| A |
| Aerosol cans |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Community Recycling Centre
Yellow bin (can emptied)
|
Unemptied cans: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off, Community Recycling Centre
Terracycle collection
|
| Air conditioner |
Council clean up service - metal and whitegoods |
Portable only. For other types of air conditioners search Business Recycling Website |
Air freshener
|
Red bin
|
This includes cans, spray bottles, plug-in and refills.
Check Terracycle, some brands may have recycling programs for their products.
|
| Aluminium |
Yellow bin (Cans, containers, trays, clean foil)
Red bin (dirty foil)
|
Drink containers can be recycled at a Return and Earn recycling station |
| Asbestos |
Visit the EPA website to find facilities that accept household asbestos
|
| B |
Barbecues
|
Council clean up service - metal and whitegoods. |
Remove the gas bottle/cylinder, they cannot be collected in a clean up. See 'gas bottle' for disposal options |
|
Batteries
Do not place batteries in your garbage bin. This is hazardous and can cause fires.
|
Community Recycling Centre
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
|
Includes single-use, rechargeable, and car batteries
Drop-off at B-cycle
For mobile phone batteries check MobileMuster
Book a RecycleSmart collection
Officeworks offers battery drop-off points
For more options visit Recycling Near You
|
| Beauty products |
Red bin |
Terracycle - Beauty product recycling
Marrickville Metro has partnered with Terracycle - drop off your beauty products at the Metro Recycling Wall
RecycleSmart collect empty cosmetic packaging
|
| Bicycles and bicycle parts |
Council clean up service - metal and whitegoods
|
Revolve Recycling
The Bower
Check Bicycle NSW
|
| Books |
Blue bin (if you have one)
Yellow bin
|
Not suitable to sell or donate? Pull off the cover and recycle the pages
Donate to charity, Op shop
The Bower
The Footpath Library
Post on Facebook, Gumtree, Freecycle
Book a RecycleSmart collection
|
| Bottles |
Yellow bin (glass, plastic or metal)
*Broken Bottles - wrap in newspaper and place in red bin
|
Drink containers can be recycled at a Return and Earn station
|
| Branches |
Council clean up service - branches |
Branches should be cut to 1m in length and bundled. Maximum 1 metre in length and 15 centimetres in diameter.
Small branches and other garden organics can be placed in your garden organics bin.
|
| Bricks |
Hire a skip bin for construction waste
Check with: Business Recycling Website, The Bower, Reverse Garbage (concrete-free bricks only).
Post on Facebook, Gumtree, Freecycle
|
| C |
| Carton |
Foil-lined - Red bin
Non-foil -Yellow bin or Blue bin (former Leichhardt council area only)
|
Includes juice, milk or any beverage/liquid cardboard carton (sometimes known as Tetra Pak).
Visit Recycling Near You to find out more about carton recycling
|
Candles
|
Red bin
|
Find out how to recycle wax candles at home |
| Cameras |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
|
Donate to charity
Post on Facebook, Gumtree, Freecycle
RecycleSmart collect digital and video cameras
|
| Cardboard |
Blue bin (former Leichhardt council area only)
Yellow bin
|
Don't overfill your recycling bin, you can drop off excess cardboard at Council's Weekend Transfer Station in Leichhardt. |
| Car parts |
Visit Recycling Near You
|
| Carpet, rugs and underlay |
Council clean up service - bulky household items
|
Hire a skip bin
Business Recycling website
The Bower, Reverse Garbage
|
| CDs, DVDs, cassettes, video tapes, cases |
Community Recycling Centre
Household chemical and e-waste drop off
Red bin
|
Business Recycling website - Video and audio tapes
Business Recycling website - CD & DVDs including cases
|
| Cellophane |
Red bin |
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
|
| Chemicals |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Remember to store chemicals safely before the next event. If you missed the Inner West's event check the EPA website |
| Christmas tree (real) |
Council clean up service - branches |
If you have a real Christmas tree that doesn't fit in the garden bin, cut into 1 metre long branches, bundle and book a collection |
| Cigarette butts |
Red bin |
Bin that butt - encourage your friends to as well |
| Cling wrap |
Red bin
|
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
|
| Clothing and textiles |
Watch this video about donating clothing and textiles ethically
Red bin
|
Donate wearable clothes to your local charity/op shop. Many clothing retailers have donation bins for clothes (e.g H&M, Zara)
Tear up unwearable clothing or textiles for cleaning rags or donate them to your local animal shelter or vet. Some retailers will accept unwearable textiles including H&M
RecycleSmart collects wearable and unwearable clothing. Please separate separate for collection.
