Reuse and Recycle Hubs
City of Adelaide residents can now get rid of hard-to-recycle items through the Reuse and Recycle Hubs at our Customer Centre, City Library, North Adelaide Library and Minor Works Building Community Centre.
Designed in collaboration with UniSA students and built with recycled materials, the Hubs are a response to our community wanting more ways to divert waste from landfill.
Items placed in the Hubs will be reused and recycled to support animal conservation efforts, provide eyeglasses and wheelchairs for people in need and more. Small electrical waste items will help to create work for supported employees right here in South Australia.
Items we can reuse or recycle
Select a waste type to see what you can drop in the Hubs and where it will go.
*Please note that fluorescent tubes can only be accepted at the Customer Centre and City Library
fluorescent tubes
blister packs
e-waste, cords and chargers
eye glasses
batteries
x-rays
mobile phones and tablets
printer cartridges
light globes
plastic bread tags
Please note items must not be left near or next to the Hubs.
If your items don't fit try these options:
- Book a hard waste collection online or call Cleanaway on 1800 777 844 (Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm).
- Take large e-waste items to an Unplug N' Drop location.
Find a Reuse and Recycle Hub
City of Adelaide Customer Centre
City Library
Third floor, Rundle Place, Adelaide
Enter via Francis Street, off Rundle Mall or Da Costa Arcade
North Adelaide Library
176 Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Minor Works Building Community Centre
Your questions answered
The items put in our yellow recycling bins go to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) where they’re sorted by people and machines.
Some items can’t go in the yellow bin because they:
- can start fires inside the collection vehicles – eg lithium batteries
- contaminate the streams for acceptable items – eg glass from a light globe is different to glass used for food jars and drink containers
- are too small – MRF machines can’t recycle anything smaller than a credit card
- can harm MRF staff – eg broken fluorescent tubes.
Our research shows these items have transparent reuse or recycling options. The Hubs are designed in a modular system that means we can expand them as more items become reusable and recyclable.