What Happens to my Household Waste and Recycling?

When your recycling bin is emptied, the truck takes the material to the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at Hume. The MRF uses the latest technology and human intervention to sort the recyclables.

Please do not place dangerous or hazardous items in the recycling bin it may present a danger to workers. Never put needles and syringes, syringe disposal containers or medical waste in the recycling bin.

Paper and cardboard are removed

Plastics, aluminium, steel and glass are sorted

Materials are baled

Baled recyclables are stored ready for transportation to recycling facilities in NSW and Victoria for reprocessing.

Where Does My Garbage Go?

When your rubbish bin is emptied

the truck takes the material to Mugga Lane Landfill where it is buried in the landfill.