Clothing Cleanup picks up wearable clothes if you aren't able to drop them off yourself
Other clothing and textile recyclers include:
Circular Centre
Upparel
Dress for Success
The Bower
|
| Coat hangers |
Red bin
Council clean up service
|
Metal (wire): Large amounts can be collected in a council clean up - metal and whitegoods
Wood, plastic, other: Large amounts can be collected in a council clean up - bulky household items
Undamaged hangers can be donated to your local laundromat or dry cleaner
Post on Gumtree, Facebook, Freecycle
|
| Coffee cups (disposable) |
Red bin
|
Takeaway coffee cup are lined with petroleum-based plastic materials and contaminate the paper recycling stream
Plastic lids are too light to be processed in the recycling facility, they will fly off the machinery or be blown into the wrong material stream
The whole takeaway coffee cup will become landfill, try using a reusable coffee cup instead!
Alternatively, some shopping centres, petrol stations and other retailers have partnered with Simply Cups - recycling disposable coffee cups. 7/11 have a useful map of locations - please be mindful that each collection point cannot process large quantities. It's still better to use a reusable coffee cup.
RecycleSmart collect single use coffee cups - Cups and lids need to be stacked separately for collection
|
| Coffee capsule/pod |
Red bin
|
Most brands (e.g Nespresso, Nescafe) may allow used capsule/pod drop-offs in store, or partner with Terracycle. Contact the brand or check Terracycle for updates
RecycleSmart collect aluminium coffee capsules
|
| Compostable plastic |
Red bin |
Some biodegradable/compostable plastics break down in home composts. Check with the manufacturer |
| Concrete |
Hire a skip bin for construction waste
Visit the Business Recycling website
|
| Contact lenses and cases |
Red bin |
Some brands may partner with Terracycle
Specsavers - How to recycle contact lenses
|
| Corks |
Red bin |
The Bower, Reverse Garbage
|
| Crockery |
Red bin
Council clean up service - bulky household items
|
Donate to charity/op shop
Post on Facebook, Gumtree, Freecycle
If broken, wrap in newspaper and place in the garbage bin
Large amounts can be booked in for council clean up service - bulky household items
|
Cutlery
|
Red bin
|
BYO reusable cutlery to events or places that may not provide cutlery - plastic single-use cutlery cannot be recycled!
Donate metal cutlery to charity/op shops
|
| D |
Dental floss containers
|
Red bin |
Terracycle - Oral Care Recycling Program |
| Detergents |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Consider making your own
Keep the container and only buy refills
Terracycle - Dish and Air Care Recycling Program
|
| Disposable plates and cups |
Yellow bin
|
Clean - all food scraps and liquids must be removed.
