Newcastle

Newcastle Eco Green

Across Newcastle and the surrounding Hunter, practical sustainability choices range from solar and batteries to separated resource recovery, rainwater storage, native plant growing and hands-on Landcare. Residents can compare household energy options, businesses can plan electrical or construction-material services, and volunteers can join ongoing restoration and education activities. The services below cover Newcastle, nearby suburbs and documented regional catchments, with access conditions included where they matter.

☀️ Solar Power & Home Batteries

Solahart Newcastle

Solahart Newcastle supplies and installs solar power systems, solar battery storage, solar hot water and heat-pump hot-water systems. It works with homes, rural properties and businesses across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Maitland, Cessnock and the Hunter Valley. The business also removes or upgrades existing systems and provides maintenance or testing for heat-pump systems, giving customers options for new installations as well as system changes.

Beresfield: 50 Yangan Drive, Beresfield NSW 2322. ☎ 1300 362 821 — general enquiries and solar assessments.

Electrified Industries

Electrified Industries designs, installs and maintains residential and commercial solar systems and home or business battery storage across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter. Its licensed electrical work also includes home and workplace EV charger supply and installation, switchboard upgrades, fault finding, lighting and commercial electrical services. This combination suits households and workplaces planning solar, storage and charging as connected electrical projects.

Adamstown Heights, servicing Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter. ☎ 0405 539 221 — general enquiries and quotes.

Solar Neighbourhoods

Solar Neighbourhoods is a City of Newcastle programme delivered with Lake Macquarie and Maitland councils. Participating households can choose solar-only, battery-only or combined solar-and-battery packages in a range of sizes, with installation by Hunter tradespeople. The 2026 programme also lists Tesla EV chargers among its offerings and is designed for households within the three participating council areas.

Available to participating households in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Maitland.

🔌 Home Electrification & Energy Advice

Go Electric Newcastle

Go Electric Newcastle is City of Newcastle’s energy advice service, delivered with ZapCat. It offers online price estimates, quote reviews and online consultations with an energy expert. Newcastle homeowners, renters, apartment residents and businesses can use the service when considering household electrification, solar or batteries, including questions about system sizing, product choices and local vetted installers.

Available online to Newcastle homeowners, renters, apartment residents and businesses.

💧 Water Conservation & Reuse

Basix Plastix

Basix Plastix manufactures rainwater tanks in the Hunter Valley and delivers to Newcastle and surrounding Hunter areas. Its range includes round, slimline and underdeck tanks, metal tanks, tank pumps and package deals. The Thornton business also supplies wastewater systems, plunge pools and accessories, and provides tank-selection assistance for customers comparing sizes and configurations.

Thornton: 219 New England Highway, Thornton NSW 2322. ☎ (02) 4964 2212 — tank specialist enquiries.

♻️ Recycling & Resource Recovery

Newcastle Recycling Solutions

Newcastle Recycling Solutions receives construction, industrial and mining waste at Mayfield North and processes suitable construction materials into recycled aggregates and pavement materials. Its stated inputs include concrete, bricks, roofing tiles, soil and related demolition material. Loads are sorted, crushed and sized, with blends available for civil construction specifications. The site does not accept putrescible, hazardous, liquid or special waste; Saturday access is by appointment only.

Site access: OneSteel Industrial Estate, via Ingall St, Mayfield North NSW 2304. Saturday access is by appointment only. ☎ (02) 4949 2800 — general and site enquiries; complaints line.

Summerhill Waste Management Centre – Sort & Save

At Wallsend, Sort & Save accepts separated cardboard, scrap metal, soft plastics, e-waste and eligible food and beverage containers. Newcastle LGA households can use the listed services at no charge when materials are sorted before arrival and proof of residency is provided. E-waste is limited to 10 items per visit. Other customers can use source-separated loads under the centre’s differential pricing structure.

Wallsend. Newcastle LGA households need proof of residency; e-waste is limited to 10 items per visit.

🌿 Composting & Organic Waste

City of Newcastle Kerbside Garden Organics Service

City of Newcastle provides a fortnightly green-lid garden-organics bin through its standard household kerbside waste service. Accepted garden organics are collected separately from recycling and general waste, then shredded and turned into compost off-site. The service is for households with the council’s standard kerbside collection arrangement and is not presented as a food-organics service.

Available within the Newcastle local government area to households with the standard kerbside collection arrangement.

🌳 Conservation, Landcare & Habitat

Hunter Wetlands Centre

Hunter Wetlands Centre is a community-run organisation working on wetland conservation, restoration and environmental education in Newcastle. Visitors can explore marshes, ponds and woodlands through birdwatching, walking and bike trails, guided tours, workshops and educational programmes. Its Shortland nursery grows local native trees, shrubs, grasses and wetland plants from site-collected seed and cuttings. Plant sales support restoration work, and larger project orders are available.

Shortland: 1 Wetlands Place, Shortland NSW 2307. ☎ 02 4951 6466 — Hunter Wetlands Centre enquiries; ☎ 0434 623 658 — Hunter Wetlands Nursery enquiries.

City of Newcastle Landcare

City of Newcastle supports Landcare volunteers at sites across the city, from Nobbys Beach to Wallsend. Groups undertake bush regeneration, dune rehabilitation, mulching, indigenous seed collection and propagation, planting, and local flora and fauna recording. For approved work on council land, the programme provides training, guidance, tools, plants, mulch, safety gear and insurance, with support from the Hunter Region Landcare Network.

Volunteer activities take place at supported Landcare sites across Newcastle, including Nobbys Beach and Wallsend.

These services create practical ways to plan energy upgrades, store or reuse water, separate materials, manage garden organics and take part in habitat care. Residents, businesses and volunteers can choose the options that fit their property, project or interests. Local environmental businesses, suppliers, organisations and community groups with relevant Newcastle or Hunter services are warmly invited to add or update their listing.

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