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Adapters (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Advertising material - yellow recycle bin, request a free no ad material sticker

Aerosol cans (empty) - yellow recycle bin

Aerosol cans (full) - detox your home

Acids and alkalis - detox your home

Air conditioners - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Aluminium cans - yellow recycle bin

Aluminium foil - yellow recycle bin

Aluminium pots and saucepans (old) - yellow recycle bin

Animal fur - red landfill bin, compost

Animal faeces/poo - red landfill bin, dog poo compost

Anti-freeze - detox your home

Antibiotics - return to local pharmacy

Appliances - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Ash (cold) - red landfill bin, compost

Asbestos - other facilities, advice

Air conditioners (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Audio tapes and reels (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

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Bag ties - red landfill bin

Balloons - red landfill bin

Bandaids - red landfill bin

Baskets cane (broken) - red landfill bin, hard waste

Baskets (usable) - charity

Batteries (car) - Recycle & Recovery Centre

Batteries (household e.g. AA) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, Edendale Farm

Batteries (rechargeable e.g. AA) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, Edendale Farm

BBQ - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste (for gas bottles see other facilities)

Bean bags - charity, red landfill bin

Beer bottle tops (metal) - can be placed loose in the yellow recycle bin

Bicycles (broken) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Books - charity, yellow recycle bin

Bones (from food scraps) - green organics bin, compost

Bones (whole animal, not from food scraps) - red landfill bin

Bottles (plastic or glass) - yellow recycle bin

Bottle tops/lids (plastic) - place lid back on empty container after squeezing some air out and put in yellow recycle bin

Bottle tops (metal) - can be placed loose in the yellow recycle bin

Boxes (cardboard) - yellow recycle bin, Recycle & Recovery Centre

Boxes (waxed cardboard) - red landfill bin

Branches (small) - green organics bin

Branches (large) - green organics bin, Recycle & Recovery Centre

Bread bag, plastic (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Bread bag clip (plastic) - yellow recycle bin (some will end up in landfill as small plastic items <5cm do not get sorted correctly)

Bricks and rubble - other facilities

Bubble wrap (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Building materials - other facilities

Butane cans (from camp stoves) - yellow recycle bin (cans must be empty)

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Cake trays (plastic) - yellow recycle bin

Candles - red landfill bin, charity

Cans - yellow recycle bin

Car. (old) - Car take back Australia

Car batteries - Recycle & Recovery Centre

Carcasses (dead pets and animals) - red landfill bin, other facilities

Cardboard - yellow recycle bin, Recycle & Recovery Centre

Carpet scraps - red landfill bin, hard waste

Carpet underlay - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Cartridges (printer) - Recycle & Recovery Centre

Cat poo and kitty litter - red landfill bin

Cassette tapes - charity or Recycle & Recovery Centre

Cassette tape cases - yellow recycle bin

CDs (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste, Edendale Farm (small quantities only)

CD cover (hard plastic with paper sleeve removed) - yellow recycle bin

CD/DVD drives (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Cellophane (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Ceramics (broken) - red landfill bin

Ceramics (intact) - charity

Cereal boxes - yellow recycle bin

Cereal box insert (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Chemicals - detox your home

Chewing gum - red landfill bin

Chip packet (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Chip packet with silver foil lining - red landfill bin, Edendale Farm reception for recycling through REDcycle

Children's car seat - hard waste, Recycle & Recovery Centre

China (broken) - red landfill bin

China (intact) - charity

Christmas tree (fake) - red landfill bin, charity

Christmas tree (live) - green organics bin, Recycle & Recovery Centre

Cigarette butts - red landfill bin

Cigarette lighter (empty) - yellow recycle bin

Cigarette packet - red landfill bin

Clean fill - other facilities

Cling wrap (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Clothing and shoes - charity, Recycle & Recovery Centre

