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Not Accepted

Adhesives

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Not Accepted

Aerosol Cans

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Air Conditioning Ducts

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Alsynite, Polycarbonate Sheeting

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Artificial Grass

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Asbestos

Accepted at Asbestos Drop Off located via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)

Not Accepted

Asbestos in Soil

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Asphalt

Accepted at the Concrete and Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Bamboo (from the Garden)

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Bamboo Building Products

Accepted at the Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Bath – Metal or Cast Iron

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Accepted

Bath – Non Metal

Accepted at the Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Not Accepted

Battery – Electric Vehicle (EV)

Not Accepted at Kimbriki.

Not Accepted

Battery – Home Solar

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Battery – Household, Rechargeable, Button cell

Accepted at Fluro Tubes & Batteries drop off located via
Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)

Accepted

Battery – Lead Acid

Accepted at Household Problem Waste Drop Off Point (3)
No Charge - accepted as Lead Acid Battery Recycling

Accepted

Bean Bags

Accepted at the Insulation Bins located via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • must be bagged if bean bag is damaged or zipper is broken.
Accepted

Bikes

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling
*see conditions apply below

OR

Accepted at Bikes4Life (The HUB) as Donation
Donate good bikes for Recycling - Teen to adult bikes in good condition
Unless badly rusted, please drop off bikes to Bikes4Life at “The Hub”, on your left before you reach weighbridge. Drop Off point is at the back of The Hub at the bike cage.
These bikes will be refurbished.

Check Bikes4Life website for further details https://bikes4life.com.au/sydney-north/

Accepted

Blue Metal

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Boats, Yachts

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Crane use on Kimbriki site is only permitted with prior arrangement.
  • Prior to disposal, please ring Administration on 9486 3512 Monday-Friday 8.30 to 5pm to discuss.
Accepted

Bottles

Accepted at Recyclable Containers Drop Off Point (1)
No Charge for loads under 100kg - accepted Recyclable Containers Recycling

Accepted

Bricks

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Brushwood Fencing

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Wire must be removed and can be dropped off in Metal area at no charge.
Accepted

Building Dust – (Ceiling & Cavity, etc.)

Accepted at Insulation bins via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Must be in heavy duty bags or thick builders plastic and sealed well with duct tape.
  • Hand unloading of parcels up to a maximum of 20kg only.
  • All material must be unloaded into designated Insulation bins by hand.
  • No mechanical unloading or oversized parcels allowed.
Accepted

Caesarstone, Reconstituted Stone, Corian

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Cameras

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Cans

Accepted at Recyclable Containers Drop Off Point (1)
No Charge for loads under 100kg - accepted as Recyclable Containers Recycling

Not Accepted

Car Bodies, Engines, Chassis, Caravans, Motorbikes, or Scooters

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

  • Kimbriki cannot by law accept any vehicle with identification details such as VIN or engine number.
Accepted

Cardboard & Paper

Accepted at Cardboard & Paper Drop Off Point (1)
No Charge - accepted as Cardboard & Paper Recycling

Accepted

CD, DVD Discs, Tapes

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

CD, DVD, VCR Players

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Not Accepted

Cement Slurry

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Ceramic

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Not Accepted

Chemicals, Coolants, Fertiliser, Herbicides, Pesticides, Fluids

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Christmas Tree

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Clothing

Accepted in Household Problem Waste Drop Off Point (3)
No charge - accepted as Clothing Donations

Not Accepted

Compost

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Concrete (Oversize – greater than 500mm)

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Concrete (size less than 500mm)

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Concrete Blocks

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Concrete Dust

Accepted at Insulation bins via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Must be in heavy duty bags or thick builders plastic and sealed well with duct tape.
  • Hand unloading of parcels up to a maximum of 20kg only.
  • All material must be unloaded into designated Insulation bins by hand.
  • No mechanical unloading or oversized parcels allowed.
Not Accepted

Cooking Oil

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Copper

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Accepted

Dirt with Grass Roots

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Dishwasher, Washing Machine, Dryer, Microwave Oven

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Accepted

Doors – Timber, Glass

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

e-Waste (Computers, Printers, Televisions)

Accepted at Household Problem Waste Drop Off Point (3)
No Charge - accepted as e-Waste Recycling

