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
Re-use Centres in the Shire of Campaspe 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!
Echuca Environment Centre
McKenzie Street
Echuca VIC 3564
Items Collected
FREE Batteries: Automotive Cardboard Chemical Drums (empty, triple rinsed, up to 20L) E-Waste (computers, TVs, printers, scanners, etc) Fencing Wire Fire Extinguishers (empty) Fluorescent Light Tubes (including CFLs) Gas Bottles/Cylinders (up to 9kg) Glass (jars and bottles) Metal (ferrous and non ferrous - roofing iron, steel posts, window frames, copper, aluminium, brass fittings, etc) Oil: Motor (up to 20L) Paint Tins (empty, up to 20L) Paper Plastic (bottles and household containers) Large Plastic Pieces (car bumpers, toys, buckets, etc) Silage Wrap Timber Pallets (non-toxic and safe to handle) Water Tanks (steel) Whitegoods (stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, etc) CHARGE APPLIES Bricks (clean, under 1m3) Concrete (clean, under 1m3) Garden Organics (Garden Waste) General Waste (up to 3m3) Mattresses Tyres Whitegoods (Refrigerators, Air Conditioners)
Mount Scobie (Kyabram) Transfer Station
Cnr Curr and Everard Roads
Kyabram VIC 3620
Items Collected
FREE Batteries: Automotive Cardboard Chemical Drums (empty, triple rinsed, up to 20L) E-Waste (computers, TVs, printers, scanners, etc) Fencing Wire Fire Extinguishers (empty) Fluorescent Light Tubes (including CFLs) Gas Bottles/Cylinders (up to 9kg) Glass (jars and bottles) Metal (ferrous and non ferrous - roofing iron, steel posts, window frames, copper, aluminium, brass fittings, etc) Oil: Motor (up to 20L) Paint Tins (empty, up to 20L) Paper Plastic (bottles and household containers) Silage Wrap Water Tanks (steel) Whitegoods (stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, etc) CHARGE APPLIES Garden Organics (Garden Waste) General Waste (up to 3m3) Mattresses Tyres Whitegoods (Refrigerators, Air Conditioners)
Rochester Transfer Station
139 High Street
Rochester VIC 3561
Items Collected
FREE Batteries: Automotive Cardboard Fencing Wire Fluorescent Light Tubes (including CFLs) Gas Bottles/Cylinders (up to 9kg) Glass (jars and bottles) Metal (ferrous and non ferrous - roofing iron, steel posts, window frames, copper, aluminium, brass fittings, etc) Oil: Motor (up to 20L) Paint Tins (empty, up to 20L) Paper Plastic (bottles and household containers) Whitegoods (stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, etc) CHARGE APPLIES E-Waste (computers, TVs, printers, scanners, etc) Garden Organics (Garden Waste) General Waste (up to 3m3) Mattresses Tyres Whitegoods (Refrigerators, Air Conditioners)
Rushworth Transfer Station
Nine Mile Road
Rushworth VIC 3612
Items Collected
FREE Batteries: Automotive Cardboard Fencing Wire Fluorescent Light Tubes (including CFLs) Gas Bottles/Cylinders (up to 9kg) Glass (jars and bottles) Metal (ferrous and non ferrous - roofing iron, steel posts, window frames, copper, aluminium, brass fittings, etc) Oil: Motor (up to 20L) Paint Tins (empty, up to 20L) Paper Plastic (bottles and household containers) Whitegoods (stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, etc) CHARGE APPLIES E-Waste (computers, TVs, printers, scanners, etc) Garden Organics (Garden Waste) General Waste (up to 3m3) Mattresses Tyres Whitegoods (Refrigerators, Air Conditioners)
Gunbower Transfer Station
Murray Valley Highway (east of town)
Gunbower VIC 3566
Items Collected
FREE Batteries: Automotive Cardboard Fencing Wire Fluorescent Light Tubes (including CFLs) Gas Bottles/Cylinders (up to 9kg) Glass (jars and bottles) Metal (ferrous and non ferrous - roofing iron, steel posts, window frames, copper, aluminium, brass fittings, etc) Paint Tins (empty, up to 20L) Paper Plastic (bottles and household containers) Whitegoods (stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, etc) CHARGE APPLIES E-Waste (computers, TVs, printers, scanners, etc) Garden Organics (Garden Waste) General Waste (up to 3m3) Mattresses Tyres Whitegoods (Refrigerators, Air Conditioners)
Lockington Transfer Station
Cnr Keane and O'Donnell Roads
Lockington VIC 3563
Items Collected
FREE Batteries: Automotive Cardboard Fencing Wire Fluorescent Light Tubes (including CFLs) Gas Bottles/Cylinders (up to 9kg) Glass (jars and bottles) Metal (ferrous and non ferrous - roofing iron, steel posts, window frames, copper, aluminium, brass fittings, etc) Paint Tins (empty, up to 20L) Paper Plastic (bottles and household containers) Whitegoods (stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, etc) CHARGE APPLIES E-Waste (computers, TVs, printers, scanners, etc) Garden Organics (Garden Waste) General Waste (up to 3m3) Mattresses Tyres Whitegoods (Refrigerators, Air Conditioners)
Colbinabbin Transfer Station
Cemetary Road
Colbinabbin VIC 3559
Items Collected
FREE Cardboard Fencing Wire Glass (jars and bottles) Metal (ferrous and non ferrous - roofing iron, steel posts, window frames, copper, aluminium, brass fittings, etc) Paint Tins (empty, up to 20L) Paper Plastic (bottles and household containers) Whitegoods (stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, etc) CHARGE APPLIES Garden Organics (Garden Waste) General Waste (up to 3m3)
Toolleen Transfer Station
Cornella Toolleen Road (behind store)
Toolleen VIC 3551
Items Collected
FREE Cardboard Fencing Wire Glass (jars and bottles) Metal (ferrous and non ferrous - roofing iron, steel posts, window frames, copper, aluminium, brass fittings, etc) Paint Tins (empty, up to 20L) Paper Plastic (bottles and household containers) Whitegoods (stoves, washing machines, dishwashers, microwaves, etc) CHARGE APPLIES General Waste (up to 3m3)
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.
