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Helensvale Waste and Recycling Centre

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) update

30 July 2020

Every second bay at our Waste and Recycling Centres (WRCs) remain closed. This is to ensure safe social distancing measures. Visitors may experience delays.
Residential green waste will ONLY be accepted at WRCs with 'Green waste drop and go' which includes Coomera, Molendinar, Merrimac and Reedy Creek.
e-waste is only accepted at Helensvale, Molendinar, Merrimac and Reedy Creek WRCs.
Reedy Creek Recycle Market and The Endeavour Shop at Southport reopened in June.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation. For the latest update on the City's response and changes to services, visit cityofgoldcoast.com.au/covid19

Location

70 Helensvale Road, Helensvale

View the live camera feed below for estimated wait times for use of this facility.

Save time!

Coomera Green Waste drop and go facility is now open to make recycling of garden waste easier.

Recycle Street

An exciting recycling experience is now available at the Helensvale Waste and Recycling Centre. Recycle Street will make recycling easier as part of the City’s ongoing commitment to improve the Gold Coast's environmental footprint.

Helensvale Waste and Recycling Centre is open every day except for Christmas Day and Good Friday.

Please see the table below for opening hours.

Days	Times
Monday	7am - 4.50pm
Tuesday	7am - 4.50pm
Wednesday	7am - 4.50pm
Thursday	7am - 4.50pm
Friday	7am - 4.50pm
Saturday	7am - 4.50pm
Sunday	7am - 4.50pm

The City’s waste management facilities experience peak demand between 10am and 2pm. Avoid delays by timing your visit outside these times.

Phone: 07 5667 5976 from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

The Helensvale Waste and Recycling Centre accepts general waste and recycles the following items:

car batteries (lead acid)
cardboard
charity donation bins
comingled recyclables (yellow top bins) - aluminium cans, paper, plastic and glass bottles
concrete (small domestic loads only)
cooking oil (up to 20 litres)
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB)
eWaste
gas bottles - empty (up to 9 kilograms)
household hazardous waste, e.g. paint, pool chlorine, herbicides, fuel, oven cleaners, etc. (up to 20 litres)
motor oil
scrap metal
soil and clean fill (road base and clay base only - small domestic loads only)
whitegoods (degassing available).

The Centre does not accept commercial or work waste. Commercial waste is accepted at the waste and recycling centres at Stapylton (all), Reedy Creek (all) and Molendinar (commercial green waste only).