Merrimac Waste and Recycling Centre
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts
Due to the Queensland Government's advanced easing of Stage 2 restrictions, from 1 June City of Gold Coast has removed the 'odds and evens' arrangements at Waste and Recycling Centres (WRCs).
All WRCs will continue to have limited capacity to ensure safe social distancing measures. Every second bay will remain closed. Visitors may experience delays.
- Residential customers are strongly advised to restrict their visits to WRCs for essential waste services only. This includes:
- disposal of hazardous waste that may be no longer safe to store at home, e.g. car tyres, car batteries, paint, pool chemicals, bleach, gas bottles and herbicides
- disposal of waste that could create a health concern, e.g. putrescible household waste.
- To minimise 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 recycling is now being accepted
- Reedy Creek Recycle Market has now reopened. The Endeavour Shop at Southport has reopened Wednesday to Friday only at this stage.
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
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.
Dates closed
- Good Friday
- Christmas Day
Contact us
Phone: 07 5667 5976 from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).
Accepted items
The Merrimac 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)
- Domestic green waste
- 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).
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