More services reopen at Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre

Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Lismore City Council is pleased to inform residents that it is once again accepting asbestos at the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre in Wyrallah Road and that the facility’s Community Recycling Centre has also reopened.

The Wyrallah Road facility is accepting domestic asbestos such as household kits, commercial asbestos and any other waste containing asbestos.

Council has made some changes to requirements regarding packaging, transporting and receiving of asbestos to ensure the safety of staff and users.

Please visit our Asbestos page for full details.

The popular Community Recycling Centre has also reopened with new safety measures in place after it was closed due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Residents can once again safely dispose of items such as batteries, oils, fluorescent light tubes, and household and garden chemicals.

The Lismore Revolve Shop remains closed at this time. It will reopen once all restrictions regarding handling of materials are lifted.

The Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 3pm and Saturdays from 9am to 4pm.

News Updates

Bookings removed at waste facilities; recycling now permissible

Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Residents and businesses are no longer required to make bookings to visit the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre or the Nimbin Transfer Station.
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Wednesday, 29 April 2020

The Return and Earn bulk collection centre at the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre in Wyrallah Road has reopened today, 29 April, with new COVID-19 safety measures in place.
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Thursday, 23 April 2020

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Some waste restrictions lifted; bookings remain essential

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Lismore City Council has eased restrictions on the disposal of waste at its Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre and the Nimbin Transfer Station, however, bookings to visit these facilities remain essential.
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COVID-19 forces major changes to waste disposal

Tuesday, 31 March 2020

The Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre and the Nimbin Transfer Station have reopened today as essential services only.
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Bookings essential to attend waste and recycling facilities

Monday, 30 March 2020

Booking are now ESSENTIAL to attend the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre and the Nimbin Transfer Station.
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Thursday, 19 March 2020

The Brewster Street Drop-off Centre has been closed until further notice due to COVID-19.
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Council closes Revolve Shop as COVID-19 precaution

Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Lismore City Council is taking a proactive approach in response to the rapidly-changing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and has closed the Lismore Revolve Shop indefinitely.
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Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens closed

Wednesday, 18 March 2020

The Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens have been closed until further notice due to COVID-19.
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Monday, 16 March 2020

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Wednesday, 18 September 2019

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Thursday, 05 September 2019

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Recycling centre staged reopening after fire

Tuesday, 27 August 2019

The Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre will reopen tomorrow (Wednesday, 28 August) with limited services for the community.
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Recycling centre fire extinguished; damage assessed

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

The fire at the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre in Wyrallah Road has been extinguished today by Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) with the assistance of Lismore City Council staff.
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Sydney water pump trucked in to douse recycling centre fire

Thursday, 15 August 2019

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) are transporting a high-power water pump from Sydney to Lismore today to help extinguish the fire still burning in compost piles at the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre.
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Firefighters work to extinguish fire; air pollution alert in place

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

Firefighters are slowly making progress extinguishing a fire burning in nine large compost piles at the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre.
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Recycling centre remains closed; interim waste measures in place

Tuesday, 13 August 2019

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Recycling centre remains closed due to weekend fire

Monday, 12 August 2019

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