Managing materials types at resource recovery centres

Last updated: 30 January 2024
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This will help divert materials from landfill and ensure the safe management and handling of recovered materials and residual waste.

Better practice at resource recovery centres benefits owners, operators and other stakeholders through:

  • improved environmental performance
  • more resources diverted from landfill
  • less risk of community complaints
  • reduced environmental risk
  • improved occupational health and safety
  • improved operational efficiencies
  • a more sustainable long-term business model
  • assistance when applying for funding or grants
  • improving a facility’s overall cost structure
  • helping to mitigate against future changes in site design and operations if required by changes to licensing requirements.

Download guides to managing material types

Biological Recovery of Organics (pdf, 3.7 MB) Managing batteries (pdf, 160.4 kB) Managing combustible recyclable and waste materials (pdf, 388.0 kB) Managing concrete and rubble (pdf, 649.6 kB) Managing e-waste (pdf, 530.4 kB) E-waste Infrastructure Network Assessment Report (pdf, 24.4 MB) Managing fluorescent lights (pdf, 449.9 kB) Managing food and garden organics (pdf, 158.5 kB) Managing garden organics and timber (pdf, 333.9 kB) Manage gas cylinders (pdf, 519.2 kB) Managing motor and cooking oil (pdf, 142.8 kB) Managing a resale shop (pdf, 475.8 kB) Managing signage (pdf, 1.1 MB) Managing tyres (pdf, 161.3 kB) Managing whitegoods (pdf, 489.7 kB)
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