Using Maitland Waste Facility

Car at Maitland Resource Recovery Facility

Contact and opening hours

Phone: 02 4934 1888

Email: ask@maitland.nsw.gov.au

Location: Maitland Resource Recovery Facility, 109 Mount Vincent Road, East Maitland

Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday, 8.15am - 3.45pm (all customers must be off-site by 4pm)

Public Holidays and Closures: The site is closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day, and for dangerous weather conditions such as strong winds.

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Open status

Occasionally extreme weather forces us to close the tip face. Check our live updates if you're unsure of the current open status.

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MRRF Upgrade Project

Maitland Resource Recovery Facility (MRRF) is currently undergoing a major transformation. Download our brochure to find out what you need to know before you visit.

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Disposal fees

All prices include the NSW EPA Waste Levy of $174.20 per tonne and GST.

Waste

Domestic or commercial waste
$46
per 100kgs
Demolition and construction waste
$48.07
per 100kgs
Asbestos

Call for required booking (Wed & Fri only). Conditions apply.

$59.80
per 100kgs
Virgin excavated natural material

Must be certified

$22
per 100kgs
Dead animals

Call for required booking

$59.80
per 100kgs
Soil and sand

Clean, uncontaminated

$22
per 100kgs

Recyclables

General recyclables

Yellow-lid bin items only eg. cardboard, paper, cans, bottles, hard plastic containers etc.

$0
if under 60kgs
$22
per 100kgs if over 60kgs
Electronic waste
$0
if under 60kgs
$22
per 100kgs if over 60kgs
Scrap metal

Including fridge, freezers, air-conditioners

$0
Motor/Engine/Cooking oil

Max. 20L (container size) per visit

$0
Gas bottles

Max. 20kg per visit

$0
Lead acid batteries
$0
Paint

Max. 100L (container size) per visit 

$0
Polystyrene

Max. 1m3 (domestic only) per visit

$0
X-rays

Max. 20kg per visit

$0
Textiles

Max. 60kg per visit

$0
Mattresses
$46
per item
Concrete, bricks, roof tiles

No commercial loads

$28
per 100kgs
Small tyres

Tyres up to 600mm

$12
without rims
$36
with rim
Medium tyres

Tyres from 601 to 800mm

$52
per tyre
Large tyres

Tyres over 801mm

$59.80
per 100kgs

Timber and vegetation

Clean timber

Non-treated, non-painted and without nails

$30
per 100kg
Other timber

Treated, painted and with nails.

$46
per 100kg
Vegetation
$25
per 100kg

Weighbridge

For public weighbridge options including weekend availability, visit the National Measurement Institute Weighbridge Finder. 

Use of weighbridge

Monday to Friday only

$49

Prohibited items

The following materials are not accepted at our Waste Centre: 

  • Liquid waste
    e.g. Automotive fluids, garden sprays.
  • Radioactive material
  • Explosives
  • Medical waste
    e.g. Sharps, disposable masks, bandages, blood.
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
    e.g. Pesticides, oxidising agends, organic peroxides, corrosive substances.
Restricted Waste

Concessions for charitable or not for profit organisations

If you’re part of a charitable or not for profit organisation, you can dispose of up to 20 tonnes of waste for free. Each charitable or not for profit organisation must have a valid Community Service Exemption from the NSW EPA.

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Create an account at the Waste Facility

If you want to dispose of more than 20 tonnes, you must create a waste disposal account at the Waste Facility.

See Also
Bulky Waste Service
Problem waste
LAST UPDATED 10 SEP 2025