Coat hangers (metal) - charity, yellow recycle bin

Coat hangers (plastic) - yellow recycle bin

Coffee cups (coated paper) - yellow recycle bin with lids removed

Coffee jars - yellow recycle bin, charity

Coffee granules - green organics bin, compost

Coffee pods (plastic) - red landfill bin

Coffee pods (metal) - red landfill bin

Compact discs (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste, Edendale Farm

Compact disc case (rigid plastic) - yellow recycle bin

Computers (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Compostable cups (PLA plastic) - red landfill bin

Computer parts and peripheries (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Computer mice (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Computer monitors/screens (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Concrete - other facilities

Cooking oil (soaked in paper) - red landfill bin , compost

Cooking oil (poured into a container) - red landfill bin

Cooking oil (small amount) - compost

Cooking oil (large quantities) - other facilities, search for local businesses

Corks - red landfill bin, charity

Cosmetic jars (empty) - yellow recycle bin

Cotton - red landfill bin

Cotton wool buds - red landfill bin

Cups and saucers (intact) - charity

Cups and saucers (broken) - red landfill bin

Curtains (reusable) - charity

Curtains - red landfill bin

Cutlery (plastic) - yellow recycle bin

Cutlery (metal) - charity, yellow recycle bin

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Detergent bottles (plastic) - yellow recycle bin

Devices (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Dirt (commercial quantities) - other facilities

Disposable nappies - red landfill bin

Disk drives (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Dog poo - red landfill bin, dog poo compost

Doona and pillows - red landfill bin, hard waste, Recycle & Recovery Centre

Down lights (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Drink cans - yellow recycle bin

Drinking straws - yellow recycle bin

Drink bottles (plastic) - yellow recycle bin

Dry cleaning bags (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Dryer (hair) (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Ducted heating units (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Ducting (flexible tubing from ducted heating) - Recycle & Recovery Centre

Dummies (for babies) - red landfill bin

DVDs - Edendale Farm, Recycle & Recovery Centre , charity

DVD/CD drives (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Electrical appliances (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste, charity (if working)

Electrical cable (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Egg cartons - yellow recycle bin

Enamel pots/bowls - yellow recycle bin

Envelopes - yellow recycle bin

Eye glasses (broken) - red landfill bin

E-waste - e-waste, Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

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Fabric - charity, red landfill bin

Fax machines (e-waste) - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Fencing (timber) - Recycle & Recovery Centre

Fertiliser bag empty (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Fibreglass - Recycle & Recovery Centre

Film negatives - included in the x-ray recycling at Recycle & Recovery Centre, Edendale Farm

Fire extinguisher - detox your home

Floppy discs - Edendale Farm or Recycle & Recovery Centre for recycling

Floppy disc drives - e-waste, Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Fluorescent tubes - Recycle & Recovery Centre, Edendale Farm

Foam boxes - red landfill bin, other facilities

Foam meat trays - red landfill bin

Foam underlay - Recycle & Recovery Centre, red landfill bin, hard waste

Foil - yellow recycle bin

Foil lined cartons - yellow recycle bin

Food cans - yellow recycle bin

Food pouches, yoghurt and baby food (soft plastic) - red landfill bin

Fruit and vegetable scraps - green organics bin, compost

Fridges - Recycle & Recovery Centre, hard waste

Fuels - detox your home

Furniture - charity, hard waste

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Garden chemicals - detox your home

Garden materials - green organics bin, Recycle & Recovery Centre

Gas bottles (empty BBQ bottles) - other facilities

Glad wrap (bundled with other soft/flexible plastics in a plastic bag) - yellow recycle bin

Glass jars/bottles - yellow recycle bin

Glass (window pane) - hard waste

Glass (drinking cups and Pyrex) - red landfill bin (this type for glass is not recycled as it does not melt at the same temperature as bottles and jars)

Glass (other than jars/bottles) - red landfill bin, hard waste

Glass (broken picture frame) - red landfill bin

Gift cards (plastic wallet sized cards) - yellow recycle bin

Golf balls - charity, red landfill bin

Grass clippings - green organics bin

Greeting cards (used) - yellow recycle bin