Council Waste Facilities

Dubbo Regional Council manage a range of waste facilities across the Local Government Area. These waste facilities are cashless; all cards including our MyDubbo Region Shopping Card are accepted with no additional surcharges from Dubbo Regional Council. Find out more about the Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre, Wellington Waste Transfer Station, and Village and Rural Waste Facilities.

Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre

The Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre is located on Cooba Road in Dubbo. Head to the dedicated webpage for information on opening hours, permitted and prohibited items, fees and charges, accepted payment methods and more; Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre.

Wellington Waste Transfer Station

The Wellington Waste Transfer Station is located on Nanima Village Road in Wellington. Head to the dedicated webpage for information on opening hours, permitted and prohibited items, fees and charges, accepted payment methods and more; Wellington Waste Transfer Station.

Village and Rural Waste

The village and rural waste transfer stations are provided for the use of local residents who do not have kerbside rubbish collection. Head to the dedicated webpage for information on opening hours, permitted and prohibited items, accepted payment methods and more; Village and Rural Waste.

Community Recycling Centres

Domestic quantities (up to 20kg or 20 litre container size) of the following household hazardous wastes can be dropped off at the Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre and Wellington Waste Transfer Station.

Household batteries
Car batteries
Gas bottles
Smoke detectors
Fluorescent lightglobes and tubes
E-waste and old TVs
Used motor oil
Used oil filters (charge applies)
Paint
Fire extinguishers
Other oils (transmission, cooking, etc)

Community Recycling Centre Small Drop Off Stations

Small recycling cabinets are installed across a range of Council-owned facilities to support locals wanting to dispose of the following items:

Household batteries: AA, AAA, AAAA, A23, C, D, CR123, 9 Volt, power tool batteries - all brands. All terminals of batteries must be taped with clear tape, button batteries must be taped with clear tape on both sides.
Mobile phones and electronic accessories - all brands accepted
Smoke detectors - battery operated and hard wired style
Ink cartridges - all brands accepted

Please only drop off these items into the dedicated sections of the station.

Our CRC Small drop off stations are located at the following locations for your convenience.

Dubbo Civic Administration Building - Corner Church and Darling Street, Dubbo
Wellington Civic Administration Building - Corner Nanima Crescent and Warne St, Wellington
Dubbo Regional Library - Corner Macquarie and Talbragar Street, Dubbo

Contacts

Emergency call

Emergency Hotline Number (24 hours) 000*

*The Site Supervisor should call 000 if the incident presents an immediate threat to human health and/or property and a combat agency is required (i.e. NSW Fire and Rescue, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Police Force) and then notify all other parties below including NSW Fire and Rescue via a local telephone number.

Council contacts - Emergencies only

Manager Resource Recovery and Efficiency, (02) 6801 4000

Manager Environmental Compliance, (02) 6801 4000

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA)

Dubbo Regional Office (02) 6883 5333

Emergency Hotline Number (24 hours) 131 555

NSW Ministry of Health (via Public Health Units)

Dubbo Regional Office (02) 6841 5569

Public Health Officer on Call (24 hours) 0418 866 397

WorkCover NSW

Hotline number 13 10 50

Fire and Rescue NSW

Dubbo Rural Fire Service (02) 6881 3900 **

** If there is no immediate threat to human health and/or property i.e. a combat agency is not required, then the site supervisor is still required to follow that outlined above expect for dialing 000.

Last Edited: 11 Apr 2025