A-Z: What goes where?

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Aerosol cans (empty)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Aerosol cans (not empty)	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A
Item: Air conditioner, portable	Preferred: Council clean up service - metal and whitegoods	Alternative: N/A
Item: Air freshener (cans, spray bottles, plug-in and refills)	Red bin	Terracycle collection - check website for locations
Item: Aluminium cans	Yellow bin	Drink containers can be recycled at a Return and Earn recycling station.
Item: Aluminium foil (clean, scrunched to tennis ball size)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Aluminium foil (dirty)	Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Aluminium tray	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Asbestos	Preferred: Visit the EPA website to find facilities that accept household asbestos.	Alternative: N/A

Item

Standard

Alternative

Barbecues

Council clean up service - metal and whitegoods.

N/A

Batteries (single use and rechargeable)

Community Recycling Centre, household drop-off events, or visit Recycling Near You for more options.

N/A

Batteries (car)

Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre or a battery recycling centre

N/A

Batteries (mobile phone)

Mobile Muster, Community Recycling Centre, Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or visit Recycling Near You for more options.

N/A

Beauty products (unopened)

Red bin

N/A

Bicycles

Council clean up service

The Bower or Cycle Re-cycle

Biodegradable plastic

Red bin

N/A

Biscuit trays (moulded plastic)

Yellow bin

N/A

Books (paper cover)

Blue bin if you have one.
If not, Yellow bin

Donate to charity, Freecycle, The Bower

Books (plastic cover)

Red bin

Donate to charity, Freecycle, The Bower. If not suitable for donation, pull the cover off and recycle pages.

Bottles (glass or plastic)

Yellow bin

Drink containers can be recycled at a Return and Earn station.

Bottle caps (plastic or metal)

See Bottles above

N/A

Bricks

Hire a waste container(skip)or contact a commercial waste facility.

Business Recycling, The Bower, Reverse Garbage (concrete-free bricks only). Or post on Buildbits, Freecycle or Gumtree

Bric-a-brac

Council clean up service

Donate to charity, Freecycle or The Bower.

Brooms

Red bin

N/A

Bubble wrap

Red bin

Red Group or visit Recycling Near You for more options.

Building materials

Refer to each specific item: bricks, tiles, doors, door handles, windows, fencing, metal frames, carpet and underlay, concrete, insulation, fireplace, plasterboard, sand.

N/A

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Candle (paraffin wax or soy/bee wax)	Red bin	Recycle at home (visit this page to find out how)
Item: Cameras	Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Donate to charity, Freecycle
Item: Cardboard	Preferred: Blue bin if you have one. If not, Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Cardboard (waxed)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Car parts	Visit Recycling Near You	Alternative: N/A
Item: Carpet, rugs and underlay	Preferred: Council clean up service, hire a waste container(skip) or contact a commercial waste facility.	Business Recycling website, The Bower or Reverse Garbage
Item: Cartridges (ink)	Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Officeworks, JB Hi-Fi stores, Australia Post, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith, The Good Guys, Office National and Office Products Depot.
Item: Cassette tapes	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: CDs & DVDs	Red bin	Community Recycling Centre, household drop-off events, or visit Recycling Near You for more options.
Item: CD cases	Preferred: Red bin	N/A
Item: Cellophane	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Chemicals (household, garden and pool)	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Christmas tree (real)	Preferred: Check our information on the garden organics page	Alternative: N/A
Item: Cigarette butts	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Cleaning products	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Cling wrap	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Clothing and textiles, reusable	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: Red bin
Item: Clothing and textiles, beyond reuse	Preferred: Tear up for cleaning rags. H&M also takes old clothes, they make cleaning rags or insulation out of them.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Coat hangers (plastic)	Preferred: Give away online (if in good condition)	Alternative: N/A
Item: Coat hangers (metal)	Preferred: Offer to give them to your local laundry or dry cleaner	Alternative: N/A
Item: Coffee cups (paper)	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: N/A
Item: Coffee cup lids (plastic)	Preferred: 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.	Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: N/A
Item: Coffee pods (Nescafé Dolce Gusto only)	Preferred: Drop them off at a Terracycle collection point	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Coffee pods (Nespresso only)	Preferred: Drop them off at a Nespresso store	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Coffee pods (Non-Nespresso brands)	Preferred: Pods are too small to be recovered by most materials recovery facilities and cannot be placed in the recycling bin.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Compostable plastic	Preferred: Compost bin, domestic or communal	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Compact fluorescent light bulbs	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A
Item: Composite packaging e.g. Pringles container	Preferred: Red bin Did you know...? Composite packaging is a mix of materials such as plastic, foil, cardboard and tin.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Computer and computer parts	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: Refer to the Recycling Near You website.
Item: Concrete	Preferred: Visit the Business Recycling website	Alternative: Commercial waste facility
Item: Construction and demolition	Preferred: See Building materials above	Alternative: N/A
Item: Contact lenses and cases	Preferred: Drop off at Terracycle	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Cooking oil (left over)	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: N/A
Item: Corks	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: N/A
Item: Crockery	Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle If broken, wrap in newspaper and place in the garbage bin.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Cups (ceramic)	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Cutlery, disposable (plastic)	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: N/A
Item: Cutlery (metal)	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Red bin

