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| Aerosol cans | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off Community Recycling Centre Yellow bin | Empty cans: Yellow bin 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 Red bin | Cans, containers, trays, clean foil: Yellow bin Dirty foil: Red bin Drink containers can be recycled at a Return and Earn recycling station |
| Asbestos | Visit the EPA website to find facilities that accept household asbestos
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| 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 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 |
| Biodegradable plastic | Red bin
| Some biodegradable/compostable plastics break down in home composts, some only break down in commercial composters. Check with the manufacturer |
| 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, metal: Yellow bin Broken: Wrap in newspaper or similar 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 |
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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 (if you have one) 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
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| 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 bins available at Woolworths, Coles and more |
| 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 - Please note Redcycle takes GLAD, COLES, HOME brand and WOOLWORTHS Essentials Home brand ONLY RecycleSmart collect cling wrap as part of their soft plastic collection |
| 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. The 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. |
| 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 Red 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 |
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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 collection |
| Disposable plates, 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 | 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 |
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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 service - 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 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 Blue bin (if you have one) | Includes envelopes with a plastic window face
Padded paper envelopes go in the Yellow bin
Padded envelopes lined with bubble wrap can be reused or put in the Red bin
Larger postage packs are sometime made from soft plastic and can be recycled at REDcycle drop off points in most Coles and Woolworths supermarkets |
| Eyewear/glasses | Red bin
| Refer to the Recycling Near You website. |
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Fabric
| Red bin
| See 'clothing and textiles' on this list Reverse Garbage Large amounts: The Sewing Basket run 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 website 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. Check 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
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| 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 |
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Garage door – metal, damaged
| Check 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 bin - for excess branches, use the council clean up service
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| Garden tools and equipment (unpowered) | Council clean up service - metal and whitegoods
| Usable items can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library, donated to charity or posted on Freecycle |
| 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
| 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 |
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Hair foils (with hair dye)
| Red bin |
Hard plastic, e.g. bike helmet
| Red bin
| Hard plastic breaks into shards and is not recyclable. |
| Heater | Council clean up service - 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 |
| Household appliances (metal) e.g. toaster | Council clean up service
Household chemical and e-waste drop-off | Donate The Bower, Freecycle RecycleSmart collect small electric appliances |
| Household cleaners and solvents | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
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Ice cream container (plastic)
| Yellow bin
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Incandescent lightbulbs
| Red bin – wrap in newspaper first
| RecycleSmart collect lightbulbs |
| Insulation | Contact a commercial waste facility Visit the Business Recycling website |
| J |
Juice cartons (no foil-lining)
| Yellow bin Blue bin if you have one | No foil-lining can go in your Blue bin if you have one Tetra Pak or any carton with foil lining goes in your Yellow bin |
| K |
Kitty litter or pet poo
| Red bin
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Knitting and haberdashery
| Red bin
| The Sewing Basket run by Achieve Australia or your local op shop |
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Laptops
| Household chemical and e-waste drop-off | Donate to charity RecycleSmart collect laptops |
| Lawn clippings | Green bin Compost bin or worm farm |
| Lever arch folders | Try donating them | Red bin |
| Lids of take-away cups (plastic) | Yellow bin – up to 20 lids can be stacked together. | Red bin |
| 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 | RecycleSmart collect fluorescent light tubes Red bin |
| Long-life liquid containers (foil lined) | Yellow bin | N/A |
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Magazines
| Donate to charity
| Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin |
Mailing satchels (Australia Post plastic satchel)
| Recycle through RedCycle bins at your local supermarket.
| Red bin |
| Mattresses | Council's Weekend Transfer Station | Council clean up service |
| Meat trays (plastic, all colours) | Yellow bin | N/A |
| Meat trays (compostable and polystyrene) | Red bin | N/A |
| Medicines | Take to your nearest chemist/pharmacy. | N/A |
| Mercury | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off | Contact Toxfree on 1300 869 373 |
| Metals (toolboxes and similar) | Freecycle | Council clean up service
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| Metal frames (e.g. bed) | Donate through Freecycle or Gumtree | Council clean up service |
| Metal poles | Post on Buildbits | Commercial waste facility |
| Metal rods, etc. | Red bin | N/A |
| 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 | Donate to charity, Freecycle | Council clean up service |
| Microwave dish/container (composite plastics) | Red bin | N/A |
| Milk/juice bottles | Yellow bin | N/A |
| Milk/juice carton (fresh – not foil-lined) | Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin | N/A |
| Milk/juice cartons (long-life – foil lined) | Yellow bin | N/A |
| Milk crates | Call Dairy Farmers on 1800 000 570 | N/A |
| 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 Mobile Muster website RecycleSmart collect mobile phones and batteries Refer to the Recycling Near You website for more options |
| Mops | Red bin |
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| Motor oil | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off Community Recycling Centre | N/A |
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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 |
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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 |
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Packaging (foam)
| Avoid it in the first place.
