Central Coast residents are being asked to temporarily hold off on disposing of paints and gas bottles through the Buttonderry Community Recycling Centre (CRC), following advice from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), due to a recent fire at their contractor, Cleanaway, St Mary’s waste facility in Sydney.  The fire has also impacted some Household Chemical CleanOut events and Community Recycling Centres services, run in partnership by councils and the NSW EPA.

In the meantime, householders should store household problem waste in clearly labelled containers and in a cool dry place away from children and pets until services are back up and running.

Please note, at this time, the CRC is still accepting household quantities of E-Waste, cardboard, oils, and commingled wastes via customer drop-off, until such time that safe storage reaches its capacity. 

Anticipated timeframe for restoration of service is not known at this stage, however further information will be provided once Council is updated by the NSW EPA. The EPA is working closely with their contractor Cleanaway to resume these services as soon as it is safe to do so.

Council will advise about local Chemical Clean Out events as soon as the EPA confirms dates. 

For more information, visit Council’s waste and recycling web page, and refer to the Central Coast A-Z Waste Disposal & Recycling Guide.

Please contact Council's Customer Service team with your enquiries, and they will be able to respond or direct the community to the appropriate team. Go online, email ask@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au, or call 02 4306 7900.

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