Accepted

Electrical Appliances (Metal)

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Accepted

Electrical Appliances (Plastic)

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Engineered (Manufactured) Timber – Particle Board (raw & melamine coated), Plywood, Timbers (untreated, H1 & H2F), Glulam and LVL

Accepted at Engineered Timber via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
Charged as Engineered Timber

Accepted

Fabrics and Linen

Accepted at Household Problem Waste Drop Off Point (3)
No Charge - accepted as Clothing Donation

Accepted

Fibre Cement Boards

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • If the fibro sheeting was constructed after 2003, it would not contain asbestos fibres and should be date stamped.
  • If not stamped, needs to be treated as asbestos.
Accepted

Fibreglass – Panels / Surfboard / Pool / Spa

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Fibreglass Insulation, Shavings

Accepted at Insulation bins via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Not Accepted

Fire Doors – Asbestos

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Not Accepted

Fire Extinguishers, Flares and Ammunition

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Flooring Materials – Carpet, Underlay, Linoleum, Vinyl, etc.

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Pre-1980 carpet underlay may contain recycled material made from sacks used to transport asbestos.
  • This underlay must be treated as asbestos and the asbestos pricing applies.
Accepted

Fluorescent Tubes, Light Globes and Bulbs

Accepted at Fluro Tubes & Batteries shed via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
No Charge - accepted as Globes & Fluorescent tubes

Accepted

Foam, Latex

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Not Accepted

Food, Food Soiled Containers

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Not Accepted

Fuels – Petrol and Diesel

Accepted

Furniture

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

  • Kimbriki does not accept donations directly to the Buy Back Centre.
Not Accepted

Gas Bottles, Dive Tanks

Accepted

Granite Benchtop, Pavers, Marble

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Grass Rolls, Turf Rolls, Weeds with Soil attached

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Guttering, Corrugated Iron

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Accepted

Hay, Straw Bales

Accepted at Vegetation Waste Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Not Accepted

Hazardous Waste

Accepted

Hebel Bricks

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Hot Water Heaters

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Not Accepted

Ink Cartridges

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Ask your current cartridge provider whether they have a recycling program. Alternatively, Cartridges 4 Planet Ark has printer cartridge recycling bins at Australia Post, Officeworks, Harvey Norman, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi and Office National stores. For more information, or for Northern Beaches businesses wanting free cartridges pick up, call Cartridges 4 Planet Ark hotline on 1800 24 24 73.

Accepted

Insulation

Accepted at Insulation bins via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Kitchenware

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Lawn Mowers (Metal)

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Not Accepted

Lead Paint

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Not Accepted

Liquids

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Logs, Stumps

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Magnesite Flooring

Accepted at Asbestos bins via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Material must be bagged or wrapped and sealed in heavy duty builders plastic.
  • Parcels must not exceed 20kgs.
  • Parcels must be secured to ensure airborne dusts are not released during unloading.
  • Magnesite must be unloaded into designated asbestos bins by hand.
  • No assistance by mechanical equipment or tipping is permitted.

Not all, but some varieties of magnesite flooring contain white asbestos material which can represent a health hazard when handled incorrectly.

Accepted

Mattress – Inner spring, ensemble base, foam, latex

Accepted at Mattress drop-off via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* mattress pricing applies

Not Accepted

Medicine

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Metal

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Not Accepted

Milk & Bread Crates

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Mixed Waste

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Mobile Phones

Accepted at Fluro and Batteries shed via Mixed Waste Drop off Point (5)
No Charge - accepted as Mobile Phone Recycling

Accepted

Motor Oil

Accepted at the Household Problem Waste Drop Off Point (3)
No Charge - accepted as Motor Oil Recycling

Not Accepted

Nappies

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Oil Heaters

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Accepted

Oven

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling

Accepted

Paint

Accepted at Household Problem Waste Drop Off Point (3)
No Charge - accepted as Paint Recycling

For a list of accepted products, please refer to Paintback's website,

Accepted

Pallets

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)

Accepted at Engineered Timber area / Mixed Waste Drop off Point (5)

Charged as Vegetation, Engineered Timber or Mixed Waste

Conditions Apply:

