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Recycling and Reuse Services

Here at Willing & Able, we promote and enable both recycle and reuse of a large range of items to reduce landfill. See a full list of what can and can’t be donated through the link below.

What Can I Donate?
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Our Recycling Services

Return & Earn

Willing & Able are an authorised Return & Earn provider, accepting eligible cans and bottles at 38 Jindalee Road - We do the counting for you. Wait while we count them or come back later and pick up your money, or request a bank transfer - 10 cent refund on eligible bottles and cans. Willing & Able receive 3 cents for every can or bottle that is recycled through our site. Better yet…you can choose to donate your cans and bottles, meaning Willing & Able get the full 13 cent refund.

X-Ray Recycling

X-ray films are de personalised for confidentiality and sent for recycling. Once they are processed, valuable silver is recovered.

Wood Work

All sawdust is put in compost bins along with any other scrap timber.

Helping other Nations

Willing & Able Foundation’s commitment to enabling reuse and recycling continues with our support of credible clothing and textile export. Excess stock from our Op Shop is collected and sent for processing at One Ten Enterprises. For over 35 years One Ten has been committed to the responsible export of second hand textiles including:

  • Toys
  • Shoes
  • Hats/Scarves
  • Handbags/Belts
  • Blankets, Sleeping Bags, curtains & other items
  • Table cloths, tea towels & other kitchen Manchester
  • Clothing: Ladies, men's, children's, babies, underwear, swimwear etc
  • Sheets, valances, pillow cases, Doona's & covers, mattress protectors & other bed linen

On average we pack and send over 1200kg each and every month.

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Watch our video to see what can and can't be donated to Willing & Able Port Macquarie.

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Help divert textiles and bric-a-brac from landfill by donating to ReuseAbility, where items are repurposed to support sustainability.

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What is ReuseAblility?

ReuseAbility was a locally driven project with the aim of diverting more than 150 tonnes of textiles and bric-a-brac from landfill.

Rather then simply meeting our goals - we want to continue our reusability journey and continue to give unwanted textiles and bric-a-brac a second life

Background of Reuseabilty

In June 2020 a local company, Impact Environmental Consulting, partnered with Willing & Able and Port Macquarie Hastings Council and applied for EPA Circulate Grant funding to increase community donations of textiles and bric-a-brac, resulting in greater diversion from landfill.

The circular economy of the Port Macquarie region will be strengthened with Willing & Able processing textiles onsite, returning them as clothes to their retail space, increasing their material recycling (rags) service and textiles sold to other social enterprises.

Additional benefits include the employment of adults living with disability.

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This project was a NSW Environment Protection Authority, Waste Less Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.

<b>Where to find us</b>

Where to find us

38  & 39 Jindalee Rd, Port Macquarie NSW 2444

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CONTACT US

Contact Us

38 & 39 Jindalee Road, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 

02 6581 0939 

[email protected] 

   

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