How to Get Here
53A Donovan Street, Blockhouse Bay. 4.2 km from Mt Roskill – a direct route via White Swan Road with no motorway changes.
From Mt Roskill
- Take May Road west from the Mt Roskill shops area
- Right onto Marion Avenue, then left onto McGowan Street
- Right onto Richardson Road, then left onto White Swan Road
- Follow White Swan Road for 1.8 km as it curves right – it naturally feeds onto Donovan Street
- Look for the stone wall on your left at number 53A
7 minutes off-peak. White Swan Road is the key – a direct arterial that connects Mt Roskill to Blockhouse Bay without touching the motorway.
How the Drop-Off Works
Pull Up
Drive to 53A Donovan Street. No booking, no membership, no forms. The kerb beside the stone wall is the drop point.
Drop Beside the Stone Wall
Place your recyclables on the kerb. Glass bottles, cardboard boxes, old electronics, batteries, soft plastics – everything you'd normally sort through goes in one pile. We sort it.
Drive Away
Done. Volunteers collect and deliver everything to the right facilities. You're back on White Swan Road before the traffic light changes.
Why Mt Roskill Households Drive Over
Mt Roskill has council kerbside recycling. It works well for weekly volumes in an average household. What happens when it doesn't?
Bin Overflows Between Collections
Flats, shared housing, big families, or just an unusually heavy week – the kerbside bin fills up. Council won't take overflow bags. Your option is wait a week or find somewhere to drop it. We're the somewhere.
Items the Kerbside Won't Take
Soft plastics? No. Batteries? No. E-waste? No. Polystyrene? Definitely not. Your council bin handles the basics; we handle everything the bin refuses.
Moving House or Decluttering
Packing boxes, old appliances, that drawer of dead electronics – the kerbside isn't designed for one-off volume. Load the car, drive 7 minutes, drop it all at once.
What You Can Drop
If it's recyclable and it came from a household, it's welcome. Complete list.
Other Options in the Area
Mt Roskill doesn't have a dedicated public recycling drop-off centre within the suburb itself. Your main alternatives are:
- Council kerbside collection – Your wheelie bin handles glass, plastics 1–2, paper, and tins. Collected fortnightly. Great for the basics, but limited to what fits in the bin and what the council accepts.
- For battery and e-waste – Some electronics retailers accept small items for recycling. Check with your nearest appliance or hardware store, but fees and item limits often apply.
- For large-scale moving or decluttering – Skip-bin hire runs $200–400 for a weekend. Or: drive 7 minutes to Donovan Street for free.
Manny's fills the gap: everything the council bin can't handle, any time you need it, at no cost.
Questions from Mt Roskill Neighbours
Is it really free? What's the catch?
No catch. We're a community service run by locals who believe recycling infrastructure shouldn't cost the household. No membership, no donation box, no per-item charge. If you want to support us, tell a neighbour.
Can I drop items the council bin won't take?
That's exactly why Mt Roskill residents come here. Soft plastics, polystyrene, e-waste, batteries, whiteware – none of these go in the council bin. We take all of them.
Is the drive really worth it from Mt Roskill?
For one or two items, probably not. For a boot full of cardboard, a broken microwave, a bag of dead batteries, and the glass bottles that overflowed the bin – that's a 14-minute round trip that saves you a skip-bin hire or multiple trips to different specialist recyclers.
What time of day can I drop off?
Any time. 2am, 6pm, midday Sunday. The stone wall doesn't have opening hours. If you can drive there, you can drop off.
Do I need to sort anything first?
No. Everything goes in one pile beside the stone wall. Volunteers sort it afterward. Your only job is getting it there.
Ready to Drop?
53A Donovan Street, Blockhouse Bay. Straight down White Swan Road – you'll see the stone wall on the left. Open now, open always.
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