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Dental floss containers	Preferred: Terracycle collection - check website for locations	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Detergents	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Directory, phone	Preferred: Opt out online or call 1800 008 292.	Alternative: Blue bin if you have one. If not, Yellow bin
Item: Dishwashing tablets flexible packaging (including snap lock and zip locks)	Preferred: Terracycle collection - check website for locations	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Doors	Preferred: Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage or post on Freecycle, Gumtree or other online swap and sell platforms. Visit the Business Recycling website for more suggestions	Alternative: N/A
Item: Door handles	Preferred: Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage or post on Freecycle, Gumtree or other online swap and sell platforms.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Drinking glasses	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Drinking glasses (broken) – wrapped	Preferred: Red bin. Wrapped. The quality of glass is different to glass drinking bottles and can't be recycled - it contaminates the glass bottle recycling.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Dryer, clothes	Preferred: Council clean up service	Alternative: N/A
Item: Dust (bagged)	Preferred: Compost bin or worm farm	Alternative: Red bin
Item: DVD case	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Egg cartons	Preferred: Compost bin	Alternative: Blue bin if you have one. If not, Yellow bin
Item: Elastic bands (natural or synthetic rubber)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Electrical appliances	Preferred: Donate to charity, The Bower, or refer to the Recycling Near You website.	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Electronic waste e.g. computers, TVs, speakers.	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or refer to the Recycling Near Youwebsite.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Engine oil	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A
Item: Envelopes (including window envelopes)	Preferred: Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Eyewear/glasses	Preferred: Donate to charity, OPSM, or refer to the Recycling Near You website.	Alternative: Red bin

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Fabric cut-outs	Preferred: The Smith Family clothes recycling, Reverse Garbage	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Fabrics, larger amounts	Preferred: Your local op shop or The Sewing Basket run by Achieve Australia	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Fencing	Preferred: Contact The Bower	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Fibro (asbestos cement sheet)	Preferred: Visit the Recycling Near You website to find a disposal service.	Alternative: EPA website: Facilities that accept household asbestos
Item: Fire extinguishers	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A
Item: Fireplace (metal grate)	Preferred: Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage or visit the Business Recycling website for more ideas.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Fireplace (timber mantelpiece)	Preferred: Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage or or post on Freecycle, Gumtree or another swap and sell online platform	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Flare (marine)	Preferred: Regular collection through Roads and Maritime Services. Check RMS website for dates.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Floss containers	Preferred: Terracycle collection - check website for locations	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Flower pots – plastic	Preferred: Marrickville Community Nursery, Freecycle, or see Pinterest for inspiration on the creative reuse of flower pots.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Flower pots – pottery, terracotta, etc.	Preferred: Marrickville Community Nursery, Freecycle, or see Pinterest for inspiration on the creative reuse of flower pots.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Foam (i.e. expanded polystyrene or EPS)	Preferred: 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. Check the Recycling Near You website	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Food scraps/waste (veg and fruit)	Preferred: Compost bin or worm farm or burgundy bin in eligible apartment blocks.	Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative: Alternative:Burgundy bin Red bin
Item: Food cans/tins (aluminium or steel). Lightly washed	Preferred: Yellow bin Did you know...? Aluminium is non-magnetic, while iron is magnetic. Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and is therefore magnetic. Stainless steel is sometimes magnetic.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Fridges	Preferred: Freecycle	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Fruit and vegetable containers (plastic)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Fruit and vegetable scraps	Preferred: Compost bin or worm farm	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Fuels e.g. petrol, firestarters, methylated spirits	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Fur (vintage or old)	Preferred: Donate to wildlife rescue group or Snuggle Coats. Or bring to your local op shop for reuse Tip: 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’.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Furniture (e.g. tables, chairs, desks, beds, etc)	Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle; Reusable IKEA furniture - IKEA Tempe	Alternative: Council clean up service

