With relatively low volumes of plastic pipe entering waste streams, collaboration helps bring together viable quantities for recycling. PIPA works with members, recyclers and industry partners to support these opportunities.
PIPA provides practical guidance and educational resources, connects end users with organisations offering take-back and recycling services and shares our industry’s progress in recovering and recycling plastic pipe material.
Good recycling starts with preparation. Correct identification, separation and safe handling help reduce contamination and improve the suitability of material for recycling.
Our practical guide explains six steps to prepare material: Identify, Separate, Clean, Check, Contain and Recycle. It includes advice on identifying pipe materials, removing unwanted components, assessing previous use and preparing material for collection or delivery.
Prior to contacting one of the recyclers below its good to have the following information ready
What type of material is your collection? Is it PE, PVC or PP?
What application was the pipe used? (sewerage, water, chemical, offcuts)
How much do you need collected?
Where is your collection located?
Do you need pickup or delivery provided?
Photographs can be helpful for recyclers to understand what you need collected.
Are there any foreign objects i.e., rubber rings, screws, marker tape, strapping?
Contact the receiving facility before preparing material or arranging collection or delivery.
Consider previous use and potential contamination before handling, cutting or cleaning used pipes and fittings.
PIPA member companies and recycling organisations offer options for recovering suitable plastic pipes and fittings. Acceptance requirements vary by organisation and location.
Contact the organisation directly to confirm accepted materials, preparation requirements, collection or delivery arrangements and any applicable charges before sending material.
Materials Accepted: PVC
12 Cawarra Rd Caringbah NSW 2229
Contact: reuse@app.net.au
www.app.net.au
Materials Accepted: PVC
35 Alfred Road Chipping Norton NSW 2170
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene
30-32 Powers Road Seven Hills NSW 2147
Materials Accepted: PVC and Polyethylene
Woodpark Road Smithfield NSW 2164
13 11 69
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene HDPE
60 Prosperity Place Geebung QLD 4034
03 3865 8318
Materials Accepted: PVC
Cnr Southpine Rd & Johnstone Rd Brendale QLD 4500
Materials Accepted: PVC
112 Landseer Street Acacia Ridge QLD 4110
07 3452 4536
Contact: Marnie Dance-Routledge
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene
Unit 1, 33-35 Robson Street Clontarf QLD 4019
1300 250 817
Materials Accepted: Polyolefin plastic waste –Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Polypropylene (PP).
5,19 & 20 Priority Street, Wacol QLD 4076
Contact: enquiries@rtigroup.com.au
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene
5 Priority Street Wacol QLD 4076
07 3879 4409
Materials Accepted: Brisbane – PVC and Polyethylene, Toowoomba – Polyethylene, Townsville – Polyethylene
13 11 69
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene
18 Enterprise Ave, Bohle QLD 4818
13 11 69
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene
Lot 2 Witmack Road, Wellcamp QLD 4350
13 11 69
Materials Accepted: PVC and Polyethylene
5 Gipps Court Epping VIC 3073
03 9408 4414
Materials Accepted: PVC and Polyethylene
501 Foleys Road Deer Park VIC 3023
03 8361 7115
Contact: Emily Uren
Materials Accepted: PVC and Polyethylene
231-245 St Albans Road Sunshine VIC 3020
13 11 69
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene
42 Calarco Drive Derrimut VIC 3030
03 6442 2699
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene HDPE and solid wall PVC
26 Turnbull Road Neerabup WA 6031
08 9306 3344
Materials Accepted: PVC and Polyethylene
Sainsbury Road O’Connor WA 6163
13 11 69
Materials Accepted: Polyethylene
10 Terra Nova Drive Wynyard TAS 7325
03 6442 2699
Between 2020 and 2025, PIPA members reprocessed 25,382 tonnes of plastic pipe material for use in new non-pressure plastic pipes, keeping valuable resources in use and supporting a circular economy.
Source: PIPA annual member surveys. Figures include pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled material. Rework is reused within the manufacturing process but is not classified as recycled content and is excluded from these figures.