Visit our resource recovery centres (tips)

Find out whether you're eligible for a free pass by using our online tool below.

Am I eligible for a tip pass?

If you are eligible for a free pass, you can apply to get a copy.

What residents are entitled to

Passes are a part of Hume's hard waste services.

Between 1 October 2022 and 30 September 2023 all residential ratepayers and those renting homes within Hume are eligible for:

Resource and recovery centre visit entitlements

A maximum of 4 mattresses and 10 tyres will be accepted each year as part of your free passes. Additional items will be charged at standard rates. Please see the visit fees and charges section for current prices.

Please note: Your tip pass is the QR code on the back of your rates notice. Bring your rates notice with you for scanning at the gatehouse. Hard copy is preferred, but digital copies will be accepted as long as the QR code is clearly visible.

Hume residents can take two trailer loads of waste to our resource recovery centres for free each year. Residential tip passes are for resident use only. Tip passes are not transferable or for commercial use. Refunds will not be given for customers who do not present their tip pass at the time of their visit.

Using your passes

Your tip pass is the QR code on the back of your rates notice. To use your pass, bring your rates notice with you to show at the gatehouse. Digital copies will only be accepted if we can clearly view the tip pass QR code. 

If you are eligible for a pass, you can apply to get a copy.

If you are renting, contact Council to help arrange one for you.

Fees and charges for:

• Small vehicles - residents, non-residents and commercial operators
• Bulk Volume disposal - Commercial and Industrial Waste, Building and Demolition Waste, Other Waste
• Miscellaneous and Surcharges

Hume City Council Landfill and Resource Recovery Centre disposal charges effective as of 1 July 2022. Prices include GST and applicable EPA levies. All prices are subject to change.

The following items can be taken to our resource and recovery centres anytime for free (in domestic/ household quantities only):

• Paint
• Car batteries and other batteries
• Empty gas bottles
• Motor oil (up to 10L free of charge, then $2 per litre)
• Fluorescent tubes and Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
• Scrap metal including white goods
• Household cleaning, garden and automotive chemicals
• Select household recyclables including paper and cardboard, steel and aluminium cans. All recyclables will be transferred to a recycling service provider at no cost.
• E-waste, which is any item with a plug, battery or cord that is no longer working or wanted. This includes:
  • Large appliances: refrigerators, washing machines, cookers, microwaves, electric fans, air conditioners;
  • Small appliances: irons, toasters, coffee machines, hair-dryers, watches;
  • IT, telecommunications and TV equipment: computers, laptops, printers, mobile phones, televisions, remote controls, modems;
  • Other e-waste: medical devices, automatic dispensers, thermostats;
  • Lighting equipment: fluorescent lamps, high-intensity discharge lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, LEDs;
  • Electrical and electronic tools: drills, saws, sewing machines, lawn-mowers, batteries;
  • Toys, leisure and sports equipment: electric trains and racing cars; hand-held video games; consoles; amplifiers; musical instruments; radios. 

 For all other items, please see fees and charges or Items we won't accept or your options for hard waste disposal.  

Only household products will be accepted at Council's resource and recovery centres.

• Chemicals from farm, commercial or industrial applications will not be accepted.
• Asbestos waste will not be accepted.
• Liquid waste, other than those listed specifically as an accepted item, will not be accepted.

Find other options for waste disposal by visiting the 'Your options for hard waste disposal'.

For complaints regarding Council resource and recovery centres including odours, dust and litter contact us on 9205 2200 or report an issue online.