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Garage door – metal, damaged	Preferred: Check the Recycling Near You website for scrap metal dealers.	Alternative: Commercial waste facility
Item: Garden organics – grass clippings, leaves, twigs and small branches, flowers and prunings	Preferred: Green bin or, for excess branches, use the Council clean up service	Alternative: N/A
Item: Garden tools and equipment (unpowered)	Preferred: Usable items can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library, donated to charity or posted on Freecycle	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Garden tools and equipment (powered)	Preferred: Usable items can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library or posted on Freecycle	Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Item: Gas bottles/cylinders	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A
Item: Glass bottles	Preferred: Drink containers can be recycled at a Return and Earn recycling station.	Alternative: Yellow bin
Item: Glass jars	Preferred: Reverse Garbage or check with a food coop	Alternative: Yellow bin
Item: Glass (drinking, Pyrex)	Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Glass (broken) – wrapped	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Glass (laminated and window)	Preferred: Contact a commercial waste facility or refer to the Recycling Near You website.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Glasses (sight and reading)	Preferred: Donate to charity, OPSM, or refer to the Recycling Near You website.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Glossy paper, card, magazine	Preferred: Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin. Do the tearing test. If you can tear it, you can recycle it.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Grass clippings	Preferred: Green bin or compost bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Green waste (bulky and untied)	Preferred: Contact Suez on 1300 651 116	Alternative: N/A

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Hair foils (with hair dye)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Hard plastic, e.g. bike helmet	Preferred: Red bin – hard plastic breaks into shards and is not recyclable.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Hazardous waste	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-of	Alternative: N/A
Item: Heaters (gas or electric)	Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Heaters (oil)	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Household appliances (metal) e.g. toaster	Preferred: Donate The Bower, Freecycle Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Household cleaners and solvents	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Ice cream container (plastic)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Incandescent light bulbs	Preferred: Red bin – wrap in newspaper first	Alternative: N/A
Item: Insulation	Preferred: Contact a commercial waste facility	Alternative: Visit the Business Recycling website

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Juice cartons (fresh – no foil-lining)	Preferred: Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Juice cartons (long-life – with foil lining)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Junk mail	Preferred: Contact Council and ask for a 'No advertising material' sticker	Alternative: Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin. Please remove any soft plastic wrapping

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Kitty litter or pet poo	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Knitting and haberdashery	Preferred: The Sewing Basket run by Achieve Australia or your local op shop	Alternative: Red bin

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Lanyards	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Laptops	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Item: Lawn clippings	Preferred: Green bin or compost bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Lever arch folders	Preferred: Try donating them	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Lids of take-away cups (plastic)	Preferred: Yellow bin – up to 20 lids can be stacked together.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Light globes/bulbs – incandescent	Preferred: Red bin – wrap in newspaper first.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Light bulbs/tubes – fluorescent	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Long-life liquid containers (foil lined)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Magazines	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin
Item: Mailing satchels (Australia Post plastic satchel)	Preferred: Recycle through RedCycle bins at your local supermarket.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Mattresses	Preferred: Council's Weekend Transfer Station	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Meat trays (plastic, all colours)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Meat trays (compostable and polystyrene)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Medicines	Preferred: Take to your nearest chemist/pharmacy.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Mercury	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or contact Toxfree on 1300 869 373	Alternative: N/A
Item: Metals (toolboxes and similar)	Preferred: Freecycle	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Metal frames (e.g. bed)	Preferred: Donate through Freecycle or Gumtree	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Metal poles	Preferred: Post on Buildbits	Alternative: Commercial waste facility
Item: Metal rods, etc.	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Microwave oven (not in working order)	Preferred: Council clean up service Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Microwave oven, in working order	Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Microwave dish/container (composite plastics)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Milk/juice bottles	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Milk/juice carton (fresh – not foil-lined)	Preferred: Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Milk/juice cartons (long-life – foil lined)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Milk crates	Preferred: Call Dairy Farmers on 1800 000 570	Alternative: N/A
Item: Mirrors (broken)	Preferred: Red bin (wrap it first)	Alternative: N/A
Item: Mirrors (not broken)	Preferred: Freecycle, local op shop, ebay, gumtree	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Mobile phones and batteries	Preferred: Visit the Mobile Muster website, drop them off at Council's Customer Service Centre at 2–14 Fisher Street, Petersham, at the Community Recycling Centre, at the next Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or refer to the Recycling Near You website for more options.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Mops	Preferred: Upcycling	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Motor oil	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Nappies (disposable and compostable)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Needles and syringes	Preferred: 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	Alternative: N/A
Item: Newspaper	Preferred: Compost bin	Alternative: Blue bin or Yellow bin