Does NOT include plastic cutlery
|
Dishwashing tablet packaging
|
Red bin |
Terracycle collection |
| Doors and door handles |
The Bower, Reverse Garbage
Post on Gumtree, Facebook, Freecycle
Visit the Business Recycling website
|
| Drinking glasses/cups (glass) |
Red bin |
Broken glasses must be wrapped
The quality of glass is different to glass drinking bottles and can't be recycled - it contaminates the glass bottle recycling
|
| Dryer |
Council clean up service - metal and whitegoods |
Still working? Post on Facebook, Gumtree, Freecycle
|
| Dust (bagged) |
Compost bin or worm farm
Red bin
|
| E |
Egg cartons
|
Compost Bin
Yellow bin
Blue bin (if you have one)
|
Egg cartons, like all animal produce packaging is designed to be single-use to minimise contact with possibly harmful bacteria - Keep this in mind before reusing |
| Elastic bands (natural or synthetic rubber) |
Red bin |
Reuse them to reseal food packages |
| Electrical appliances |
Council clean up - bulky household items
|
Donate to charity or The Bower
RecycleSmart collect small electrical appliances
For more options visit Recycling Near You
|
Electronic waste (e-waste)
|
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Community Recycling Centre
|
Including computers, laptops, TVs, speakers, mouse, keyboard, telephones, headphones, earphones and other accessories
Donate to The Reconnect Project
For mobile phone recycling visit MobileMuster
RecycleSmart collect small e-waste items
Arnies Recon provides free pick up and recycling of electronics and appliances to homes and businesses in the Sydney Metro area
Officeworks provides e-waste recycling
E-waste recycling is funded by the industry and regulated by the Commonwealth government under the Product Stewardship Act 2011 to ensure the safe recycling of hazardous e-waste
|
| Engine oil |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Community Recycling Centre
|
Check business recycling website |
| Envelopes |
Yellow bin (no padded plastic)
Blue bin (if you have one)
|
Includes envelopes with a plastic window face
Padded paper envelopes (no plastic) go in the Yellow recycling bin
Padded envelopes lined with bubble wrap can be reused or put in the Red garbage bin
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
|
| Eyewear/glasses/spectacles |
Red bin
|
For more options visit Recycling Near You
Donate to your local optometrist
|
| F |
Fabric
|
Red bin
|
See 'clothing and textiles' on this list
Reverse Garbage
Large amounts: The Sewing Basket by Achieve Australia
RecycleSmart collect textiles
|
| Fencing |
Council clean up service - bulky household items / metal and whitegoods
|
Contact The Bower
|
Fibro (asbestos cement sheet)
|
EPA website: Facilities that accept household asbestos
Visit the Recycling Near You webpage to find a disposal service.
|
| Fire extinguishers |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Community Recycling Centre
|
Check Fire NSW for more information |
| Fireplace |
Council clean-up service - bulky household items / metal and whitegoods
|
Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage
Post on Gumtree, Facebook, Freecycle
Visit the Business Recycling Website
|
| Flare (marine) |
Regular collection through Roads and Maritime Services. Check RMS website for dates. |
| Foam (i.e. expanded polystyrene or EPS) |
Red bin |
Try to avoid it in the first place. If it comes as packaging, ask the retailer to recycle it for you. Drop-off facilities are rare in the local area.
RecycleSmart collect white polystyrene.
Visit the Recycling Near You website
|
| Food scraps |
Burgundy bin (in eligible apartment blocks)
Compost bin or worm farm
Red bin
|
| Food cans/tins |
Yellow bin
|
Aluminium, steel and tin
Lightly wash your cans and tins before putting in the recycling bin
|
| Fridges |
Council clean up service - metal and whitegoods |
Post on Facebook, Gumtree, Freecycle
|
| Fuels |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Includes petrol, firestarters, methylated spirits
|
| Fur |
Red bin
|
Try to avoid in the first place. The resale of second-hand or vintage fur products can contribute to consumer demand for fur products by perpetuating the idea ‘fur as fashion’
Donate to wildlife rescue group or to charity/op shop
|
| Furniture |
Council clean up service - bulky household items
|
Post on Gumtree, Facebook, Freecycle
Donate to charity/op shop
IKEA furniture buy-back service
|
| G |
Garage door – metal, damaged
|
Visit the Recycling Near You website for scrap metal dealers
Commercial waste facility
|
Garden organics – grass clippings, leaves, twigs and small branches, flowers and prunings
|
Green bin
Compost bin or worm farm
|
Don't overfill your green garden organics bin - for excess branches, use the council clean up service
|
| Garden tools and equipment (unpowered) |
Council clean-up service - metal and whitegoods
|
Usable items can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library, posted on Freecycle, or donated to charity.
