Landfills (Tips) & Recycling

Landfill Sites (Tips) and Resource Recovery Centres

Hume City Council operates two landfill sites (tips) and Resource Recovery Centres (recycling centres) in Hume at Campbellfield and Sunbury.

Location of Landfill and Resource Recovery Centres

Campbellfield

Bolinda Road Resource Recovery Centre
Melway 7 H8
Tel: 9359 3813
Link to Landfill & Recycling Fees

Sunbury

Riddell Road Waste and Recycling Transfer Station and Landfill
Melway 361 D8
Tel: 9744 2974
Link to Landfill & Recycling Fees

Opening Hours

Landfill and Recycling Centre opening times: 8.00am - 4.00pm - 7 days*

*Closed on ANZAC Day, Good Friday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

*Closed on Total Fire Ban Days (Central District) for Campbellfield and Sunbury.

These opening hours may be subject to change without notice on windy days. If in doubt please phone the facility directly to confirm the opening hours.

For complaints regarding Council Landfill/Resource Recovery Centre including odours, dust and litter please contact us on 9205 2200 or fill in our Online Request Form

What can be Recycled at the Landfill (tip) and Resource Recovery Centres (recycling centres)?

Visit one of our Recycling Centres to drop off the following materials for recycling for FREE:

• paint
• car batteries and other batteries
• empty gas bottles,
• motor oil (up to 10 litres free of charge, then $2 per litre)
• light globes,
• scrap metal including white goods
• household cleaning, garden and automotive chemicals (Please note: Only household products will be accepted - chemicals from farm, commercial or industrial applications will not be accepted. Asbestos waste will not be accepted)*
• household recyclables: glass and plastic bottles and jars, paper and cardboard, aluminium and steel cans

The following items can also be dropped off for recycling for a charge (a fee will apply):

• tyres (car tyres: $8 each, truck tyres: $35 each, super tyres: $65 each)
• mattresses ($25 each), green organic waste
• all other materials may be dropped off at either of the landfill or recycling centres for a fee.

*Asbestos removal - Transportation and disposal of asbestos is controlled by the EPA. To find a registered asbestos removalist or disposal facility close to you visit the Yellow Pages website

What about computers and televisions?

The Federal Government is introducing a National Product Stewardship for e-waste (which includes computers and televisions). This means that during 2012 free permanent drop off locations for these types of materials will become available that will be paid for by the manufacturers and importers of these items. While this is being established Council recognises there is a great need to dispose of these items. These items are currently NOT an item that can be dropped off for free at our Resource Recovery Centres however Council will hold FREE collection days throughout the year for you to dispose of these items.

The next free e-waste collection will be held on Sunday 27 May at the Masters store in Roxburgh Park. 

Landfill and Recycling Fees

Link to Landfill & Recycling Fees

Sunbury Landfill Tip Shop

Council operates a tip shop at its Sunbury landfill where pre-loved goods can be purchased for a small price. You'll never know what you'll find at the tip shop!

There is also a privately owned landfill in Hume:

Bulla Tip and Quarry (private landfill)

500 Sunbury Road, Bulla
Melway 176:J4
Tel: 9307 1348

Opening times: 7.00am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday and 7.00am – 2.00pm Saturday.

Recycling Days

Council hosts free recycling collection days to help you dispose of common household items, such as mattresses, tyres and electronic items.

Detox Your Home - Free Household Chemical Disposal Service 

In addition to Council's Resource Recovery Centres, Sustainability Victoria also hosts free collection days called Detox Your Home. The Detox Your Home program helps you to dispose of old and unwanted chemicals in an environmentally responsible way. Some household chemicals can be dangerous to children and pets. Pouring them down the drain or placing them out with your garbage can pollute creeks and rivers, harming plants and animals. The last free collection held in Hume was in June 2011.  The next closest collection will be as follows:

Bellfield (Not in Hume, Banyule City Council Transfer Station Melways 31 F4)- Saturday 5 May 2012
Keilor Park (Not in Hume, Brimbank City Council Depot Melways 15 C5) - Permanent drop off location.

The following items can be taken to the Detox Chemical Collection days and permanent facilities for free:

• household chemicals such as aerosol cans, insect sprays, pest poisons, household cleaners, pharmaceuticals and mothballs.
• garden chemicals such as fertilisers, fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.
• automotive chemicals such as transmission fluids, batteries and battery acid, brake fluid, car wax solvent and fuels (such as petrol, diesel, kerosene).
• workshop chemicals including paint strippers, solvent-based glues, water and oil-based paints, paint thinner, acetone, turpentine, varnish and wood preservative.
• other miscellaneous chemicals accepted are acids and alkalis, artists' paints and supplies, photographic chemicals, fibreglass resins (not mixed), extinguishers, gas cylinders, swimming pool chemicals and mercury batteries.

The following safety measures should be taken when transporting chemicals to the collection locations:

• ensure lids are tightly fitted.
• place liquids on a tray or in a plastic bucket so any spills are contained
• pack powders and solids securely.
• keep corrosive chemicals, such as battery acid, away from poisons.
• keep oxidising agents, such as peroxide, away from all other materials. Travel with your car windows down if carrying flammable or odorous materials.                      

For further information on the Detox Your Home collection, please visit: www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au                            

E-Waste Recycling

The next e-waste collection will be held on Sunday 27 May at the Masters Store on Pascoe Vale Road, Roxburgh Park.

The following items will be accepted for recycling:

• televisions, monitors, projectors
• desktops, electronic games, laptops
• joysticks, printers                                                                                     
• CDs, DVDs and tapes
• photocopiers, cameras                                                                                                            
• DVD players
• all computer peripherals                                
• video recorders, electronic components                                  
• speakers, network equipment                                        
• sound equipment, scanners                                                       
• fax machines, and 
• mobile phones.          

A National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme will be rolled out during 2012, which means there will be permanent free drop off locations throughout metropolitan Melbourne. The Scheme will commence in 2012. We will keep you updated on when the Scheme is available and where the drop of locations will be located. If you would like further information on the scheme you can visit the Australian Government National and Computer Recycling Scheme website.