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Oil (cooking)	Preferred: 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	Alternative: N/A
Item: Oil (engine)	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A
Item: Oil heaters	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: Council clean up service

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Packaging (foam)	Preferred: Avoid it in the first place. If it comes as packaging, ask the retailer to recycle it for you.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Packaging (corn starch stuffing)	Preferred: Compost bin	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Packaging (soft): foil-lined	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Paint tints - full	Preferred: Advertise on a local buy/sell/swap forum e.g.Facebook Marketplace or ‘Street Bounty’	Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre
Item: Paint and solvents - half empty	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A
Item: Paint tints – empty or dried-out	Preferred: Council clean up or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Paper and cardboard	Preferred: Blue bin if you have one. If not, 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.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Paper (grease-proof)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Paper towels and tissues	Preferred: Red bin Did you know...? Paper towels and tissues cannot be recycled for hygiene reasons.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Pens and pencils	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Pet food cans	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Pet poo/kitty litter	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Pillows and cushions (beyond reuse) Natural fibre fill	Preferred: Add fill to compost bin	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Pillows and cushions (beyond reuse) synthetic fill	Preferred: Discard cover, pull out fill and reuse	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Pipes (plastic)	Preferred: Post on Buildbits	Alternative: Commercial waste facility
Item: Pizza boxes (with no leftover food)	Preferred: Blue bin if you have one. If not, Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Phone book/directory	Preferred: Opt out online or call 1800 008 292	Alternative: Blue bin if you have one. If not, Yellow bin
Item: Plant pots (plastic)	Preferred: The Bower or take to a local community garden.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plant pots (terracotta/ceramic)	Preferred: The Bower, Reverse Garbage, Freecycle	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plasterboard	Preferred: The Bower, Reverse Garbage, Freecycle	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plastic shopping bags	Preferred: Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store)	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plastic bottles	Preferred: Drink containers can be recycled at a Return and Earn recycling station. Recycling tip: Keep lids on and bottles empty - no liquids or smaller plastic pieces inside.	Alternative: Yellow bin
Item: Plastic cards (e.g. loyalty cards etc.) and thin plastic objects	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plastic food containers (single use)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plastic food trays (biscuits)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plastic food trays (meat)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plastic-lined food wrapping	Preferred: Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store)	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Plastic netting (e.g. fruit netting)	Preferred: Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store)	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Plastic storage containers (e.g. Tupperware)	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Plastic takeaway containers (no leftover food)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Plastic toys	Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Plastic wraps, films and ziplock bags	Preferred: Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store)	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Plasticised foil wrap (e.g. tea bag wrapping)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Pottery/porcelain	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Pots and pans (aluminium or steel)	Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Poisons, pesticides and herbicides	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Polystyrene (also known as foam)	Preferred: 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, check the Recycling Near You website	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Pringles containers (composite materials)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Printer cartridges	Preferred: Officeworks and JB Hi-Fi stores, Australia Post, Harvey Norman, Dick Smith, The Good Guys, Office National and Office Products Depot outlets.	Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Item: Pyrex (ovenware)	Preferred: Donate to charity, Freecycle	Alternative: Red bin

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Radios	Preferred: The Bower, Freecycle, Gumtree	Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Item: Razors	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Records (vinyl)	Preferred: Donate to local radio station, a second hand shop or post on& Freecycle.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Refrigerators	Preferred: Freecycle	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Reusable shopping bags	Preferred: Check the Recycling Near You website	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Ring binders (plastic)	Preferred: Try donating them	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Ring binders (cardboard)	Preferred: Try donating them	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Rugs, carpets, underlay	Preferred: Contact The Bower, Reverse Garbage or a commercial waste facility for disposal. Visit the Business Recycling website for more ideas.	Alternative: Council clean up service

