Kyogle Reuse Shed
Council operates the Kyogle Reuse Shed, located at the Kyogle Landfill Facility, Runnymede Road, Kyogle.
Opening hours*
Thursday to Saturday: 9am-12pm
*closed on public holidays and Council’s Union Picnic Day.
Kyogle residents can donate any unwanted goods and materials to the Tip Shop including:
- Whitegoods and household appliances.
- Building, construction and renovating materials.
- Tools and gardening equipment.
- Toys and sporting equipment.
- Home decoration items.
- Second-hand furniture.
- Car and bike parts, and accessories.
Donated items are resold as is, or upcycled to create new goods for sale, with all profits going to support further projects, activities and events aimed at reducing waste, increasing recycling and improving environmental education within the community.
Community Recycling Centre (CRC)
Kyogle’s Community Recycling Centre (CRC) is located at the Kyogle Landfill Facility, Runnymede Road, Kyogle.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 7:30am – 12 noon
Saturday and Sunday: 9am – 4pm
This CRC is available for Kyogle residents to drop off the following household problem waste items for FREE:
- Gas bottles
- Fire extinguishers
- Fluoro light bulbs and tubes
- Household batteries
- Car batteries
- Motor oils and other oils
- Paint (oil and water based) – MUST NOT exceed 20L
- Smoke detectors
- *E-Waste (up to 20kg) including: TV’s (up to 60 inches or 153cm), computers and accessories, monitors, laptops, gaming consoles, DVD and VCR players, printers, stereo systems, mobile phones and accessories, smaller electronic goods with a cord including microwaves and hair dryers.
- Embedded batteries
*Note: E-waste items MUST NOT exceed 20kg. The CRC does not accept items such as large white goods (fridges, washing machines, freezers etc) – these can be taken to the scrap metal section of the Kyogle Landfill Facility for free if degassed.
Embedded Batteries
Products with embedded batteries are becoming increasingly prevalent in our everyday lives. Chances are you might not even be aware of how many embedded batteries are collectively in your home.
Products with embedded batteries are considered problematic as they can be difficult to dispose of or recycle at their end of life due to the different components and materials that they’re made of. All batteries, particularly lithium-ion batteries, should never be disposed of in your kerbside red, yellow or green bins as they contain chemical substances that can be harmful to human health and the environment.
The NSW EPA has established a trial, in partnership with Kyogle Council, to accept products with embedded batteries at Kyogle Community Recycling Centre.
What products are accepted at the Community Recycling Centre as part of the Embedded Batteries Trial?
Common items you might have at home that may contain an embedded battery are:
- Bluetooth speakers and headphones
- Electric toothbrushes
- E-scooters, e-bikes and hover boards
- Flashing/light up toys – particularly wands or other hard plastic products
- Personal care devices (eg. shavers)
- Powerpacks and portable charging devices
- Remote controlled and ride-on toys
- Vacuum cleaners (cordless hand-held and robotic)
- Vapes
- Wearable devices such as smart watches, trackers and medical aids
If you have an unusual product, please phone ahead to the CRC to see if it can be accepted.
Many products have removal batteries, so if the batteries can be easily removed, please only bring the loose batteries.
What products are not accepted as part of the Embedded Batteries Trial?
Products covered under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme (NTCRS) should be directed to your Council’s e-waste collection, usually also located at the Community Recycling Centre. This includes e-waste such as televisions, computers, printers, computer parts and peripherals. E-waste products containing an embedded battery, such as rechargeable gaming controllers and laptops, are accepted as part of the NTCRS rather than through the trial.
Mobile phones and associated accessories should be directed to your nearest MobileMuster collection point. MobileMuster is the product stewardship scheme for the collection and recycling of old and broken phones, chargers and accessories. These can be recycled at any MobileMuster location — to find out more about MobileMuster click here.
Oversize items are also not accepted. Check with your Council before presenting anything over 20kgs or that is bulky/requiring special delivery and/or more than one person from a manual handling perspective.
Are other Community Recycling Centres participating in the Embedded Batteries trial?
There are 34 Community Recycling Centres participating in the Embedded Batteries Trial. Click here to find other trial locations.
How long is the Embedded Batteries Trial for?
The Embedded Batteries Trial began in September 2024 and was recently expanded to include Kyogle. The trial will run until September 2026.
How can other batteries be recycled?
Loose handheld (AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, 6V and button cell batteries) can be recycled at the following locations:
- Community Recycling Centres
- Household Chemical CleanOut events
- Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, IGA and Bunnings
- At any B-cycle accredited location: locations can be found here.
Car batteries can be recycled at any Community Recycling Centre or Household Chemical CleanOut event.
Once your battery is used, tape both ends of the battery terminals, store them in a safe location, out of reach of children before dropping them of at your nearest battery recycling collection point.
Community Recycling Stations (CRS)
Kyogle Council has three Community Recycling Stations (CRS), located in the Kyogle Public Library, Kyogle Council Administration Building and Bonalbo and District Memorial Hall.
