Waste and recycling centres

Through interactive displays, group workshops, activities and tours, and meeting room facilities, the Clarence Valley Environmental Learning Facility (ELF) aims to improve environmental awareness, with a major focus on sustainable lifestyle choices. It's particularly suited to schools, but is also open to community groups and the general public.

Location 

 Grafton Regional Landfill and Resource Recovery

704 Armidale Rd, South Grafton

To book

To find out more and to arrange a visit, get in touch with our Environmental Education Officer. 

Email council@clarence.nsw.gov.au or call 02 6643 0200. 

About 

The Grafton Waste Transfer and Recycling Facility is a small vehicle general waste disposal and recycling drop-off facility. Services include:

• small vehicle (under 2 tonne) general waste disposal
• building/demolition waste - domestic quantities only
• green waste drop off facility
• eWaste (no cost)
• Community Recycling Centre (no cost) –household quantities of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, fluoros, gas bottles, paint, batteries.
• recycling of: glass, PET & HDPE plastic, steel and aluminium cans, paper and cardboard, ferrous and non ferrous metals, motor oil, cooking oil, vehicle batteries

Details  

Corner Duke and Kirchner St, Grafton

Opening hours:

Opening hours: 8am-4.20pm,7 days a week
(Note: Gates close at 4:20pm as all patrons are to be unloaded and exiting the site by 4:30pm)  

Closed: Closed Christmas day, Good Friday and half day (afternoon from 12 noon) Anzac Day.

Phone: 02 6643 4069 

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About

Services include: 

• general waste disposal
• eWaste (at no cost)
• scrap metal and concrete recycling
• vehicle weighbridge
• small vehicle transfer station
• recycling drop off facilities
• vehicle wash bay
• oil waste storage
• household hazardous waste store
• drumMUSTER compound
• organic composting facility
• asbestos disposal (in line with requirements) 

Details 

704 Armidale Rd, South Grafton

02 6643 0888

Opening hours:   

7am-4pm Monday to Friday

8.30am-1pm Saturday

10.30am-1pm Sunday

CLOSED: Christmas Day all day. Reopen 7am - 2pm Boxing day. Good Friday from 2pm.

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 About 

The Maclean Waste Transfer and Recycling Facility is a small vehicle general waste disposal and recycling drop-off facility. Services include: 

• small vehicle (under 2 tonne) general waste disposal
• building/demolition waste - domestic quantities only
• green waste drop off facility
• eWaste (no cost)
• drumMUSTER compound
• Community Recycling Centre (no cost) –household quantities of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, fluoros, gas bottles, paint, batteries
• recycling of: glass, PET & HDPE plastic, steel and aluminium cans, paper and cardboard, ferrous and non ferrous metals, motor oil, cooking oil, vehicle batteries

Details 

Paperbark Dr, Townsend

Opening hours: 8am-4.20pm,7 days a week
(Note: Gates close at 4:20pm as all patrons are to be unloaded and exiting the site by 4:30pm)

Closed: Closed Christmas day, Good Friday and half day (afternoon from 12 noon) Anzac Day.

Phone: 02 6645 5225

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Copmanhurst Waste Transfer Station 

 Domestic waste and recyclables 

1868 Clarence Way, Copmanhurst

Opening hours: 8am-11am Thursdays, 8am-1pm Saturdays 

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Glenreagh Waste Transfer Station

Domestic waste, green waste, scrap metal and recyclables

Off George St, Glenreagh

Opening hours: 9am-3pm Wednesdays and Sundays

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Tyringham Transfer Station

Domestic waste only

Armidale Rd, Tyringham

Opening hours: 8am-2pm Wednesdays, 9am-3pm Sundays  
Closed: Easter Sunday

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Baryulgil Transfer facility

Domestic waste and recyclables only 

7477 Clarence Way, Baryulgil

Opening hours: 9am-3pm Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 

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Note: Council resolved in November 2020 that domestic waste at the Baryulgil Waste Transfer
would be exempt from waste disposal charges for local users.

Iluka Waste Transfer Station

Domestic waste, green waste, scrap metal and recyclables

Off Johnsons Lane, Iluka

Opening hours: 9am-3pm Wednesdays and Sundays 

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Minnie Water Waste Transfer Station

Domestic waste, green waste, scrap metal and recyclables

620 Minnie Water Rd, Minnie Water

Opening hours: 10am-1pm Wednesdays and Sundays

Please note customers must exit the site by closing time.

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