About Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility

Shoal Bay is the home of City of Darwin’s waste and recycling management facility and our renewable energy facility. A recycle shop and mulch facility are also on site.

Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility services the greater Darwin region and is the only licenced landfill in the area and operates under EPL-188. The facility comprises of a lined putrescible waste landfill and an inert landfill cell.

Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility receives over 180,000 tonnes of waste per annum and has a forecasted operational life until 2034. To improve ongoing operational management and meet increasing regulatory and environmental standards, a number of upgrades are underway to advance the facility for the future.

Our aim is to reduce the volume of material entering the landfill at Shoal Bay by encouraging the separation of materials that can be recycled from general waste before being disposed.

Recycle Shop 

The Recycle Shop is operated independently by Helping People Achieve (HPA): a community based organisation that provides opportunities for people with disabilities to undertake various activities within the community and to learn the skills required to move into the world of employment.

Before you head to the transfer station, pop into the Recycle Shop and visit the friendly team from HPA to see if your items can be repurposed or resold.

The Recycle Shop has commenced trading in late August. You can buy pre-loved items as well as drop off goods for repurpose or resold.

Why take your items to the recycle shop?

Dropping off goods that can be reused at the recycle shop will:

• reduce the amount of unnecessary waste sent to landfill
• lighten your waste load prior to heading on to the weighbridge and cost you less
• provide an affordable and environmentally friendly item to someone else in the community.

Items Accepted by the Recycle Shop

The following goods will be accepted at the Shoal Bay Recycle Shop subject to an inspection to determine their quality.

• car batteries
• bed bases and frames
• plastic bottles and containers
• glass bottles and jars
• kitchen utensils
• household goods such as TVs, computers and printers
• books, CDs, DVDs
• building materials such as pavers and tiles
• e-waste (TVs, computers, mobile phones etc)
• large flattened cardboard boxes
• plastic film such as shopping bags, clean glad wrap and packaging plastic
• household batteries
• scrap metal.

Shoal Bay Mulch 

Shoal Bay Mulch receives and recycles green waste materials and offers mulch products for purchase.

Accepted Green Waste Items

Shoal Bay Mulch accepts the following green waste:

• grass clippings
• general garden clippings
• palm fronds
• tree branches
• small tree trunks up to 800mm in diameter.

Contaminated Loads

Please ensure your greenwaste load is not contaminated with:

• wire or nails
• plastic string, ties or other non-organic material
• organic waste from food production or processing.

Contact Shoal Bay Mulch for further information.