|
| Garden tools and equipment (powered) |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
|
Usable items can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library or posted on Freecycle
|
| Gas bottles/cylinders |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Community Recycling Centre
|
| Glass bottles |
Yellow bin
|
Return and Earn recycling station
|
| Glass jars |
Yellow bin
|
Metal lid can stay screwed on jar
Reverse Garbage
Donate to a local food co-op
|
| Glossy paper, card, magazine |
Yellow bin
Blue bin if you have one
|
Do the tearing test. If you can tear it, you can recycle it. |
| Grass clippings |
Green bin
Compost bin or Worm Farm
|
| H |
Hair foils (with hair dye)
|
Red bin |
Hard plastic (e.g. bike helmet, toys, plastic buckets, washing tubs, etc.)
|
Red bin
|
Hard plastic breaks into shards and is not recyclable |
| Heater |
Council clean-up servicehttps://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/waste-and-recycling/council-clean-up - metals and whitegoods |
If still working donate to charity, or post on Gumtree, Facebook, Freecycle
Gas: Council clean-up service - metals and whitegoods
Electric: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Council clean-up service - metals and whitegoods
Oil: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
RecycleSmart collect small electric heaters
|
| Hose |
Red bin
Council clean up service - bulky household items
|
Small amount of hose, or chop the hose into smaller pieces: red garbage bin
Large amount of hose/hose reel: Council clean up service - bulky household items
Try reusing your old hose creatively
|
| Household appliances (metal) e.g. toaster |
Council clean-up service
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
|
Donate to The Bower or post on Freecycle
RecycleSmart collect small electric appliances
|
| Household cleaners and solvents |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
| I |
Ice cream container
|
Yellow bin
|
Incandescent lightbulbs
|
Red bin – wrap in newspaper first
|
RecycleSmart collect lightbulbs |
| Insulation |
Contact a commercial waste facility
Visit the Business Recycling website
|
| J |
| K |
Kitty litter or pet poo
|
Red bin
|
Knitting and haberdashery
|
Red bin
|
The Sewing Basket run by Achieve Australia or your local op shop |
| L |
Laptops
|
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
|
Donate to charity
RecycleSmart collect laptops
|
| Lawn clippings |
Green bin
Compost bin or worm farming
|
| Lever arch folders |
Red Bin |
|
| Lids of take-away cups (plastic) |
Red bin
|
Simply cups |
| Light globes/bulbs – incandescent |
Red bin – wrap in newspaper first. |
RecycleSmart collect light globes/blubs |
| Light bulbs/tubes – fluorescent |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre
Red bin
|
RecycleSmart collect fluorescent light tubes
|
| M |
Magazines
|
Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin
|
Donate to charity |
Mailing satchels (Australia Post plastic satchel)
|
Red bin
|
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
|
| Mattresses |
Council clean-up service - Mattress collection |
|
| Meat trays (all colours, all types) |
Red bin |
Bring a reusable container to your local butcher |
| Medicines |
Take to your nearest chemist/pharmacy
Return of Expired Medicines (RUM) program
Recycle medicinal blister packs with the Pharmacycle program |
| Mercury |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Contact Toxfree on 1300 869 373 |
| Metals (toolboxes and similar) |
Council clean-up service - metals and whitegoods
|
Donate to charity/op shop
Post on Facebook, Gumtree, Freecycle
|
| Metal frames (e.g. bed) |
Council clean-up service - metal and whitegoods
|
Donate to charity/op shop
Post on Facebook, Gumtree, Freecycle
|
| Metal Lid (from glass jar) |
Yellow bin |
Keep lid screwed on container if possible |
| Metal poles or rods |
Council clean-up service - metals and whitegoods |
Commercial waste facility |
| Microwave oven (not in working order) |
Council clean up service
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
|
RecycleSmart collect small microwaves |
| Microwave oven, in working order |
Council clean-up service
Donate to charity, Freecycle
|
|
| Microwave dish/container (composite plastics) |
Red bin |
N/A |
| Milk crates |
Call Dairy Farmers on 1800 000 570
|
| Mirrors (broken) |
Red bin (wrap it first) |
N/A |
| Mirrors (not broken) |
Freecycle, local op shop, ebay, gumtree |
Council clean up service |
| Mobile phones and batteries |
Community Recycling Centre,
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
|
Visit the MobileMuster website
RecycleSmart collect mobile phones and batteries
Donate to The Reconnect Project
Officeworks provides mobile phone recycling
Refer to the Recycling Near You website for more options
|
| Mops |
Red bin |
|
| Motor oil |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Community Recycling Centre
|
| N |
Nappies (disposable and compostable)
|
Red bin |
N/A |
Needles and syringes
|
Place them in a sharps container or a puncture resistant container (not glass) and dispose of them at a Community Sharps Collection participating pharmacy. Or search for your suburb on the Safe Sharps website
|
N/A |
| Newspaper |
Compost bin
Blue bin (if you have one)
Yellow bin
|
Donate to animal shelter like Sydney Dogs and Cats home |
| O |
Oil (cooking)
|
Small amounts: Red bin. Pour into a container of absorbent material (e.g. shredded toilet rolls, paper, tissues, egg cartons etc) to keep the bin clean. Alternatively, tip a small amount into a compost bin or soil.
