Opening hours and fees
Council operates two waste management facilities at Surf Beach and Brou, and a transfer station at Moruya.
- All three facilities accept solid waste.
- Fees apply at all sites. Many recyclable items are accepted for free.
- Limits apply at Moruya Transfer Station.
Surf Beach waste management facility
Surf Beach waste management facility
Where: 311 George Bass Drive at the roundabout at the Surf Beach bypass.
Phone: 4471 2462
Opening hours:
- Monday to Friday: 7am to 4.45pm
- Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 8am to 3.45pm
- Closed: Christmas Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday
- Contactless payment preferred.
Surf Beach Community Recycling Centre
Where: Onsite at the Surf Beach Waste Management Facility.
Operating hours for the Community Recycling Centre are:
- Monday to Friday: 7am to 4.45pm
- Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 8am to 3.45pm
- Closed: Christmas Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
You can drop-off your household problem wastes (household quantities - 20kg or 20L only) for free at our community recycling centre.
We will accept:
- paint
- gas bottles
- fire extinguishers
- fluoro globes and tubes
- household batteries and car batteries
- smoke detectors
- motor oils and other oils.
Buy Back Centre
Where: Located at the Surf Beach Waste Management Facility.
Opening hours:
- Saturday and Sunday: 8.30am to 12pm
- Closed: Public holidays
Acceptance of recycling, recoverable, operational, and waste material is at the discretion of the weighbridge operator.
- EFTPOS preferred
- Download Surf Beach fees to save or print (42KB)
Fees charged by load size and weight
| Item/product | Loads up to 300kg | More than a large load, and loads over 300kg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum load (up to half a 240L wheelie bin) | Small load (car boot load) | Up to medium load (half a standard trailer) | Medium load (standard trailer) | Large load (more than a standard trailer) | ||
Waste material: | $6 per load | $16 per load | $23 per load | $33 per load | $49 per load |
$167 per tonne ($50 minumum charge) |
Recoverable material: | $5 per load | $7 per load | $11 per load | $16.50 per load | $24 per load |
$50 per tonne ($25 minimum charge) |
Commercial recycling: Paper/cardboard, co-mingled recycling | no charge | no charge | no charge | $18 per load | $26 per load |
$104 per tonne (loaded into bins) |
Waste material from: | $182 per tonne ($55 minimum charge) | |||||
Waste material, immediate burial: | $260 per tonne ($77 minimum charge) | |||||
Fees per item
- Tyres:
- car: $7
- car on rim: $14
- 4x4 and light truck: $9
- 4x4 and light truck on rim: $16
- truck/tractor (over 41 cm) market rate plus: $2
- Mattresses:
- all sizes: $36
- mattress base, all sizes: $36
- Dead animals (small): $9
- Vehicle weighing: $23
- Solar panels: $10
All items must be clean and separated:
- polystyrene
- steel, metal
- cars, motors, caravans, trailers, vehicle batteries
- fridges, whitegoods, hot water systems
- empty 'drumMuster' chemical drums
- domestic quantities of co-mingled (yellow lidded-bin) recycling
- paper/cardboard
- motor oil, motor oil containers, cooking oil
- e-waste items including televisions, computers, computer products, printers, scanners, keyboards, DVD players, set top boxes, stereos
- mobile phones
- fluorescent light globes and tubes, household batteries.
Moruya transfer station
Where: 21 Yarragee Road, Moruya.
Phone: 4474 5924
Opening hours:
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 8am to 3.45pm
- Closed: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Christmas Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday
- Contactless payment preferred.
Acceptance of recycling, recoverable, operational, and waste material is at the discretion of the weighbridge operator.
- EFTPOS preferred
- Download Moruya fees to save or print (46.7KB)
- Load limits apply at Moruya Transfer Station: loads in excess of 2m3 will be diverted to Surf Beach or Brou facilities.
Fees by weight and size
| Item/product | Minimum load (up to half a 240L wheelie bin) | Small load (car boot load) | Up to medium load (half a standard trailer) | Medium load (standard trailer) | Large load (more than a standard trailer) | Extra large load (up to 2m3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waste material: | $6 per load | $16 per load | $23 per load | $33 per load | $49 per load | $64 per load |
Recoverable material: | $5 per load | $7 per load | $11 per load | $16.50 per load | $24 per load | $32 per load |
Commercial recycling: Paper/cardboard, co-mingled recycling | no charge | no charge | no charge | $18 per load | $26 per load | $28.50 per load |
Must be clean and separated.
Moruya Transfer Station can accept domestic quantities of:
- polystyrene
- steel, metal
- fridges, whitegoods, hot water systems
- empty 'drumMuster' chemical drums
- vehicle batteries
- of co-mingled (yellow lidded-bin) recycling
- paper/cardboard
- motor oil, motor oil containers, cooking oil
- e-waste items including televisions, computers, computer products, printers, scanners, keyboards, DVD players, set top boxes, stereos
- mobile phones
- flourescent light globes and tubes, household batteries.
Brou waste management facility
Where: 1 Brou Lake Road, Dalmeny (north of Dalmeny, off Princes Highway).
Phone: 4476 8310
Opening hours:
- Monday to Friday: 7am to 4.45pm
- Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 8am to 3.45pm
- Closed: Christmas Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Easter Sunday
- Contactless payment preferred.
Acceptance of recycling, recoverable, operational, and waste material is at the discretion of the weighbridge operator.
- EFTPOS preferred
- Download Brou fees to save or print (42KB)
Fees charged by load size and weight
| Item/product | Loads up to 300kg | More than a large load, and loads over 300kg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum load (up to half a 240L wheelie bin) | Small load (car boot load) | Up to medium load (half a standard trailer) | Medium load (standard trailer) | Large load (more than a standard trailer) | ||
Waste material: | $6 per load | $16 per load | $23 per load | $33 per load | $49 per load |
$167 per tonne ($50 minumum charge) |
Recoverable material: | $5 per load | $7 per load | $11 per load | $16.50 per load | $24 per load |
$50 per tonne ($25 minimum charge) |
Commercial recycling: Paper/cardboard, co-mingled recycling | no charge | no charge | no charge | $18 per load | $26 per load |
$104 per tonne (loaded into bins) |
Waste material from: |
$182 per tonne ($55 minimum charge) | |||||
Waste material, immediate burial: |
$260 per tonne ($77 minimum charge) | |||||
Fees per item
- Tyres:
- car: $7
- car on rim: $14
- 4x4 and light truck: $9
- 4x4 and light truck on rim: $16
- truck/tractor (over 41 cm) market rate plus: $2
- Mattresses:
- all sizes: $36
- mattress base, all sizes: $36
- Dead animals (small): $9
- Vehicle weighing: $23
- Solar panels: $10
Must be clean and separated:
- polystyrene
- steel, metal
- cars, motors, caravans, trailers, vehicle batteries
- fridges, whitegoods, hot water systems
- empty 'drumMuster' chemical drums
- domestic quantities of co-mingled (yellow lidded-bin) recycling
- paper/cardboard
- motor oil, motor oil containers, cooking oil
- e-waste items including televisions, computers, computer products, printers, scanners, keyboards, DVD players, set top boxes, stereos
- mobile phones
- fluorescent light globes and tubes, household batteries.
Download fees
Contact us
If you need more information about any of our waste management facilities, please contact Waste Services on:
- T: 4474 1024
- E: Council's Waste Services