C items
Cake trays (plastic)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)
Cameras (digital)
No bin! - see information on e-waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Ted's Cameras Recycling Program, Donate or sell, Hard waste
Cameras (film)
Ted's Camera Recycling Program
Candles
Donation/charity, General rubbish bin
Cans (steel)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)
Car (old)
Kids Under Cover
Car seats (child car seats and boosters)
Donate/charity, Hard waste
Car speakers
No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste
Car tyres
Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard Waste
Carcasses (dead pets and animals)
General rubbish bin
Cardboard
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), Darebin Resource Recovery Centre
Cardboard (waxed)
General rubbish bin
Carpet scraps/underlay
General rubbish bin, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste
Cartons (long life milk, soy/plant milks and juice, foiled lined packaging)
General rubbish bin
Cartons (refrigerated milk, dairy, juice)
General rubbish bin
Cartridges (printer/toner)
Cartridges 4 Planet Ark, Recycling near you
Cassette tapes (and cases)
Donate, Council Recycling Stations
Cat poo and kitty litter
General rubbish bin
CD/DVD drives
No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste
CDs/DVDs (and covers)
Donate/charity, Council Recycling Station
Cellophane
General rubbish bin
Ceramics (broken)
General rubbish bin
Ceramics (intact)
Donate/charity, General rubbish bin
Cereal box insert (soft plastic bag)
General rubbish bin
Cereal boxes
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)
Chemicals
Detox Your Home
Chewing gum
General rubbish bin
China (broken)
General rubbish bin
China (intact)
Donate/sell
Chip packet (including with foil lining)
General rubbish bin
Christmas tree (fake)
Donate/charity, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste
Christmas tree (live)
Resource Recovery Centre
Cigarette butts
TerraCycle, General rubbish bin
Cigarette lighter (empty)
General rubbish bin
Cigarette packet
General rubbish bin
Cleaning products
Detox Your Home
Cling (plastic film) wrap
General rubbish bin
Clothing and textiles (beyond reuse)
Upparel, H&M stores, General rubbish bin
Coat hangers
Donate/charity, General rubbish bin
Coffee cup lid (plastic)
General rubbish bin
Coffee cups (compostable)
Simply Cups, General rubbish bin
Coffee cups (plastic-lined paper)
Simply Cups, General rubbish bin
Coffee granules
Home compost, Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)
Coffee jars (glass)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)
Coffee jars (plastic)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)
Coffee machine
No bin! - see information on e-waste, Donate or sell, Hard waste
Coffee pods (plastic/metal)
Nespresso capsules, Other coffee capsules, Banish, General rubbish bin
Compostable plastic cups (PLA plastic)
General rubbish bin
Computers (including monitors, screens, mouse, other parts)
National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste
Concrete (clean, large pieces only, no smaller than a cricket ball)
Darebin Resource Recovery Centre
Construction waste
Darebin Resource Recovery Centre - no mixed rubble or any cement sheet type product.
Contact lens cases
OptiCycle, General rubbish bin
Contact lenses
General rubbish bin
Cooking oil (up to 40 litres)
Darebin Resource Recovery Centre
Cooking oil (small quantities)
(pour into a container and seal) General rubbish bin
Cooking oil (soaked up by paper)
General rubbish bin
Corks
Home compost, General rubbish bin,
Cosmetic jars (empty)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)
Cotton wool balls
Home compost, General rubbish bin
Cotton wool buds
(tips only) Home compost, General rubbish bin
Cups and saucers (broken)
General rubbish bin
Curtains (poor condition)
General rubbish bin
Cutlery (metal)
Donate/charity
Cutlery (plastic)
Banish, General rubbish bin