These stations are small cabinets, to provide convenient and FREE drop-off of small quantities of common household problem waste. These are all items which should not be placed into your kerbside bins. See below for what’s accepted at each CRS location.
Kyogle Public Library
Stratheden Street, Kyogle NSW 2474
Opening hours:
Monday: 2pm – 5.30pm
Tuesday to Friday: 10am – 5.30pm
Saturday: 9am – 12pm
Items accepted:
- Household batteries
- Ink cartridges
- Mobile phone
- Eye glasses
- Fluro light bulbs
Kyogle Council Administration Building
1 Stratheden Street, Kyogle NSW 2474
Opening hours:
Monday to Sunday: 8.30am – 4pm
Items accepted:
- Household batteries
- Ink cartridges
- Mobile phones
Bonalbo and District Memorial Hall
4 Koreelah Street, Bonalbo NSW 2469
Opening hours:
Monday to Sunday: 8.30am – 4pm
Items accepted:
- Household batteries
- Ink cartridges
- Mobile phones
- Eye glasses
- Fluro light bulbs
Return and Earn
A 10-cent refund is provided when you return an eligible drink container to one of over 600 return points across NSW. The closest facility for Kyogle residents is the Return and Earn TOMRA Reverse Vending Machine, located at the Kyogle Waste Facility, Runnymede Road, Kyogle.
What can be taken to Return and Earn?
- Eligible glass, aluminium and plastic drink containers. Ensure all containers have a 10c refund marker, so that you know your container is eligible. For further information, visit the EPA Return and Earn website.
- All containers must be completely empty and rinsed to prevent odour.
- Bottles must not be broken, crushed cans will not be accepted.
- Lids can be kept on bottles as they are separated and disposed of appropriately. Bottle lids should not be put inside bottles.
- The barcode on the drink container must be intact.
Please note the NSW Environmental Protection Authority is responsible for the design and development of the scheme, and manage the registration of all eligible beverage containers. Containers not accepted as part of the scheme include milk cartons, glass wine bottles, juice bottles and cordial bottles. These items can go into your household recycling bin.
To make manual counting easier and reduce on-site delays, customers are asked to:
- Fill empty cardboard cartons with empty drink containers.
- If bags are used to transport drink containers, count the number of containers at home and record the number (e.g. write number on side of bag).
- Bring bags in units of 50 or 100 containers.
- Limit the number of containers to no more than 500 at a time, otherwise substantial delays may result.
Please note: Under the scheme, residents dropping off more than 500 containers at a time must sign a refund declaration and show proof of identity (such as a driver’s licence).
To ensure you reap the rewards of the Return and Earn program, start stockpiling your eligible cans and bottles and bring them over to our local collection point. It’s a great way to earn extra cash whilst also keeping these items out of landfill.
Second Hand Saturday
Hosted by Council and North East Waste, Second Hand Saturday is a much loved community event that supports re-use over landfill.
It’s also the biggest day of garage sales on the North Coast, held over two big weekends in the council areas of Kyogle, Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Lismore, Richmond Valley and the Clarence Valley.
Registration is free and participants can choose to either hold their own garage sale at home, or coordinate a joint garage sale with friends, family or neighbours. Another option is to join a local coordinated group garage sale e.g. with your local school, preschool, community organisation or Church.
All registered garage sales receive free online advertising on the Second Hand Saturday website, Facebook page and the free Second Hand Saturday app, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
For more information on dates, registrations and locations, visit the Second-Hand Saturday webpage, follow the @mysecondhandsaturday Facebook page or call Council on 02 6632 1611.
Reuse and Repair Trail
The Reuse and Repair Trail is a unique business directory created by North East Waste and its member Councils (Kyogle Council, Lismore City Council, Richmond Valley Council, Ballina Shire Council, Tweed Shire Council, Byron Shire Council and Clarence Valley Council) to highlight the many amazing businesses and community groups that provide a repair, reuse, or restoration service for household goods and materials.
The Reuse and Repair Trail is currently open for reuse and repair businesses to register their service https://newaste.org.au/rrt/
The directory will be easily accessible to our regional community, giving them options of where they can go to get something fixed, or to pick up something second-hand.
DrumMUSTER
The drumMUSTER program allows farmers and chemical users to return empty containers for recycling. This avoids the harmful disposal of unwanted chemical containers into the natural environment. Kyogle Council accepts drums at the Kyogle Landfill Facility at Runnymede Road, Kyogle, during normal operating hours. Drums are inspected on arrival.
For more information visit the DrumMUSTER website.
B-Cycle – FREE drop off of household batteries
B-Cycle is a National battery recycling scheme run by the Battery Stewardship Council, and authorised by the ACCC.
Kyogle’s local B-Cycle collection is located at Ritchies Kyogle, Shop 5/17-31, Summerland Way, Kyogle.
