A-Z recycling guide

Acids and alkalis

• Dispose of via detox your home.

Adapters

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.  
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points
• Book a hard waste collection 

Adhesive strip

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Advertising material (including envelopes with or without windows)

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Envelopes should be dry.

Aerosol cans (empty)

See: Can

Aerosol cans (full)

• Dispose of via Detox your home.

Air conditioners

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Aluminium foil 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Make sure the foil is clean and scrunched into a ball

Animal fur

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Put in your home compost.

Animal faeces/poo 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Put in your home compost. Set up a dog poo composter.
• Cat poo should not be composted.

Anti-freeze

• Dispose of via Detox your home.

Antibiotics

See: Medicine

Appliances

See:  Electronic/electrical appliances

Asbestos

• Find other disposal options.
• For more information about asbestos disposal and removal, see asbestos advice. 

Ash (cold)

• Place cooled ash in a paper bag and recycle in the green waste bin
• Place cooled ash in plastic bag and dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Put in your home compost.  

Audio tapes and reels

(e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points
• Book a hard waste collection.

Make sure you remove any personal information.

Australia Post satchels (plastic)

Including post packs, express post satchel, parcel post satchel, see: Postal bags

Bag ties 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Balloons 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Bandaids

See: Adhesive strip

Baskets cane (broken)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Baskets (usable)

• Donate to charity

Batteries

• Recycle car batteries at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle household batteries (for example, AA or AAA) (e-waste) at:
  • Recycling Centre - lithium batteries included
  • small e-waste drop off points. - lithium batteries included
  • Aldi 
  • Woolworths
  • Bunnings (including power tool batteries)
  • Officeworks

BBQ

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection
• For gas bottles, find other facilities.

Bean bags

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure the donated item is clean and in good condition with no holes.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 
  Make sure the beans are contained in bag.

Beer bottle tops (metal)

See: Lids

Beer can

See: Can

Berry punnets

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Empty any remaining fruits and vegetables.

Bicycles (broken) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book at hard waste collection.

Books 

• Donate to charity.
• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Bones

• Recycle food scraps in your green organics bin. 
• Put food scraps in your home compost.
• Dispose of carcasses (dead pets and animals) in your red landfill bin.
  Or find other facilities.

Bottle tops and lids  

See: Lids 

Boxes (cardboard)

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Make sure you flatten the boxes.

Boxes (waxed cardboard)

See: Cardboard (waxed)  

Bread bag clip (plastic)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Bricks and rubble

• Find other facilities. 

Building materials 

• Find other facilities.

Butane cans (from camp stoves)

Dispose of via Detox your home.

Cable (electric)  

See: E-waste

Cable ties

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Cake trays (plastic)

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Empty any remaining cake.

Candles

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Donate to charity.

Can 

Aluminium can

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Beer or drink can

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Food can 

Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Aerosol cans (must be empty)

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Must be empty.
• Remove the plastic lid and dispose of the lid in your red landfill bin.

Car (old)

• Recycle via Car take back Australia.

Car batteries

See: Batteries (Car)

Car seats (child car seats and boosters)

• If it is less than eight years old, donate to charity.
  Most charity organisations will accept secondhand child restraints (conditions apply). 
• See the Department of Transport's website for more information about secondhand restraints.
• Book a hard waste collection.
• Dispose of (as landfill) at our Recycling Centre.

Cardboard

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
• Recycle at Recycling Centre.

Flatten any clean and dry boxes before placing in your recycling bin. Shredded cardboard should not go in your recycling bin as it is not sorted correctly at the recycling facility. Shredded paper or cardboard can be used as pet bedding, garden mulch or mixed in with your home compost.  

Cardboard (waxed)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin
  Waxed cardboard and boxes aren’t suitable for paper recycling due to the wax coating. 

Carpet scraps and underlay

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Book a hard waste collection. 

Cartons, juice, milk, UHT and Tetra Paks

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin 
  Cartons are composed of a mix of plastic and cardboard.
  Tetra Paks/UHT cartons are also lined with foil and are no longer fully recyclable.

Nillumbik's recycling processor Cleanaway, have advised that they are working on a solution. 

Cartridges (printer)

 (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.  
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.

Cat poo and kitty litter

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Cassette tapes

• Donate to charity.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points. 
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

 Remove any personal information.

Cassette tape cases

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin

CDs

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

CD cover (hard plastic) 

• Remove CD, for recycling options, see: CDs.
• Dispose of case in your red landfill bin

CD/DVD drives

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection. 