If it comes as packaging, ask the retailer to recycle it for you. | RecycleSmart collect white polystrene Red bin |
Packaging (corn starch stuffing)
| Compost bin | Red bin
|
Packaging (soft): foil-lined
| Red bin
| N/A |
| Paint tints - 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 tints – empty or dried-out | Council clean up or Community Recycling Centre | Red bin |
| Paper and cardboard | Blue bin (if you have one) Yellow bin | Did you know...?
Shredded paper shouldn't go loose in your bin. Place it in a cardboard box, paper bag or bundle it into sheets of newspaper. |
| 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 | Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store) | RecycleSmart collect soft plastics, including reusable and plastic shopping bags |
| 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) | Red bin | N/A |
| Plastic food trays (meat) | Yellow bin | N/A |
| Plastic-lined food wrapping | Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store) | RecycleSmart collect soft plastics including plastic-lined food wrapping
|
| Plastic netting (e.g. fruit netting) | Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store) | RecycleSmart collect soft plastics including fruit netting |
| Plastic storage containers (e.g. Tupperware) | Donate to charity | Red bin |
| Plastic takeaway containers (no leftover food) | Yellow bin | N/A |
| Plastic toys | Donate to charity, Freecycle | RecycleSmart collect plastic toys in sellable condition Red bin |
| Plastic wraps, films and ziplock bags | Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store) | RecycleSmart collect soft plastics including plastic wraps, films and ziplock bags |
| Plasticised foil wrap (e.g. tea bag wrapping) | Red bin | N/A |
| Pottery/porcelain | Donate to charity | Red bin |
| Pots and pans (aluminium or steel) | Donate to charity, Freecycle | Council clean up service |
| Poisons, pesticides and herbicides | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off | N/A |
| Polystyrene (also known as foam) | 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. | Check the Recycling Near You website Red bin |
| 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 |
Radios
| Household chemical and e-waste drop-off | The Bower, Freecycle, Gumtree
|
| Razors | Red bin | N/A |
| 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 collect reusable shopping bags 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 | Reverse Garbage | Council clean up service
|
| Shoes | Donate to charity
| RecycleSmart collect shoes in reusable condition. They also collect sport shoes, thongs, slides, football boots and golf shoes in unwearable condition. TreadLightly recycle sport and active lifestyle footwear. Red bin |
| Smoke alarms/detectors | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre
| RecycleSmart collect smoke alarms and detectors |
| Soft plastic packaging | Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store) | RecycleSmart collect soft plastics Red bin |
| 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 | Freecycle | Council clean up service |
| Straws (plastic) | Red bin | N/A |
| Styrofoam (otherwise known as ‘foam’) or expanded polystyrene – EPS) | 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 for recycling. | Check the Recycling Near You website Red bin |
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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
|
| Telephones (not mobile) | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
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Televisions
| 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 | Wastewood Among The Trees Visit the Business Recycling website |
| Tissues and napkins | Red bin | N/A |
Toner 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. 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 |
| Toaster | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off | N/A |
| Tools (metal) | Council clean up service
| Usable tools can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library, charity or posted on Freecycle . |
| Tools (powered) | Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
| Usable power tools can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library or The Bower E-Tool Library |
| Toothbrushes | Red bin | Reuse it as a grout scrubber. Terracycle collection (check website for locations) |
| Toothpaste tubes and caps | Red bin
| 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.
| N/A |
| Tyres | Check the Recycling Near You website for options | Commercial waste facility |
| V |
| Vacuum cleaner dust | Red bin Compost bin |
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| Vacuum cleaner | Household chemicals and e-waste drop off | Council Clean Up |
| 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. |
| 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 | Visit the Business Recycling website for drop-off locations |
| W |
Washing machine
| Council clean up service | N/A |
| Waxed cardboard (e.g. fruit box) | Red bin | N/A |
| Wheelchair | TAD Australia eBility |
| 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 |
| X |
| 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. |
| Y |
| Yoghurt containers | Yellow bin | Rinse lightly before recycling |