Item: Item: Item: Item: Candle (paraffin wax or soy/bee wax)
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Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Recycle at home (visit this page to find out how) |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cameras |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cardboard |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Blue bin if you have one.
If not, Yellow bin
For excess cardboard drop off at VISY, 6/8-10 Burrows Road, St Peters. Phone 02 9316 4343.
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cardboard (waxed) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Red bin |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Car parts
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Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Refer to the Recycling Near You website
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Carpet, rugs and underlay |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Contact The Bower, Reverse Garbage or a commercial waste facility for disposal. Visit the Business Recycling website for more ideas.
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Council clean up service
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Item: Item: Item: Item: Cartridges (ink) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: 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.
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
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Item: Item: Item: Item: Cassette tapes
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Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: CDs & DVDs |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Refer to the Recycling Near You website or drop off at our Household chemical and e-waste drop-off. For commercial quantities, donate to a charity shop.
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin
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Item: Item: Item: Item: CD cases |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Red bin
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: n/a |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cellophane |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Red bin |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Chemicals (household, garden and pool) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Christmas tree (real) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Check our information on the garden organics page |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cigarette butts |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Red bin |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cleaning products |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cling wrap |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Red bin |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Clothing and textiles, reusable |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Donate to charity or op shop - watch this video how to donate ethically, Dress for Success, The Bower, place on Freecycle or bring to H&M or Zara they have clothes recycling bins in their stores. Some companies even offer a clothing collection from your home. |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Clothing and textiles, beyond reuse |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Tear up for cleaning rags. H&M also takes old clothes, they make cleaning rags or insulation out of them. |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Coat hangers (plastic) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Give away online (if in good condition) |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Coat hangers (metal) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Offer to give them to your local laundry or dry cleaner |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Coffee cups (paper) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Red bin
Did you know...?
Paper coffee cups are lined up with petroleum-based plastic materials and contaminate the paper recycling stream. Try using a reusable coffee cup instead! |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Coffee cup lids (plastic) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred:
Preferred: Red bin
Did you know...?
Even though this type of plastic is recyclable, the lids are too light to be processed in the recycling facility, they will fly off the machinery or be blown into a wrong material stream.
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Coffee pods (Nescafé Dolce Gusto only) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Drop them off at a Terracycle collection point
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Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Coffee pods (Nespresso only) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Drop them off at a Nespresso store |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Coffee pods (Non-Nespresso brands) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Pods are too small to be recovered by most materials recovery facilities and cannot be placed in the recycling bin. |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Compostable plastic
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Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Compost bin, domestic or communal |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Compact fluorescent light bulbs |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Composite packaging e.g. Pringles container |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Red bin
Did you know...?
Composite packaging is a mix of materials such as plastic, foil, cardboard and tin. |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Computer and computer parts |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Officeworks stores.
Did you know...? E-waste recycling is funded by industry and regulated by the Commonwealth government under the Product Stewardship Act 2011 to ensure the safe recycling of hazardous e-waste. |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Refer to the Recycling Near You website. |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Concrete |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Visit the Business Recycling website |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Commercial waste facility |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Construction and demolition |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: See Building materials above |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Contact lenses and cases |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Drop off at Terracycle |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cooking oil (left over) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Small amounts: Red bin. Pour into a container of absorbent material (e.g. shredded toilet rolls, paper, tissues, egg cartons etc) to absorb the liquid and prevent leaks when compacted in the truck and keep the bin clean. Liquid is not to be placed in the Red bin in a container or bag. Alternatively, tip a small amount into a compost bin or garden soil.
Large amounts: Store in container and drop it off at the Community Recycling Centre or the next Chemical Clean Out event |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Corks |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Drop them off at Council's Petersham Customer Service Centre, Reverse Garbage or refer to the Recycling Near You website for other options. |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Crockery |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle
If broken, wrap in newspaper and place in the garbage bin. |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cups (ceramic) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Donate to charity |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cutlery, disposable (plastic) |
Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Red bin
If you're having a party, consider asking guests to bring their own reusable cutlery. Next best option? Search for and purchase eco-friendly disposable products. |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A |
Item: Item: Item: Item: Cutlery (metal)
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Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Preferred: Donate to charity |
Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Red bin |