Recycling stations

The City of Canada Bay provides drop off locations for household batteries, mobile phones and printer and ink cartridges. Recycle these items at the following locations:

• City of Canada Bay Civic Centre - 1a Marlborough Street, Drummoyne
• Concord Library - 60 Flavelle Street, Concord
• Five Dock Leisure Centre - Corner Queens Road and William Street, Five Dock
• Five Dock Library - Level 1, 4-12 Garfield Street, Five Dock.
• Learning Space - Building 2, 30 Shoreline Drive, Rhodes 
• The Community Recycling Centre - 15-17 Regatta Road, Five Dock

For other recycling options, please see below:

• Household batteries: ALDI Supermarkets
• Mobile phones: Mobile Muster
• Printer and ink cartridges: Cartridges For Planet Ark.

Did you know you should tape over the terminals of used batteries before disposing to prevent them catching fire? Find out more on the B-Cycle website or watch the video below.

Just because you don't want your item anymore doesn't mean someone else might not like it. Instead of throwing away unwanted items try selling or giving them away online. There are also plenty of local opportunities to donate your items including clothing and other textiles. 

Check out the map below to find out what options are available near you: 

The following donation bins are operated by the private organisation King Cotton in partnership with the charity Youthsafe, and accept wearable clothing, shoes, accessories and usable manchester:

• Cintra Park, Gipps Street, Concord – (car park Gipps Street end)

The following donation bins are operated by charity organisation Ted Noffs Foundation and accepts all the above items, and also accept kitchenware, soft toys, books and other media:

• Henley Marine Drive, Drummoyne – Council car park next to Drummoyne Swimming Centre
• Five Dock Leisure Centre – car park, corner William Street and Queens Road

The following donation bins are operated by charity organisation Anglicare and accepts clothing, bags and shoes:

• Hospital Road, Concord
• Kokoda Track - Council carpark 

The following donation bins are operated by the private organisation SCR Group, and accepts wearable and non-wearable clothing, fashion accessories (swimwear, hats, gloves, handbags, belts, jewellery), shoes, towels and manchester (excluding pillows, cushions, doonas and doona covers. No wet items please.  

• Crane Street, Concord – St Lukes Oval car park.
• Kings Road, Five Dock – Council car park, corner Kings Road and Thompson Lane.

 Please do not leave items outside or around the base of charity bins. This is illegal dumping and penalties apply.

The City of Canada Bay has partnered with HomeCycle to pick up your reusable clothing and textiles for recycling from your property. For more information and to book in a free collection please visit their website.  

For more information and further options for clothing recycling, visit the RecyclingNearYou clothing and textile recycling website.

Council provides local disposal options for the safe collection of community sharps. Sharps can be taken to the following locations for free disposal:

• Abbotsford Family Pharmacy: 310 Great North Road, Abbotsford
• Cincotta Discount Chemist: G306 14 Walker St, Rhodes Central, Rhodes
• Concord West Pharmacy: 25 Victoria Ave, Concord West
• Destro's Pharmacy: 197-201 Victoria Road, Drummoyne
• Mcintosh Pharmacy: 16 Cabarita Road, Concord
• North Strathfield Pharmacy: Shop 2, 22 George Street, North Strathfield
• Pharmacy 4 Less: 125 Great North Road, Five Dock
• Pharmacy 4 Less: 213-215 Parramatta Road, Five Dock
• TerryWhite Chemmart: 159-167 Victoria Road, Drummoyne
• Value Plus Pharmacy: 55 First Avenue, Rodd Point

Please take care when transporting sharps to a disposal location.