Some of our services are taking a short break over Christmas and the New Year. There are no waste, recycling and green waste collections on Christmas Day. All waste collections between Wednesday 25-Friday 27 December will occur a day later than usual.
Our Customer Service Centre is temporarily located at Speers Point Library, adjacent to Council's Administration Building.
You can dispose of sharps waste, including needles, syringes, lancets and other injection equipment, at a number of chemists and pharmacies
Do not dispose of sharps in any of your household bins.
You can dispose of sharps waste, including needles, syringes, lancets and other injection equipment, at a number of chemists and pharmacies in Lake Macquarie as below:
240L outdoor sharps bin, car park access road, Belmont Hospital, 16 Croudace Bay Road, BELMONT (Hospital Reception)
Caves Beach Pharmacy, Shop 9, 64 Caves Beach Road, CAVES BEACH NSW 2281
Charlestown Pharmacy, 4/316 Charlestown Road, CHARLESTOWN NSW 2290
Priceline Pharmacy Morisset, 9-11/35 Yambo Street, MORISSET NSW 2264
Swansea Discount Drug Store, 148 Pacific Highway, SWANSEA NSW 2281
Guardian Pharmacy Warners Bay, Shop 13, 30 John Street, WARNERS BAY NSW 2282
Terry White Chemmart Cardiff, 2/50 Harrison St, Cardiff NSW 2285
24-hour drop-off facilities are located at:
Sharps waste should never be disposed of in your household garbage or recycling bin or flushed down toilets or drains.
You can purchase 1.4L or 3.1L medical sharps containers from selected pharmacies and our Customer Service Centre. For more information about this service, call us on 4921 0333 or email [email protected].
You can report needles found in public places to the NSW Health Needle Clean-up Hotline on 1800 633 353.