Tricky waste

Batteries should never be placed in any of your kerbside bins. Batteries are made of hazardous substances that can cause fires in waste trucks and at waste management facilities.

Instead, please take old batteries to Council's TV, Computer and Household Chemical Waste Drop Off Facility for safe disposal. The facility will accept small devices and appliances with 'embedded' batteries – these are products that have batteries built in that you might plug in at the wall to charge them. For example, electric toothbrushes, personal massage devices, toys or shoes that light up or vapes and e-cigarettes. Please visit our TV, Computer and Household Chemical Waste Drop Off Facility page for a full list and limitations on size and weight.

Alternatively, visit the B-cycle website to find your nearest alternative drop-off location.

Donate good quality unwanted clothing, shoes and accessories to friends or charities.

Alternatively you can return unwanted clothing, shoes and accessories to one of the following local options:

• SRCgroup will accept clothing, shoes and handbags/accessories in wearable condition at their collection bins located at:
  • Athelstone Primary School, Brookside Road, Athelstone (bin located near the Springfield Avenue playground)
  • Newton Village, 299 Montacute Road, Newton (bins located on the western side of underground car park)
• TreadLightly and Save our Soles will accept and recycle old sneakers at their collection point located at:
  • Rebel Sport, 81 Newton Rd, Newton
• Below is a list of retailers who are involved in the garment collection program in Adelaide:
  H&M; Zara; Country Road; Sheridan; Upparel; The North Face
• Household linen, including towels, sheets and bedding, can be recycled through participating Sheridan outlet stores.
• Old blankets and towels may also be welcomed by local animal shelters or community organisations.

For more clothing and textile recycling options, visit the East Waste website.

Clothing and textiles are unable to be recycled through your yellow kerbside recycling bin. As a last resort, dispose of clothing and textiles in your kerbside blue general waste bin.

OptiCycle provides a recycling service for contact lens cases, contacts and glasses.

Local optical stores with collection bins are located at:

• Specsavers (accepts eye glasses and contact lens cases)
  Shop 10, Newton Central, 84 Gorge Road, Newton
• Optical by National Pharmacies (accepts contact lens cases)
  Newton Village Shopping Centre, Shop 6, 60-64 Gorge Road, Newton

For additional locations, visit www.opticycle.com.au/locations.

E-waste includes items such as televisions, computers, and small household electronics. These items contain valuable materials that can be recovered and recycled, keeping harmful waste out of landfill.

E-waste should never be placed in your yellow recycling, green organics or red/blue landfill bin. Instead, residents can recycle eligible items through dedicated e-waste drop-off services and recycling programs.

Many electronic retailers such as Officeworks, Harvey Norman and Bunnings accept e-waste for recycling. Learn more about available drop-off locations and accepted items via Which Bin SA.

Council drop-off facility

Council has a free household TV, computer and household chemical waste drop-off facility, thanks to funding from Green Industries SA.

This is a self-service facility, however staff and/or community volunteers will be on duty to assist you with safe disposal of your items. Our volunteers are there to help and will always treat you with courtesy and respect. We ask that in return you treat our them with the same courtesy and respect.

Location and opening hours

Campbelltown Works Depot
6 Newton Road
Campbelltown SA 5074

Open Monday to Friday 8 am - 12 pm*
Closed weekends and public holidays

*In the interests of the health and safety of our staff, volunteers and community, the facility will close when the temperature reaches 35°C or above, and/or if the facility is at capacity. If the roller door is closed, please do not leave materials.

Plastic and metal lids can be recycled when prepared correctly, helping keep small items out of landfill.

• Plastic bottle lids should be screwed back onto empty, flattened bottles so the recycling facility can easily separate the materials for processing.
• Steel lids should be collected inside a steel can and the top gently crushed closed once the can is three-quarters full.
• Aluminium/foil lids can be placed inside aluminium or placed inside a foil tray before being scrunched into a fist sized ball and placed in your yellow bin.

These steps stop little lids getting lost in the sorting process and ensure they’re successfully recovered for recycling.

Light globes can be recycled through the BackLight recycling program. Simply drop them off at Council’s free household TV, computer and household chemical waste drop-off facility or participating lighting retailers, Mitre 10, or IKEA stores for safe recycling.

To find a collection point and learn more about the program, visit the BackLight recycling program website.

Light globes should never be placed in your yellow recycling bin.

Return unwanted and out of date medicines to your local pharmacy for safe disposal. Check out where and what is safe to return at Return Med.

Find your closest place to safely dispose of syringes and sharps through the SA Health's Needle and Syringe Program. Costs may be involved at pharmacies. There is a free drop-off at Drug and Alcohol Services SA - Central, 91 Magill Road, Stepney (phone 1300 131 340).

Council has partnered with MobileMuster to provide a free recycling service to its residents. Collection points are located at:

• Campbelltown City Council Office, 172 Montacute Rd, Rostrevor
• Campbelltown Library, 171 Montacute Rd, Newton

MobileMuster accepts and recycles all brands of mobile phones, plus their batteries, chargers and accessories.

Household quantities of clean, white, rigid polystyrene foam can be recycled at:

• Unley Works Depot, 75 King William Road, Unley
• Electronics Recycling Australia, 301 Grand Junction Road, Ottoway
• NAWMA Resource Recovery Centre, Gate 3 Bellchambers Road, Edinburgh North
• The Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre, 32 Scott Creek Road, Heathfield

If recycling isn’t an option for you, please place polystyrene inside a sealed plastic bag and dispose of it in your blue kerbside landfill bin.

Cartridges for Planet Ark run the national printer cartridge recycling program.

Used and empty laser and inkjet printer cartridges can be taken to:

• Australia Post
• Harvey Norman
• The Good Guys
• JB Hi-Fi
• Officeworks

A scrap metal collection service is available through Scrapaway. Bookings are essential and all scrap must be left in a convenient location at the front of your property (on or next to the driveway, not on Council property or the verge). Terms, conditions, and charges apply.

Alternatively, scrap metal can be disposed of at the below locations where cash can be provided for bottles, cans and scrap metal:

• Magill Scout Recycling Centre, 657 Magill Road (Enter from Nightingale Avenue), Magill SA 5069
• Newton Recycling, 6 Antonio Court, Newton SA 5074

Soft plastic recycling bins are now available at metropolitan Woolworths stores across South Australia. Residents can drop off items like bread bags, chip packets and plastic wrap while they shop.

In partnership with Soft Plastics Stewardship Australia, collected soft plastics are recycled into new products such as building materials and food-grade packaging, helping reduce waste sent to landfill.

Please ensure soft plastics are clean, dry and scrunched before dropping them off.

Soft plastics should never go in your yellow recycling or green organics bin. If you can’t access a drop-off point, place them in your red/blue landfill bin instead.

Learn more via Which Bin SA.

Recycle your old or unwanted x-rays at our office, 172 Montacute Road, Rostrevor during office hours.

X-rays contain valuable materials like silver that can be recovered and reused, while also containing plastics and chemicals that are harmful to the environment if not disposed of properly. Recycling your old or unwanted x-rays helps reduce waste, protect the environment and conserve natural resources.