Recycling is operated on a cost recovery basis, with the associated charge to residents covering the cost of transport and/or recycling. 

• Fridges and air con units – fee covers degassing. If able to provide a certificate from a local licenced contractor to prove it is already degassed it will be accepted for free. 
• Tyres – fee covers collection and recycling of the various sizes and types of tyres. 
• Mattresses – fee covers transport plus the cost of a company stripping and recycling most materials in the mattress. Scrap metal is recycled and so is most of the foam for carpet underlays. Only a small residual amount goes to landfill that cannot be reused. Residents can strip their mattress themselves (at their own risk) and then only need to pay for the volume of non-recyclable parts to landfill. 
• Timber – fee covers the cost of mulching. 
• Construction + Demolition Material (uncontaminated) – fee covers the cost to have the material crushed.   
• Asbestos – small amounts are accepted with the fee covering transport and safe burial at a licenced facility. 

Shire staff investigate new recycling streams on an ongoing basis so this list of recyclable materials may be expanded from time to time as new options become available.