Large amounts: Store in container and drop it off at the Community Recycling Centre or the next Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
N/A |
Oil (engine)
|
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre |
N/A |
| P |
Packaging (foam)
|
Avoid it in the first place.
If it comes as packaging, ask the retailer to recycle it for you.
Red bin
|
RecycleSmart collects white polystrene
|
Packaging (corn starch stuffing)
|
Compost bin
Red bin
|
|
Packaging (soft): foil-lined
|
Red bin
|
N/A |
| Paint tins - full |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Community Recycling Centre
|
Advertise on a local buy/sell/swap forum e.g. Facebook Marketplace or ‘Street Bounty’
RecycleSmart collect sealed paint tins (maximum 2l)
|
| Paint and solvents - half empty |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre |
RecycleSmart collected sealed paint tins (maximum 2l) |
| Paint tins – empty or dried-out |
Council clean up or Community Recycling Centre
Red bin
|
|
| Paper and cardboard |
Yellow bin
Blue bin (Former Leichhardt Council)
|
Did you know...?
Shredded paper cannot be recycled but can be used as animal bedding or placed in your compost or worm farm |
| Paper (grease-proof) |
Red bin |
N/A |
| Paper towels and tissues |
Red bin
|
Did you know...?
Paper towels and tissues cannot be recycled for hygiene reasons. |
| Pens and pencils |
Red bin
|
Donate to charity
|
| Pet food cans |
Yellow bin |
N/A |
| Pillows and cushions (beyond reuse) Natural fibre fill |
Red bin
|
Add fill to compost bin
|
| Pillows and cushions (beyond reuse) synthetic fill |
Red bin
|
Discard cover, pull out fill and reuse
|
| Pipes (plastic) |
Check the Recycling Near You website or the Pipa website |
Commercial waste facility |
| Pizza boxes (with no leftover food) |
Blue bin if you have one.
If not, Yellow bin
|
N/A |
| Plant pots |
Red bin
Council clean up service - bulky household items
|
Small indoor pots/flower pots: Marrickville Community Nursery, see Pinterest for inspiration on the creative reuse of plant pots
Post on Gumtree, Facebook, Freecycle
Large outdoor concrete/terracotta: The Bower, Reverse Garbage
Large amounts of terracotta or ceramics is considered building material and may be required to be taken to a commercial waste facility - check Business Recycling website
|
| Plant pots (terracotta/ceramic) |
The Bower, Reverse Garbage, Freecycle |
N/A |
| Plasterboard |
The Bower, Reverse Garbage, Freecycle |
N/A |
| Plastic shopping bags |
Avoid if possible
Red Bin
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
|
RecycleSmart |
| Plastic bottles |
Yellow bin
|
Recycling tip: Keep lids on and bottles empty - no liquids or smaller plastic pieces inside.
