The free drop-off service is not intended for commercial quantities and is provided for Greater Geelong residents only.
From 1 November 2024, tipper trailers
over 2.7 metres can no longer be tipped off at Resource Recovery Centres. Customers may choose to unload by hand, or drive loads directly to the Drysdale Landfill tip face.
Weighbridge fees apply.
| Operating hours |
8:00am to 4:15pm |
| Location |
Wadawurrung Country, Becks Road (off Murradoc Road), Drysdale |
| Closed |
Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday |
| Contact number |
03 5251 2935 |
- Not what you are looking for? Visit our Geelong Resource Recovery Centre page.
- Victorian Container Deposit Scheme: While both Geelong and Drysdale Resource and Recovery Centres accept excess recycling they are not Victorian Container Deposit Scheme drop off points. Find your closest CDS location.
Fees and service information
Tipper trailers 2.7 metres or longer must be unloaded by hand or driven directly to tip face.
| Waste Disposal |
From 1 July 2024
|
| Car Boot |
$34.50
|
| Vans (per cubic metre) |
$90.50
|
| Waterline |
| Utilities |
$67.50
|
| Single axle trailers (waterline) |
$67.50
|
| Tandem Trailers (waterline) ... (minimum) |
$90.50
|
| Heaped |
| Utilities (heaped) |
$90.50
|
| Single axle trailers (heaped) … (minimum) |
$90.50
|
| Tandem Trailers (heaped) … (minimum) |
$181.00
|
| Caged |
| Single axle trailers (caged) up to 1.5 cubic metres |
$136.00
|
| Tandem Trailers caged up to 3 cubic metres
|
$271.00
|
| Caged heaped |
| Single axle trailers (caged heaped) up to 2 cubic metres |
$181.00
|
| Tandem Trailers (caged heaped) up to 4 cubic metres |
$362.00
|
| Special items |
Each
|
|
Tyres: a maximum of 10 car tyres per transaction
|
Car tyres |
$10.50
|
| Car tyres on rims |
$11.50
|
| Truck tyres up to 1.2 metre diameter. |
$35.50
|
|
Mattresses (any size, limit of 6)
Note: Residents can have up to 4 mattresses collected from their home for free each year. Visit our hard waste page to find out more.
|
$27.00
|
| Solar panels: a maximum of five panels per transaction, contact commercial recycler for larger quantities) |
$28.50 |
| Fire extinguishers: first two accepted free, a maximum of six per transaction. |
$6.80 |
Please note:
- Trailer charges are based on $90.50 per cubic metre. Where variations in load type occur, a charge of $90.50 per cubic metre will apply.
- Tipper trailers over 2.7 metres in length must be unloaded by hand or driven directly to the landfill tip face to tip off. Weighbridge fees apply.
- All fees are GST inclusive.
Asbestos
Drysdale Landfill accepts small domestic quantities (no larger than six by four trailer) of asbestos. No asbestos will be accepted without a prior booking. Find out more.
Drysdale Landfill for commercial and industrial users
View our Drysdale Landfill page for fees for commercial and industrial users.
For the safety of staff and customers, all commercial customers entering the landfill section of the site are required to have UHF radios tuned to channel 31.
Items eligible for free drop-off
The free drop-off service is not intended for commercial quantities and is provided for Greater Geelong residents only.
Excess household recycling
Small quantities of sorted recyclable material (up to 0.5 cubic metre) are accepted for free:
- aluminium cans
- cardboard (emptied, flattened, no plastic or styrofoam)
- fire extinguishers (up to two accepted free, see fee list for larger quantities)
- glass bottles and jars (no lids)
- metal cans
- paper
- plastic containers – rigid (labelled 1,2, and 5).
Unsorted recycling will not be accepted.
Other items accepted for free
Fuel and gas cylinders from vehicles will not be accepted.
We accept domestic quantities of the following items for free:
- car
batteries (battery terminals must be covered with tape or plastic caps)
- computer
items and accessories
- e-waste – small electrical items (see fee list for solar panels)
- gas
BBQ bottles (up to 9 kilograms)
- hot
water service
- household
batteries
- machine
and motor oil
- cooking oil and container/s – maximum of 30 litres per transaction in maximum of 5-litre
containers
- motor oil – maximum of 30 litres per transaction. Container not accepted, if unwanted place in your red lid rubbish bin at home.
- paint
and paint tins – domestic quantities (up to 100 litres per transaction)
- rigid
plastic items, such as outdoor furniture
- scrap
metal items such as lawn mowers
- small
electrical items such kettles, hair dryers and toasters
- televisions
- tools
- tyre
rims (without tyres)
- white goods – empty fridges, ovens, dryers, microwaves, washing machines and
dishwashers (note: fridges must be set aside for correct removal of gases by
certified plumbers).
We do not accept flares, hazardous liquids and chemical waste at either of our resource and recovery centres.
Can't find what you're looking for?
To find out how to dispose of items not listed above, visit our recycling guide.
The guide includes some items only accepted at our Geelong Resource Recovery Centre, such as fluorescent tubes and expanded polystyrene foam.