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.
- Our Surf Beach facility includes a community recycling centre, and a buy-back centre.
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.
Community recycling centre operating 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.
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:
- Thursday to Monday 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 (612.6 KB)
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: | $7.50 per load | $18 per load | $25 per load | $40 per load | $55 per load |
$188 per tonne ($53 minimum charge) |
Recoverable material: | $5.50 per load | $8.50 per load | $13 per load | $19 per load | $28 per load |
$56 per tonne ($26 minimum charge) |
Commercial recycling: Paper/cardboard, co-mingled recycling | $8.50per load | $15 per load | not available | $20 per load | $36 per load |
$119 per tonne (loaded into bins) |
Waste material from: |
$210 per tonne ($57 minimum charge) | |||||
Operational charge: | $146 per tonne ($43 minimum charge) | |||||
Waste material, immediate burial: |
$298 per tonne ($82 minimum charge) | |||||
Fees per item
- Tyres:
- car: $8
- car on rim: $16
- 4x4 and light truck: $11
- 4x4 and light truck on rim: $19
- truck/tractor (over 41 cm) market rate, plus: $3
- Mattresses:
- all sizes: $40
- mattress base, all sizes: $40
- Dead animals (small): $10
- Vehicle weighing: $34
- 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 (423.1 KB)
- 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: | $7.50 per load | $18 per load | $25 per load | $40 per load | $55 per load | $75 per load |
Recoverable material: | $5.50 per load | $8.50 per load | $13 per load | $19 per load | $28 per load | $37 per load |
Commercial recycling: Paper/cardboard, co-mingled recycling | $8.50 per load | $15 per load | not available | $20 per load | $36 per load | $52 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
- fluorescent light globes and tubes, household batteries.
- Solar Panels (to be reused by Repurpose for Resilience)
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 (505.5 KB)
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: | $7.50 per load | $18 per load | $25 per load | $40 per load | $55 per load |
$188 per tonne ($53 minimum charge) |
Recoverable material: | $5.50 per load | $8.50 per load | $13 per load | $19 per load | $28 per load |
$56 per tonne ($26 minimum charge) |
Commercial recycling: Paper/cardboard, co-mingled recycling | $8.50 per load | $15 per load | not available | $20 per load | $36 per load |
$119 per tonne (loaded into bins) |
Waste material from: |
$210 per tonne ($57 minimum charge) | |||||
Operational charge: | $146 per tonne ($43 minimum charge) | |||||
Waste material, immediate burial: |
$298 per tonne ($82 minimum charge) | |||||
Fees per item
- Tyres:
- car: $8
- car on rim: $16
- 4x4 and light truck: $11
- 4x4 and light truck on rim: $19
- truck/tractor (over 41 cm) market rate plus: $3
- Mattresses:
- all sizes: $40
- mattress base, all sizes: $40
- Dead animals (small): $10
- Vehicle weighing: $34
- 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