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Sand	Preferred: Visit the Business Recycling website	Alternative: Commercial waste facility
Item: Scrap metals	Preferred: Check the Recycling Near You website for metal recyclers.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Sharps/syringes	Preferred: 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.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Shopping trolleys	Preferred: Coles, Kmart, Target, Bunnings, Officeworks, Bi Lo: Report online Woolworths, Dan Murphy, Big W, Target, IGA: Report online Aldi: Phone 132 534.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Sinks, e.g. kitchen or laundry	Preferred: Reverse Garbage	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Shoes	Preferred: Donate to charity	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Smoke alarms/detectors	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off or Community Recycling Centre	Alternative: N/A
Item: Soft plastic packaging	Preferred: Soft plastics drop-off at a local supermarket (find your nearest store)	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Soil and rocks	Preferred: Commercial waste facility	Alternative: N/A
Item: Spectacles	Preferred: Check the Recycling Near You website	Alternative: N/A
Item: Spice container (metal with plastic lid)	Preferred: Yellow bin (metal container) and Red bin (lid)	Alternative: N/A
Item: Steel cans	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Stoves	Preferred: Freecycle	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Straws (plastic)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Styrofoam (otherwise known as ‘foam’) or expanded polystyrene – EPS)	Preferred: 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, check the Recycling Near You website	Alternative: Red bin

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Take away food containers (no leftover food)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Tapes (VHS and cassette)	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Tea bags	Preferred: Compost bin	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Telephones	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Televisions, not working	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Thermometers (mercury and digital)	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: Visit the Business Recycling website
Item: Tiles	Preferred: Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage (non-broken tiles only) or post on Freecycle, Gumtree or other online swap and sell platforms.	Alternative: Commercial waste facility
Item: Timber	Preferred: Visit the Business Recycling website	Alternative: N/A
Item: Tissues and napkins	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: Toner cartridges	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.	Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off
Item: Toaster	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Tools (metal)	Preferred:Usable tools can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library, charity or posted on Freecycle .	Alternative: Council clean up service
Item: Tools (powered)	Preferred: Usable power tools can be donated to the Inner West Tool Library or The Bower E-Tool Library. Unusable tools can be dropped off at our Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Toothbrushes	Preferred: Terracycle collection (check website for locations) – or reuse it as a grout scrubber.	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Toothpaste tubes and caps	Preferred: Terracycle collection (check website for locations)	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Trolleys	Preferred: Coles, Kmart, Target, Bunnings, Officeworks, Bi Lo: Report online Woolworths, Dan Murphy, Big W, Target, IGA: Report online Aldi: Phone 132 534.	Alternative: N/A
Item: Tyres	Preferred: Check the Recycling Near You website for options	Alternative: Commercial waste facility

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Vacuum cleaner dust	Preferred: Compost bin	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Vacuum cleaner	Preferred: Household chemicals and e-waste drop off	Alternative: Council Clean Up
Item: Vegetable scraps	Preferred: Compost bin	Alternative: Red bin
Item: Video tapes	Preferred: Visit the Business Recycling website for drop-off locations, or take them to Council's next Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: Red bin

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Washing machines	Preferred: Council clean up service	Alternative: N/A
Item: Waxed cardboard (e.g. fruit box)	Preferred: Red bin	Alternative: N/A
Item: White goods excluding freezers, fridges, air conditioners	Preferred: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off	Alternative: N/A
Item: Windows (frame and glass panes)	Preferred: Contact The Bower or Reverse Garbage or post on Buildbits	Alternative: N/A
Item: Windows (glass)	Preferred: See 'Glass' (laminated and window)	Alternative: Commercial waste facility
Item: Wire coat hangers	Preferred: Offer to give them to your local laundry or dry cleaner	Alternative: N/A
Item: Wood shavings – untreated	Preferred: Contact your local community garden	Alternative: N/A
Item: Wood shavings – treated	Preferred: Commercial waste facility	Alternative: N/A
Item: Wrapping paper	Preferred: Blue bin if you have one – if not, Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: X-ray films	Preferred: Check with your radiologist as many medical imaging businesses collect X-rays. Search on Recycling Near You for other options in your area.	Alternative: Household chemical and e-waste drop-off

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X-ray films

Check with your radiologist as many medical imaging businesses collect X-rays.

Search on Recycling Near You for other options in your area.

Household chemical and e-waste drop-off

Item	Standard	Alternative
Item: Yoghurt containers (clean)	Preferred: Yellow bin	Alternative: N/A

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