  • If 100% raw timber unpainted and untreated then accepted as Vegetation.
  • If they have composite legs or plinths then it would be accepted as Engineered Timber.
  • CHEP and LOSCAM pallets not accepted.
  • If painted, fumigated or treated then it would be accepted as Mixed Waste.
Accepted

Palm Trunks

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Pavers

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Pebblecrete

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Photocopier (office – Large)

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Photocopiers over 990mm deep x 1050mm high x 2140mm wide (under this size please see e-Waste).
Accepted

Plasterboard & Cladding

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Plastic Containers (PET1, HDPE2)

Accepted at Recyclable Containers Drop Off Point (1)
No Charge for loads under 100kg - accepted as Recyclable Containers Recycling

Accepted

Plastic Plant Pots (PP5)

Accepted at the Household Problem Waste Drop Off Point (3)
No Charge - accepted as Plastic Pots PP5 Recycling

Accepted

Plastic Wrapping

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Plate Glass, Mirrors, Windows

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Polystyrene, Styrofoam

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Note: Visit Council's Waste Reduction Events for our next FREE Polystyrene drop off collection. They are held every 2-3 months. Only rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry polystyrene packaging are accepted as they can be recycled.

Accepted

Refrigerators, Freezers & Air Conditioners

Accepted at the de-gassing area located via Metal Drop Off Point (6)

Not Accepted

Return and Earn

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

River Pebbles, Stones

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)
*Subject to site inspection. Must only be between 10mm-50mm.

Not Accepted

Safe

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Sarking

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Sawdust

Accepted at Insulation bins via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Must be in heavy duty bags and sealed well with duct tape.
  • Hand unloading of parcels up to a maximum of 20kg only.
  • All material must be unloaded into designated Insulation bins by hand.
  • No mechanical unloading or oversized parcels allowed.
Not Accepted

Share Bikes, Hire Bikes

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Shipping Container

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling
*Prior to disposal, please ring Administration on 9486 3512 Monday-Friday 8.30 to 5pm to discuss.

Accepted

Slate – fake & natural

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • Fake slate (fibrocement, synthetics, plastic etc.) is Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
  • Natural stone slate can go to Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)
Not Accepted

Smoke Alarms, Detectors

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Accepted

Soft Plastics

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Solar Panels, Photovoltaic Panels

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Speakers & Audio Sound Systems

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Conditions Apply:

  • portable speakers with inbuilt rechargeable batteries should be dropped at the Fluro & Batteries shed.
  • If audio equipment is metal, then can be dropped to the metal pile for free.
Accepted

Terracotta

Accepted at Concrete & Brick Drop Off Point (4)

Accepted

Timber (Natural, Unpainted, Untreated, Raw)

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Timber (Painted, Oiled or Treated) – Fencing, Palings, Pallets, Decking, Furniture.

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Toys

Accepted at Toy shed located in Household Problem Waste Drop Off Point (3)
No Charge - accepted as Toy Donation only if in good condition (see Conditions Apply).

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
*resident pricing applies

Accepted

Trailers (metal)

Accepted at Metal Drop Off Point (6)
No Charge - accepted as Metal Recycling.

Conditions Apply:

  • Accepted as long as the registration, VIN or chassis number has been removed.
Accepted

Travertine, Sandstone Pavers

Accepted at Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Tyres (car and motorcycle only)

Accepted at Tyres Drop Off (with or without rims) via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
Charged as Car Tyres

Accepted

Vegetation (Residents Northern Beaches and Mosman Council)

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

Vegetation and Wood Waste Recycling

Accepted at Vegetation Drop Off Point (2)
* resident pricing applies

Accepted

VENM (Virgin Excavated Natural Material)

Accepted at VENM drop off via the Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)

Accepted

Vermiculite

Accepted at Asbestos bins via Mixed Waste Drop Off Point (5)
*treated as Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM).

Not Accepted

Weeds – noxious aquatic

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Not Accepted

Weighbridge RTA approved

Not Accepted

X Rays, X Ray Machines

Not Accepted at Kimbriki

Residents – you can drop off loose x-rays (no envelopes/bags) in the x-ray bins at Council Customer Service Offices in Dee Why, Manly and Mona Vale or the libraries at Warringah Mall, Glen Street and Forestville.

Commercial companies – Contact CMA Ecocycle Australia on 1300 32 62 92