You drop off a mattress
It leaves as baled steel
Every mattress is dismantled on site, in about 38 seconds on average. The springs are pulled out, compressed and baled.
Recycling matters
What happens after you tip
Landfill transfers the problem. Recycling transforms the outcome. Here is where the things you drop off actually go.
After you tip
You drop off a mattress
It leaves as baled steel
Every mattress is dismantled on site, in about 38 seconds on average. The springs are pulled out, compressed and baled.
99%of the steel recovered. About 30% of a mattress is steel.
You drop off polystyrene
It leaves as a dense block
Polystyrene is up to 98% air. Our densifier presses it out, so three shipping containers of foam become one block about the size of a washing machine.
98%air, pressed out on site
You drop off cardboard
It leaves as a bale
Clean, dry cardboard is flattened and baled on site, then sent for paper-making.
Freefor up to 0.5 m³ of clean cardboard
You drop off a good couch
It goes to someone who needs it
Furniture in good condition goes to charity and community partners through our Freecycle program, helping people set up a home again.
45+charity and community organisations we supply
What can't be saved
Landfill last
Whatever is left after sorting is shredded to about a quarter of its volume before it goes to landfill. Less space taken, better compaction.
25%of its original volume
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After you tip
Where it goes next
You drop off polystyrene
It leaves as a dense block
Polystyrene is up to 98% air. Our densifier presses it out, so three shipping containers of foam become one block about the size of a washing machine.
You drop off cardboard
It leaves as a bale
Clean, dry cardboard is flattened and baled on site, then sent for paper-making.
You drop off a good couch
It goes to someone who needs it
Furniture in good condition goes to charity and community partners through our Freecycle program, helping people set up a home again.
What can't be saved
Landfill last
Whatever is left after sorting is shredded to about a quarter of its volume before it goes to landfill. Less space taken, better compaction.
Where it goes
90+ streams are separated on site. These are the ones people bring in most.
Mattresses
Dismantled on site. About 30% of a mattress is steel, and 99% of that steel is recovered and baled. Foam, fabric and timber are separated.
Polystyrene
Densified on site. Expanded polystyrene is up to 98% air, so a mountain of foam becomes a dense block that can be made into new products.
Cardboard
Flattened, baled on site and sent for paper-making.
Whitegoods
Gas and oil are removed safely, then the steel and other metals are separated for recycling.
Metal
Separated and sent for metal recycling.
E-waste
Handled to the AS/NZS 5377 e-waste standard. Metals, plastics and circuit boards are separated for recovery.
Paint
Collected through Paintback, the national paint stewardship program.
Oils
Collected at the waste oil station and sent for re-refining.
Tyres
Kept separate and sent for tyre recycling.
Gas bottles and extinguishers
Degassed safely, then the steel is recycled.
Batteries
Kept separate at the battery station and sent for recycling.
Clothing and fabric
Kept separate for textile reuse and recovery.
Green waste
Kept separate from general waste for organics processing.
Building materials
Separated by material so bricks, concrete, timber and metal can be recovered.
Furniture
Good pieces go to charity and community partners through our Freecycle program. The rest is dismantled so the timber, metal and fabric can be separated.
General rubbish
Sorted for anything recoverable. What is left is shredded to about a quarter of its volume before it goes to landfill. Landfill last.
Six reasons for landfill last
01
Less goes in the ground
Every item recovered is one less in landfill, which extends the life of the sites we have.
02
Fewer raw materials
Recovered steel, paper and plastics reduce the need to mine, log and drill for new ones.
03
Lower emissions
Organic waste in landfill releases methane. Recycling also generally takes less energy than making from scratch.
04
Local jobs
Recycling creates more jobs per tonne than landfill does.
05
Less roadside dumping
Affordable, local drop-off gives people a better option than the side of the road.
06
Better for the future
Diverting waste today means cleaner air, water and land later.
Downstream partners
Paintback · Australian Paper Recovery · Apparel Recyclers · Resource (Laverton)