Our household waste service
We’re making it easier for residents to reduce rubbish, sort waste properly and recycle more.
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Blaxland Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facility
Katoomba Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facility
Community Recycling Centre
Environmental reporting data
Waste Management Facility opening hours are currently:
The Re-use sheds at both facilities are OPEN
To ensure the safety of staff and the community, strict restrictions will apply, including:
28-30 Attunga Road, Blaxland
8am – 4.45pm, 7 days a week.
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
Blaxland Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facility (RRWMF) currently provides the following free waste disposal services to the Blue Mountains community:
There is a small vehicle area that allows safe drop-off for:
Blaxland RRWMF holds two free Chemical CleanOut events each year. Check our Chemical CleanOut section for further details
Larger quantities of recyclables can be disposed of free of charge if source separated/sorted and uncontaminated.
Blaxland RRWMF also accepts other items for disposal. For a comprehensive list including special wastes such as asbestos, refer to our Waste Management: Fees and Charges document below. Items charged are calculated by vehicle weight on a weighbridge at the entrance to the facility.
49 Woodlands Road, Katoomba
The operating hours at both sites enable Council to continue to deliver a self-funding Waste Service.
At Katoomba:
Katoomba Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facility (RRWMF) small vehicle area provides the following free waste disposal services to the Blue Mountains community:
* Non-residents can also bring these items for free to the EPA funded Community Recycling Centre (CRC) at Katoomba RRWMF.
FREE Household Chemical CleanOut Events
BLAXLAND, Attunga Rd
- Friday 19 to Monday 22 February 2021 9am to 3.30pm
KATOOMBA, Woodlands Rd
- Saturday 15 May 2021 9am to 3.30pm
Katoomba RRWMF also accepts other items for disposal. Refer to our Waste Management: Fees and Charges document below for more information. Items charged are calculated by vehicle weight on a weighbridge at the entrance to the facility.
If you have other household chemicals not listed above, check our Chemical CleanOut section for further details.
Blaxland and Katoomba RRWMF both have a Reuse Shed – this is where we turn trash into treasure. Any items too good to dismantle for recycling are given away for free!
As Katoomba RRWMF is no longer a landfill site, we cannot accept clean fill, asbestos, animal carcasses or other materials that require supervised and/or immediate burial. The facilities for these services are available at Blaxland RRWMF only.
Hours: 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 2pm Saturdays
(Closed Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day)
To ensure the safety of staff and the community, strict restrictions will apply, including:
A Community Recycling Centre (CRC) funded by the EPA operates at Katoomba Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facility. This is a FREE service to help residents safely dispose of household problem wastes which shouldn’t be put in kerbside bins:
Many of these materials can be reused and recycled if processed correctly. Recycling helps our environment because it saves water, energy and natural resources.
Only household quantities of the above materials will be accepted. As a guide a maximum container of 20 litres or 20 kilograms for each of the waste items listed above.
Blue Mountains Community Recycling Centre is located at:
Katoomba Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facility
49 Woodlands Road, Katoomba
• 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday
• 10am to 2pm on Saturdays
• Closed Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day
For more information call us on 4780 5000 or visit www.epa.nsw.gov.au/recyclingcentres. Alternative centres are located in Penrith and Bathurst.
Brought to you by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. Visit www.epa.nsw.gov.au.
To view our environmental reporting data for Blaxland and Katoomba Resource Recovery and Waste Management Facilities, please click here.