Brimbank Council's Resource Recovery Centre provides a free service for Brimbank residents to drop off approved household items at no charge.
Brimbank Resource Recovery Centre is located at Stadium Drive, Keilor Park.
Hours of operation
• Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm
• Saturday 9am to 1pm
• Public holidays 9am to 1pm - excluding Christmas Day and New Years Day
| Items accepted | Items not accepted |
| • Polystyrene • Soft plastics • Clothing, shoes, handbags and fashion accessories • All types of batteries • Fluorescent tubes (including CFLs) • Motor oil up to 20L per vehicle • Gas cylinders (BBQ & domestic gas bottles only) • Electronic waste like televisions, computers, hard drives, printers, faxes (E-waste that has a battery or a power supply) • Small household appliances like coffee machines, microwaves, toasters etc. • Clean cardboard including oversized cardboard boxes and cardboard cartons (empty) • Clean paper including office paper, newsprint, magazines and letter box mail • Paint tins | • Cans of spray paint • Chemicals other than those listed • Cooking oil • Waste from businesses or commercial operations • Household waste • Unclean cardboard and paper e.g cardboard with food scraps, dirt or liquid • Wet paper or cardboard • Plastic • Packaging materials • Files or folders containing metal • Solar panels • White goods (including fridges, ovens and dryers) • Carpet |
Paper and cardboard recycling
All cardboard and paper is taken to O F Resource Recovery in Laverton where it's sorted into waste streams (e.g. cardboard, newsprint, assorted white paper and magazines) for processing into reusable products.