Drink containers can be recycled at a Return and Earn recycling station.
|
| Plastic cards (e.g. loyalty cards etc.) and thin plastic objects |
Red bin |
N/A |
| Plastic food containers (single use) |
Yellow bin |
N/A |
| Plastic food trays (biscuits) |
Yellow bin |
N/A |
| Plastic food trays (meat) |
Red bin |
Bring reusable container to your local butcher |
| Plastic-lined food wrapping |
Avoid if possible
Red bin
Please note:
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
|
RecycleSmart
|
| Plastic netting (e.g. fruit netting) |
Red Bin
Please note:
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
|
RecycleSmart |
| Plastic storage containers (e.g. |
Red bin |
Donate to charity
|
| Plastic takeaway containers (no leftover food) |
Yellow bin |
N/A |
| Plastic toys |
Red bin
|
RecycleSmart collect plastic toys in sellable condition
Donate to charity, Freecycle
|
| Plastic wraps, films and ziplock bags |
Avoid if possible
Red bin
Please note:
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
|
RecycleSmart |
| Plasticised foil wrap (e.g. tea bag wrapping) |
Red bin |
N/A |
| Pottery/porcelain |
Red bin
|
Donate to charity
|
| Pots and pans (aluminium or steel) |
Council clean-up service |
Donate to charity, Freecycle
|
| Poisons, pesticides and herbicides |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
N/A |
| Polystyrene (also known as foam) |
Red bin
|
Check the Recycling Near You website
Try to avoid it in the first place. If it comes as packaging, ask the retailer to recycle it for you.
RecycleSmart collect white polystyrene. It does not need to be broken down for collection.
|
| Pringles containers (composite materials) |
Red bin |
N/A |
| Printer cartridges |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Officeworks and JB Hi-Fi stores, Australia Post, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith, The Good Guys, Office National and Office Products Depot outlets.
RecycleSmart collect printer cartridges
|
| Pyrex (ovenware) |
Red bin |
Donate to charity, Freecycle |
| R |
| Rainwater tank |
Check if the measurements are eligible for the Council clean-up service (2 metres x 1 metre x 1 metre)
For metal or stainless steel: Council clean-up - Metal and whitegoods
For plastic: Council clean-up - bulky household items and furniture
|
Check the Reycling Near You website |
Radios
|
Household chemical and e-waste drop off
|
The Bower, Freecycle, Gumtree
|
| Razors |
Red bin |
Gillette has partnered with Terracycle to create a razor and blades recycling program - Click here for more information
|
| Records (vinyl) |
Red bin
|
Donate to local radio station, a second hand shop or post on Freecycle
|
| Refrigerators |
Council clean up service - Metal and whitegoods
|
Freecycle
|
| Reusable shopping bags |
Red bin
|
RecycleSmart
Check the Recycling Near You website
|
| Rugs, carpets, underlay |
Council clean up service
|
Contact The Bower, Reverse Garbage or a commercial waste facility for disposal. Visit the Business Recycling website for more ideas.
|
| S |
Sand
|
Visit the Business Recycling website
|
Commercial waste facility
|
| Scrap metals |
Check the Recycling Near You website for metal recyclers. |
N/A |
| Sharps/syringes |
Place them in a sharps container or a puncture resistant container (not glass) and dispose of them at a Community Sharps Collection participating pharmacy. Or search for your suburb on the Safe Sharps website.
|
N/A |
| Shopping trolleys |
- Coles, Kmart, Target, Bunnings, Officeworks, Bi Lo:Report online
- Woolworths, Dan Murphy, Big W, Target, IGA: Report online
- Aldi: Phone 132 534.
|
N/A |
| Sinks, e.g. kitchen or laundry |
Council clean up service
|
Reverse Garbage
|
| Shoes |
Red bin
|
TreadLightly recycle sport and active lifestyle footwear.
RecycleSmart collect shoes in reusable condition. They also collect sport shoes, thongs, slides, football boots and golf shoes in unwearable condition.
Donate to charity
|
| Smoke alarms/detectors |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre
|
RecycleSmart collect smoke alarms and detectors |
| Soft plastic packaging |
Avoid if possible
Red bin
Please note:
REDcycle regrets to announce that it will temporarily pause its soft plastics collection program from 9 November 2022. REDcycle and its partners are committed to having the program back up and running as soon as possible.
Redcycle has more information about the pause
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RecycleSmart have paused their collection of these materials.
