What we recycle
Cairns depot recycling all plastic, paper, glass & non-ferrous metal
Although our goal at North Queensland Recycling Agents (NQRA) is to keep as much out of landfill as possible, there are some materials we don’t process. Below is a handy guide to most of the common items people can bring in or request to be collected.
Please contact our expert staff if you can’t find a particular material listed here.
Accepted
General Recycling
- Glass
- Cardboard
- Newspaper
- Office paper
- Plastic bags
- Plastic bottles
- Aluminium cans
- Secure document destruction
Non-Ferrous Metals
- Radiators
- Copper
- Aluminium
- Lead
- Brass
- Stainless steel
- Batteries
Containers for Change
- Aluminium cans
- Glass bottles
- Plastic bottles
- Liquid paperboard cartons
Refer to our Containers for Change page for more details.
Not Accepted
- Ferrous steel
- Polystyrene foam
- Liquid waste
- Garden waste
- Food
- Hazardous waste or chemicals
- Radioactive materials
- Electronics scrap
- Flammable materials—ammunition or fireworks
- Closed containers—fuel/gas tanks, beer kegs, fire extinguishers
- Illegal goods—guns, contraband, illegal imports