Your Waste Management Facility

Wyong Shire Council owns and operates the Buttonderry Waste Management Facility (BWMF).  This is the only landfill operating in the shire. It includes a composting facility and drop off locations for various recyclable materials.  The BWMF landfill opened in1990 and has an estimated landfill life of 50 years. 

Approximately 250,000 tonnes of waste are received at BWMF each year and of this 110,000 tonnes are recycled and 140,000 tonnes go to landfill.

Location, Opening hours, Fees and Payment Options

Buttonderry Waste Management Facility is located on Hue Hue Rd, Jilliby approximately 1.5km north of the Sparks Rd turnoff. It is open every day of the year. Monday to Friday it is open 7am to 5pm and Saturday and Sunday is open 8.30am to 4.30pm. Telephone: (02) 4353 1571

The facility has a weighbridge to determine cost. Fees doc format Tip charges 2011-12 (69.50 KB) differ depending on the type of material. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, credit card and EFTPOS.

Material accepted at the Buttonderry Waste Management Facility includes;

Recyclable items:        

  • Virgin Excavated Natural Material (VENM)
  • Concrete, bricks and roof tiles (sorted)
  • Recyclables generated by commercial operations
  • Commercial loads of cardboard
  • Scrap metal - free of charge
  • Residential recyclables (paper, plastics, cans, glass bottles & jars, metals, car batteries, car bodies, white goods, gas bottles & engine oil - max 20 litres) are accepted free of charge                                                          

Compost items:

  • Vegetation
  • Untreated timber & trees
  • Shredded green waste
  • Bio solids
  • Sea grass 

Landfill items: 

  • Mixed waste
  • Bulky demolition waste

Material not accepted at the Buttonderry Waste Management Facility includes;

  • Hazardous waste (eg chemicals, poisons, paints). Refer to Household Chemical Collections procedure for disposal options
  • Clinical Waste (eg human tissue, laboratory cultures, blood stained materials or equipment). Refer to the Yellow Pages for companies licensed to carry clinical waste
  • Liquid Waste