Resource management centres


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ACT residents can drop off a range of items that either don’t fit or don’t belong in your household bins at a resource management centre.

Check the A-Z guide to recycling and waste to make sure your items will be accepted at the resource management centres before you go.

Locations and opening hours

Canberra has 2 resource management centres, commonly referred to as ‘the tip’ in other areas of Australia.

Both locations are open 7:30 am - 5:00 pm, 7 days a week. They are closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Access information

Only registered vehicles are permitted to drop off materials at the resource management centres. Vehicles need to pass over a weighbridge to discuss the items they are dropping off. Bicycles, e-scooters and pedestrians are not permitted to pass over the weighbridges.

Please note cameras are in operation at the resource management centres.

If you don’t have a registered vehicle, please use alternative drop-off points around the ACT to dispose of items like batteries or household recycling. You can also consider a bulky waste collection.

Items accepted

  • Reusable items can be dropped off for free (and purchased for great prices) at Goodies Junction.
  • Green waste can be dropped off for free to Corkhill Bros. Mugga Lane only.
  • Paper and cardboard can be dropped off for free.
  • White goods can be dropped off for free.
  • Mattresses can be dropped off for a fee.
  • E-waste can be dropped off for free, follow the signs on site. Conditions apply, visit the hazardous waste page for accepted items.
  • Hazardous waste can be dropped off for free, limits apply. Visit the hazardous waste page to find out what is accepted.
  • Corflute signs are accepted at the corflute collection bins. Please remove any paper, glue, plastic ties, stakes and metal from the corflute signs.
  • Household recycling including glass bottles and jars, aluminium and steel cans and plastic bottles and containers can be recycled for free. Mugga Lane only.
  • Household rubbish (landfill waste) can be dropped off for a fee.

Fees

It’s free to drop off hazardous waste, green waste, white goods and reusable and recyclable items at resource management centres.

Limits may apply. Fees apply to drop off household rubbish or construction and demolition waste that can’t be reused or recycled. This includes mattresses and tyres.

Check the fees and charges page for up-to-date information. Disposal fees can be paid by debit or credit card only. No cash payments are accepted.

Safety information

There is often a lot of vehicle traffic around the resource management centres. Please follow instructions from staff and on the signage to keep yourself and others safe.

You should wear closed-in shoes and keep children and pets in vehicles at all times.

ACT reusables facilities (Goodies Junction)

The ACT Government has 2 reusables facilities which are located at the Mitchell and Mugga Lane Resource Management Centres. These facilities, known as Goodies Junction, are operated by St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn (Vinnies).

These facilities provide a safe and convenient location for the public to drop-off reusable items for resale or donation. These include, but are not limited to:

  • bikes
  • books
  • clothes
  • furniture
  • electrical goods
  • gardening tools
  • sporting equipment

Find out more at Goodies Junction.

Please note: These facilities are not air conditioned or heated.

Related links

Videos

Watch the videos to find out more about the resource management centres and how to drop off your waste.

Maps

Click on the maps to view full screen.

map of the Mitchell RMC showing where to dispose of landfill waste, recycling materials and hazardous waste

map showing where to dispose of landfill waste, recycling materials and hazardous waste

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.

To see how we are building stronger relationships with the Traditional Custodians of the ACT view the Reconciliation Action Plan.