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Reusables Services

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Reusables services are provided at:

- Mitchell Resource Management Centre, Flemington Road, Mitchell ACT

 The 'R Shop' Phone: 6262 3845

- Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre, Mugga Lane, Symonston ACT

'Tiny's Green Shed' Phone: 0433 337 125

The decision to accept the items offered rest solely with the contractors operating these services. In determining whether to accept or reject, the contractors will take into account the quality and the level of demand for the item. If the item is rejected an explanation for the rejection will be provided.

Examples of items accepted include:

Acceptable Goods

 

Undamaged furniture

Sleepers, logs, garden edging

Household items and bric-a-brac

Gardening equipment, pots and supplies

Prints and pictures

Lawn mowers

Working whitegoods

Working audio visual quipment

Carpets, rugs, curtains, curtain rods

Working amplifiers, tuners, CD & DVD players, turntables

Light fittings and lamps

Working televisions

Towels, sheets, pillowcases, fabric

Working electrical appliances

Clean clothing, material and footwear

Working desktop computers

Sinks and hand basins

All laptop computers

Doors, door frames, glass and windows

Mobile telephones

Electrical & plumbing fixtures

Office furniture

Timber pallets

Removalist boxes and packaging material

Reusable steel sheeting, posts, beams etc

Musical instruments and equipment

Roofing material

Pet cages, kennels

Fencing material, gates and posts

Bicycles, scooters, billy carts

Tools

Sporting equipment and toys

Hardware supplies

Books/CD/Records/DVD

Bricks, pavers and roof tiles

Collectibles

Timber lengths and sheets

Antiques

 

Unacceptable Items

Unacceptable items are those that have been assessed as requiring an inordinate amount of repair, deemed irrepairable, contaminated in any way or considered to be unuseable.

Items that will not be accepted at any time:

  • Builders waste
  • Tyres
  • Garden waste
  • Chemicals
  • Pornographic materials
  • Food waste

Many other charities or businesses accept second hand goods for recycling or resale. These services are listed in the Yellow Pages and on this site at: http://www.tams.act.gov.au/live/Recycling_and_Waste/Recycling_Options_in_the_ACT

Contact Details

Postal Address
GPO Box 158
Canberra ACT 2601

Street Address
Macarthur House, 12 Wattle Street
Lyneham ACT 2602

Contact Number
13 22 81

Facsimile
(02) 6207 6255

Email
no.waste@act.gov.au