Reuse Centres are generally either community-based not-for-profit organsiations or 'tip shops'. They are great places too look for just about anything, including materials used in arts, crafts, home renovations and education. Some reuse centres also run educational workshops.
Re-use Centres in the Rockhampton Regional Council area
Don't send your usable unwanted household items to the tip - drop them off at a Re-use Centre in your local area. Make your waste become someone else's treasure!
Re-use centres in your area.
Lakes Creek Rd Landfill
Address: Lakes Creek Rd
Nth Rockhampton QLD 4701
Phone: 07 4926 6592
Items collected: Furniture and Houeshold Items
All kerbside recyclables from domestic sources
Yappoon Landfill/Transfer Station
Address: Yappoon Rd
Yeppoon QLD
Items collected: Furniture, Electrical, Household Equipment, Garden, Sport, Building, Renovation, Domestic Refuse, Builders Waste, Commercial Waste,Batteries, Motor Oil, Gas Cylinders, Oil Filters, Recycled Concrete, Paper and Cardboard, Plastics (marked 1,2&5), Steel Cans, Glass, Scrap Metal, Greenwaste
Emu Park Transfer Station
Address: Scenic Highway
EMU PARK QLD 4710
Items collected: Domestic refuse, greenwaste, motor oil, oil filters, gas cylinders, scrap metal, batteries, paper and cardboard, plastics (marked 1, 2 and 5), glass and steel cans.
Byfield Transfer Station
Address: Byfield Road
BYFIELD QLD 4703
Items collected: Domestic refuse, scrap metal, motor oil, oil filters, batteries, gas cylinders, paper and cardboard, plastics (marked 1, 2 and 5), glass and steel cans.
Marlborough Transfer Station
Address: Glenprairie Road
MARLBOROUGH QLD 4705
Items collected: Domestic refuse, scrap metal, motor oil, oil filters, batteries, greenwaste and gas cylinders.
The Caves Transfer Station
Address: Mt Charlton Road
THE CAVES QLD 4701
Items collected: Domestic refuse, scrap metal, motor oil, oil filters, batteries, greenwaste and gas cylinders, glass, gas cylinders, tyres.
Cawarral Transfer Station
Address: Cnr Cawarral and Botos Roads
CAWARRAL QLD 4702
Items collected: Domestic refuse, scrap metal, motor oil, oil filters, batteries, greenwaste and gas cylinders, glass, paper and cardboard, plastics, steel cans, gas cylinders, tyres.
Outside your Local Government Area
The following organisations may not have come up in the search results for your local area, but may still be in a relatively convenient location for you:
- Reverse Garbage (Marrickville, Sydney)
- Reverse Garbage (Woolloongabba, Brisbane)
- Reverse Art Truck (Ringwood, Melbourne)
- REmida Creative Reuse Centre (West Perth)
- The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre Co-operative (Marrickville, Sydney) collects and repairs donated household goods then resells them. It also offers a Reuse Referral Service - if the Bower is unable to take your goods, they will search their database of other enterprises in Sydney that deal in secondhand goods.