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| Soil and rocks |
Commercial waste facility |
N/A |
| Spectacles |
Check the Recycling Near You website |
N/A |
| Spice container (metal with plastic lid) |
Yellow bin (metal container) and Red bin (lid) |
N/A |
| Steel cans |
Yellow bin |
N/A |
| Stoves |
Council clean up service
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Freecycle
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| Straws (plastic) |
Red bin |
N/A |
| Styrofoam (otherwise known as ‘foam’) or expanded polystyrene – EPS) |
Red bin
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Try to avoid it in the first place. If it comes as packaging, ask the retailer to recycle it for you.
Check the Recycling Near You website
RecycleSmart collect white polystyrene for recycling.
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| Take away food containers |
Yellow bin |
Lightly rinse the container, make sure no food scraps are left. A little bit of grease is OK |
| Tapes (VHS and cassette) |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
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| Tea bags |
Burgundy bin (in eligible apartment blocks)
Compost bin or worm farm
Red bin
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| Telephones (not mobile) |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
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Televisions
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Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
| Thermometers (mercury and digital) |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Visit the Business Recycling website |
| Tiles |
Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage (non-broken tiles only) or post on Freecycle, Gumtree or other online swap and sell platforms. |
Commercial waste facility |
| Timber (good condition) |
Council clean up service
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Wastewood
Among The Trees
Freecycle
Visit the Business Recycling Website
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| Timber (unusable, poor condition) |
Council clean up service |
N/A |
| Timber - furniture (good condition) |
Council clean up service |
Donate to charity
The Bower
Freecycle
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| Timber - furniture (unusable, poor condition) |
Council clean up service |
N/A |
| Tissues and napkins |
Red bin |
N/A |
Toner cartridges
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Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Officeworks and JB Hi-Fi stores, Australia Post, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith, The Good Guys, Office National and Office Products Depot outlets.
Inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges and toner bottles from most brands are accepted. This includes cartridges used in printers, photocopiers and fax machines.
RecycleSmart collect toner cartridges
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| Toaster |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
N/A |
| Tools (metal) |
Council clean-up service
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Usable tools can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library, charity or posted on Freecycle
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| Tools (powered) |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
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Usable power tools can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library or The Bower E-Tool Library |
| Toothbrushes |
Red bin
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Reuse it as a grout scrubber.
Terracycle collection (check website for locations)
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| Toothpaste tubes and caps |
Red bin
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Terracycle collection (check website for locations) |
| Trolleys |
- Coles, Kmart, Target, Bunnings, Officeworks, Bi Lo: Report online
- Woolworths, Dan Murphy, Big W, Target, IGA: Report online
- Aldi: Phone 132 534.
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N/A |
| Tyres |
Check the Recycling Near You website for options |
Commercial waste facility |
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| Vacuum cleaner dust |
Red bin
Compost bin
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| Vacuum cleaner |
Household chemicals and e-waste drop off
Council Clean Up
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| Vapes |
Reusable vaping products (including cartridges, replacement pods and nicotine) are now accepted under the Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) program. Ask your local pharmacy for more information.
Reusable vape batteries can be dropped off at a Community Recycling Centre or B-cycle
Single use vapes are not accepted at any of the above. The EPA and RUM program hope to provide safe alternatives soon.
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| Vegetable scraps |
Burgundy bin (in eligible apartment blocks)
Compost bin or worm farm
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| Video tapes |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Red bin
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Visit the Business Recycling website for drop-off locations
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Washing machine
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Council clean up service |
N/A |
| Waxed cardboard (e.g. fruit box) |
Red bin |
N/A |
| Wheelchair |
TAD Australia
eBility
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| White goods excluding freezers, fridges, air conditioners |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
N/A |
| Windows (frame and glass panes) |
Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage |
N/A |
| Wood shavings – untreated |
Contact your local community garden |
N/A |
| Wood shavings – treated |
Commercial waste facility |
N/A |
| Wrapping paper |
Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin |
N/A |
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| X-ray films |
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Check with your radiologist as many medical imaging businesses collect X-rays.
RecycleSmart collect x-ray films
Search on Recycling Near You for other options in your area.
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| Yoghurt containers |
Yellow bin |
Rinse lightly before recycling |