Waste Programs

Located at the Narrabri Waste Management Facility.

The Community Recycling Centre (CRC) provides free disposal for domestic quantities of:

• e-waste - including household batteries and car batteries (note: no lithium batteries)
• fluorescent bulbs
• gas bottles
• oil-based paints and water-based paint
• aerosols and butane cans
• household chemicals

Located at Council’s Administration Building and The Crossing Theatre.

Community Recycling Stations provide free disposal of domestic quantities of the following:

• e-waste - such as laptops and tablets
• household batteries
• smoke detectors
• fluorescent bulbs
• mobile phones, batteries, chargers and accessories (via the Mobile Muster bin)

It’s easier than you think to Return and Earn.

Take your eligible bottles, cans or cartons to one of the hundreds of return points across NSW and earn 10c for each drink container you return.

Return your containers in three easy steps

1. Collect

Collect your 10c bottles, cans and cartons.

2. Return

Take your drink containers to your nearest return point.

3. Earn

Get 10c for every eligible drink container you return and save for yourself or donate.

Find your nearest collection point.

Narrabri Shire Collection Points

Challenge Narrabri Recycling

112 Arnold Street, Narrabri

Carlo's IGA Wee Waa

88/94 Rose Street, Wee Waa

What is Return and Earn?

The Return and Earn container deposit scheme was introduced in 2017 to reduce the volume of litter by 40% by 2020. At the time, drink container litter made up 44% of the volume of all litter in the state and cost more than $162 million to manage.

Since 2017, the scheme has reduced container litter and boosted recycling – with a 73% reduction in the volume of drink container litter and over one million tonnes of materials recycled since 2017.

Read more about the Return and Earn program.

Safe disposal protects everyone

Used needles, syringes and other sharps need to be handled and disposed of carefully to protect the health and safety of our community, waste and recycling workers, and the environment.

Incorrect disposal, such as placing sharps in household or public bins, can cause serious injury. Please use the appropriate disposal points provided across the Narrabri Shire.

What are sharps?

Sharps are items designed to cut or pierce the skin, including:

• Needles and syringes
• Lancets (finger prickers)
• Insulin pen needles
• Intravenous giving sets and scalpel blades

These items are often used by people managing medical conditions, caring for animals, or working in health-related fields.

How to dispose of sharps safely

When at home:

• Place sharps in a puncture-resistant container, ideally a yellow medical sharps container, available from most pharmacies. A sturdy plastic bottle with a secure lid (such as a detergent bottle) can also be used in the short term.
• Keep the container secure and store it out of reach of children and pets.
• When full, seal the lid tightly and take the container to one of Council’s approved sharps disposal locations.

When out in the community:

• Locate a sharps disposal location near you.
• Use and dispose of your sharp in the sharps disposal bin provided.

Sharps disposal locations

Disposal at these sites is free of charge.

What not to do

Please do not place sharps in:

• Household rubbish, recycling or green waste bins
• Public litter bins or toilets
• The environment

These actions pose serious safety risks to others.

If you find a needle or syringe in a public place do not touch or attempt to move it yourself.

Please report it for safe removal by calling the NSW Needle Clean-Up Hotline on 1800 633 353 or contact Narrabri Shire Council on (02) 6799 6866.

Need more information?

If you need advice about safe disposal or obtaining a sharps container, speak with your local pharmacy or contact Council’s Waste Services team on (02) 6799 6866.

Agsafe’s ChemClear program runs in Narrabri as part of a state-wide collection. Find out more by visiting the ChemClear website or by calling 1800 008 182.  

drumMUSTER is the national program for the collection and recycling of empty, cleaned, non-returnable metal and plastic agvet chemical containers.

drumMUSTER provides:
• an environmentally responsible solution for chemical users to the problem of disposing their empty chemical containers
• helps property owners to keep their property clean of potential contamination
• encourages good farming practice and meets Quality Assurance obligations
• supports the preservation of the wider environment.

Chemical users are encouraged to deliver their empty, cleaned containers for inspection and disposal at:

To find the nearest drumMUSTER site visit www.drummuster.com.au

Council is a collection partner for MobileMuster, an organisation who provides a free mobile phone recycling program in Australia and is committed to raising awareness and educating the community on repair, reuse and recycling of mobile phones.

Where can I drop off old mobile phones?

Community members can drop off old unwanted mobile phones at:

• Council's Administration Building, 46-48 Maitland Street, Narrabri 
• Narrabri Waste Management Facility, intersection of Yarrie Lake Road and Dump Road, Narrabri

About MobileMuster

MobileMuster is a free, not-for-profit recycling program that is voluntarily funded by the Australian telecommunications industry and managed by the Australian Telecommunications Alliance.

MobileMuster safely and securely recycles old, broken mobile phones, chargers and accessories. Data is safe – it is completely destroyed in the recycling process.

Find out more about MobileMuster.