resource recovery centres

There are many things around your house and garage that are free to dispose of at the tip – probably more than you think. The list includes whitegoods, metals, mattresses and more.

It’s important to sort your load before arrival so the gatehouse staff can identify all free items.

  • Air conditioner units
  • Batteries (car, household, mobile phone – domestic quantities)
  • BBQs (remove gas bottle)
  • Bicycles
  • Cardboard
  • Computers and computer accessories
  • Dishwashers
  • Electrical tools (domestic quantities)
  • Engine/motor oil
  • Fire extinguishers (maximum five per customer)
  • Freezers
  • Fridges/refrigerators (domestic)
  • Gas cylinders
  • Glass bottles and jars (domestic quantities)- no window/mirror/drink or cookware glass
  • Hair styling tools, electrical (blow dryer, curling irons etc)
  • Hard plastic containers, plant pots, tubs
  • Hot water services
  • Kettles
  • Light globes and fluorescent tubes (domestic quantities)
  • Mattresses, bed bases, all sizes (maximum four per customer)
  • Metals (items that are made of minimum 50% metal. Examples include camping chairs, ironing boards)
  • Microwaves
  • Mobile phones
  • Paint – deck coatings and floor paints, interior and exterior architecture paint, packaging, primers, sealers, stains and shellacs, undercoats, varnishes and urethanes (single components), and wood coatings (maximum 100 litres)
  • Printers
  • Textiles (bed linen, towels, clothing etc)
  • Shoes, bags, hats
  • Toasters
  • Tumble dryers
  • Tyres (maximum four per customer per day, maximum 20 per customer per year)
  • Vacuum cleaners
  • Vapes
  • Washing machines.

Resource Recovery Centre Locations

Rye Resource Recovery Centre - 280 Truemans Road, Fingal

 

Mornington Resource Recovery Centre - 134 Watt Road, Mornington

 

Tyabb Resource Recovery Centre - 21 McKirdys Road, Tyabb

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm
Weekends & Public Holidays 8am - 5pm
(Closed Christmas Day & Good Friday)

 

Please note: During peak times*, customers may be prevented from joining the queue from 3:30pm (Weekends and Public Holidays) and from 2:30pm (Weekdays), to ensure the site can comply with closure times.

 

*Peak Times 2026

Free Green waste event - 23-25 October

Waste Voucher Expiry Period – 26-30 September

The problem with nature strip freebies (and what to do instead)

Placing unwanted items on the nature strip, although common, is illegal. If you have items to give away for free, place them within your property’s boundary, or better yet – list them on sites such as Facebook Marketplace, notice boards or Gumtree and they’ll be gone in a flash.

When residents place things on the nature strip, we often see other people adding rubbish or their own unwanted things to that pile. That means they’re offloading their problems to you. Don’t risk a fine, list your items online instead.

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