A-Z waste and recycling guide

Adapters

Advertising material

Join the Do Not Mail list, Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Aerosol (spray) cans - full

Battery World, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Aerosol (spray) cans - empty

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Air conditioners

Repair, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Aluminium cans and trays

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Aluminium foil (clean, rolled into a ball)

Mixed recycling bin

Animal droppings/pet poo

General rubbish bin

Animal fur/hair (small amounts)

Home compost, General rubbish bin

Ash - (must be cold)

Home compost, General rubbish bin

Audio tapes and reel to reels

No bin! No bin! -see information on e-waste, Hard waste

B items

Baby formula tins

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lidded)

Baby goods

Donate/charity, Big Group Hug

Balloons

General rubbish bin

Bamboo fencing

Donate/charity, General rubbish bin

Band aids

General rubbish bin

Baskets (cane, broken)

Hard waste, General rubbish bin

Batteries (car)

Batteries (household including rechargeables)

No bin! B-cycle drop-off point, Council Recycling Station, ALDI stores

Barbecues

Sell or rehome, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Bean bag beans

General rubbish bin (ensure they are secure/bagged)

Bean bags

Donate/charity, General rubbish bin (ensure filling is secure/bagged)

Beauty products (unopened)

Donate/charity, Share the Dignity

Bed frames

Hard waste

Bedding (manchester)

Donate/charity, Sheridan, H&M stores

Beer bottle tops (loose, metal)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Berry punnets

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Bicycles (broken)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard Waste

Bicycles (good condition)

Donate your bike to WeCycle to be rehomed, Donate your bike for resale at the Bike Shed

Biscuit tray plastic (from packaged biscuits)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Biscuit packet (wrapper only)

General rubbish bin

Black plastic containers or plant pots

General rubbish bin

Blender

No bin! Repair, see information on e-waste, Hard Waste

Blister packs

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Bones (from food scraps)

Home compost, Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Bones (whole animal carcass, not from food scraps)

General rubbish bin

Books

Donate/charity, Community Library Box, Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid) (remove cover)

Bottles (glass) with lids off

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Bottles (plastic) with lids off

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Boxes (cardboard)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Boxes (waxed cardboard)

General rubbish bin

Branches (large)

Branches (small)

Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Bread bag (plastic)

General rubbish bin

Bread tags

Banish, General rubbish bin

Bread bag ties

General rubbish bin

Bricks

Clean bricks (whole or partially broken) accepted at Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Broken glass

General rubbish bin

Bubble wrap

General rubbish bin

Building material (bricks, cement, timber)

Butane cans (from camp stoves)

Donate/charity, Hard waste

Butchers paper

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lidded)

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)

Car speakers

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard Waste

Car tyres

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

Donate/charity, Council Recycling Station

CDs/DVDs (and covers)

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

Donate/charity, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

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)

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

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)

Construction waste

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre - no mixed rubble or any cement sheet type product.

Contact lense cases

OptiCycle, General rubbish bin

Contact lenses

General rubbish bin

Cooking oil (up to 40 litres)

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

D items

Deep fryer

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Deli paper (no plastic lining)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Dental floss containers

General rubbish bin

Detergent bottles (empty/lids off)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Detergent and cleaning chemicals

Donate/charity, Hard waste

Dishwashers

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Dishwashing tablet flexible packaging (including snap lock and zip locks)

TerraCycle, General rubbish bin

Disk drives

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste, National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme

Dog poo

General rubbish bin

Doonas (polyester)

Door handles

Donate/charity, The junk map, Hard waste

Doors

The junk map, Hard waste

Down lights

Council Recycling Stations, Hard waste

Drink bottles (plastic)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), Container Deposit Scheme (Eligible containers only)

Drink cans

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), Container Deposit Scheme (Eligible containers only)

Drinking straws

General rubbish bin

Dry cleaning bags

General rubbish bin

Dryer (clothes)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Ducted heating units

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Ducting (flexible tubing from ducted heating)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Dummies/ Pacifier (for babies)

General rubbish bin

Dust

Home compost, Worm farm, General rubbish bin

DVD/CD players/drives

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

DVDs

Council Recycling Station

E items

Egg cartons

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), Home compost

Electric blankets

Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Electric cooktop

Electric toothbrush

TerraCycle

Electrical appliances/devices

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Electrical cable

No bin! -see information on e-waste, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Enamel pots/bowls

Donate/charity

Engine oil

Detox Your Home, Resource Recovery Centre

Envelopes (paper/with a plastic window)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

E-Waste

Donate/charity, Recycling near you

Eyeglasses (broken)

General rubbish bin

Eyeglasses (unbroken)

F items

Fabric

Donate/charity, Upparel, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, H&M stores, General rubbish bin

Fans (electronic)

No bin! Donate/sell, Repair, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Fax machines

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Fencing (timber)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, The junk map

Fencing wire

Fertiliser

More information on asbestos

Fibro (asbestos cement sheet)

Film negatives

General rubbish bin

Filters (air and water)

TerraCycle

Fire extinguisher

Floppy disc drives

Council Recycling Station, Detox Your Home

Floppy discs

No bin! - see information on e-waste,Hard waste

Floss containers

TerraCycle, General rubbish bin

Fluorescent tubes

Foam packaging (peanut shaped)

General rubbish bin

Foam underlay

General rubbish bin

Food (leftovers or scraps)

Food and garden waste bin

Food cans

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Food pouches, yoghurt and baby food (soft plastic)

Terracycle, General rubbish bin

Food processer

What to do with household appliances, Darebin Resource Recover Centre

Freezer

Fridges

Hard waste

Fruit and vegetable scraps

Home compost, Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Fuels (petrol, diesel, kerosene, other)

Donate/sell, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Fur (vintage or old)

Check with a local animal or wildlife shelter, General rubbish bin

Furniture

G items

Garden chemicals

Donate/sell, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Garden organic waste

(place loosely in the bin - do not bag) Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Garden tools and equipment if usable (powered)

No bin! Donate/charity, see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Garden tools and equipment, if usable (unpowered)

Gas bottles (empty, e.g. BBQ bottles)

Darebin Resource and Recovery Centre, SWAP'n'GO

Gift cards (plastic wallet sized cards)

General rubbish bin

Gift wrap

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Glass (drinking cups and Pyrex)

Donate/sell, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, General rubbish bin

Glass (window pane)

Glass bottles (broken)

General waste bin

Glass jars/bottles with lids off

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Glasses (sight and reading)

Lions Recycle for Sight

Glossy paper, card, magazine

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Golf balls

Donate, General rubbish bin

Grass clippings

Food and garden organics bin

Greeting cards (used)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

H items

Hair (pet or human)

Home compost, General rubbish bin

Hair Dryer

Hair foils (with hair dye)

General rubbish bin

Hard drives

(e-waste) No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Hard plastic

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Hazardous waste

Headphones

Heaters (gas or electric)

Helium tanks

Hifi unit

Repair, Donate/charity, No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Highlighters, texters/textas, pens

General rubbish bin

Hose/hosing (with or without fittings)

General rubbish bin

Hot water bottles

General rubbish bin

Hot water systems (broken)

No bin! - see information on e-waste

Household chemicals

Detox your home

Humidifiers