Recycling Near You

What is Recycling Near You?

We make recycling and reuse easy and accessible for everyone.

Recycling Near You has been guiding Australians on their recycling journey since 2006. In 2025, the former Business Recycling website was merged into Recycling Near You, making it Australia’s largest and most comprehensive recycling information platform. The recycling directory provides comprehensive reuse and recycling information relevant to the user’s location, whether at home or work.

Discover what in your household bins and find reuse and recycling options for tricky items, that can’t be recycled at home such as clothing, electronics, batteries, paint and more.

For businesses, explore recycling solutions for everything from computers to construction materials, complete with free posters and guides to boost your recycling rates. Plus, you can search for small-scale equipment such as balers, compactors and organic processors to streamline your waste management on our Recycling Equipment Catalogue.

Why is it important to recycle?

Australians continue to generate more and more waste. We produce around 76 million tonnes of waste per year! 

Reducing consumption of resources and reusing are key elements of a circular economy. We need to change the way we view our waste and see it as a resource. Most of it is made up of materials that can be recovered and turned into new products when recycled correctly. This not only diverts resources from going to landfill but keeps valuable materials in circulation for as long as possible.

Knowing what can and can’t be recycled can sometimes be overwhelming and confusing. That’s why we created Recycling Near You. This online resource is full of up-to-date recycling information and is freely available to all Australians.

There are so many ways to reduce waste, reuse options to explore and places Australians can recycle. Recycling Near You provides all these practical solutions no matter where you live or work – Ryan Collins, Head of Impact and Research