Ceramics (broken) 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Ceramics (intact)

• Donate to charity
  Make sure items are in good condition.

Cereal boxes 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Flatten box. 

Charcoal 

See: Ash

Chemicals

• Dispose of via Detox your home.    

Chewing gum 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 

Children's car seat

See: Car seats (child car seats and boosters)

China

• Dispose of broken china in your red landfill bin.
• Donate china that is clean and in good condition to charity.

Christmas tree (fake)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Donate to charity.

Christmas tree (live) 

• Recycle in your green organics bin.  
  Cut up into small pieces so the lid can fully close.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Cigarette butts

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Cigarette lighter (empty)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Cigarette packet 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Clean fill

• Find other facilities.

Cling wrap

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 
  All other brands.

Clothing and shoes 

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated clothing and shoes are in good condition and are clean and not stained. 
• Find a clothing recycling location via RecylingNearYou.

Coat hangers (metal or plastic)

• Donate to charity.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Include wire hangers in a metal recycling load at our Recycling Centre.
• These items are not be placed in the recycling bin as they are not sorted correctly.

Coffee cups (disposable)

• Dispose of cups (plastic lined paper) in your red landfill bin.

Standard disposable coffee cups are made from liquid paperboard which is a mix of paper and plastic. At the moment, processing of liquid paperboard isn’t very effective so when coffee cups are put in the recycling bin, they contaminate the other items to be recycled. 

Coffee cup lids 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
  Takeaway cup lids are usually made of hard polystyrene (triangle code 6) and not suitable for the kerbside recycling bin. 

Coffee jars 

• Donate to charity.
• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Coffee granules 

• Recycle in your green organics bin.
• Put in your home compost.

Coffee pods/capsules 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Recycle via Terracycle.

Check individual brand websites for information on disposal options.

Compact discs

(e-waste)

See: CDs

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points. 
• Book a hard waste collection.

Computers

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Make sure you wipe your personal data like personal details, emails, photos and downloads.

Compostable cups (PLA plastic)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Contact the individual brand of cup for commercial composting options.

Nillumbik's kerbside green waste compost facility does not accept PLA plastics.

Computer parts and peripheries

(e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Make sure you wipe your personal data like personal details, emails, photos and downloads.

Computer mouse

(e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Computer monitor/screen

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Make sure you wipe your personal data like personal details, emails, photos and downloads. 

Concrete

• Find other facilities.

Cooking oil

Soaked up in paper

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Put in your home compost.

Poured into a container

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Small amount

• Put in your home compost.

Large amount 

• Find other facilities
• Find a cooking oil recycling location.

Cooler bag (reusable from supermarket)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Corks

• Natural corks - put in your home compost or donate to charity.
• Plastic corks - dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Cosmetic jars (empty) 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Cotton

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Cotton wool buds 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

COVID home testing kits 

• Paper instructions and cardboard box - recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
• Plastic testing parts -  dispose of in your red landfill bin. See EPA advice

Cups and saucers (intact)

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition and are clean and not stained.

Cups and saucers (broken)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Curtains (reusable)

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition and are clean and not faded.

Curtains

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Cutlery (metal/plastic)

• Donate metal cutlery in good condition to charity.
• Dispose of metal or plastic cutlery in your red landfill bin.

Cutlery should not go in the recycling bin as it can cause issues with the sorting process.

Detergent bottles (plastic)

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Remove any remaining liquid.

Devices

(e-waste)

See: E-waste

Dirt (commercial quantities)  

• Find other facilities.

Disposable nappies

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Disc drives

(e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Dog poo

See: Animal faeces/poo

Doonas and pillows

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Book at hard waste collection.

Down lights

(e-waste) 

• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Drink can

See: Can

Drinking straws

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Drink bottles (plastic)

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin. 

Dryer (hair)

(e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Ducted heating units

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Ducting (flexible tubing from ducted heating)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Dummies (for babies) 

Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

DVDs

 (e-waste)

• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Donate to charity

DVD/CD drives

(e-waste)

See:  CD/DVD drives

E-waste

Any unwanted item with a plug, cord or battery.

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre. or small items (less than 8cm x 40cm) can be taken to our e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.
• If working, donate to charity 

Remove any batteries for separate recycling

Electrical cable

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Egg cartons

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Remove any remaining eggs.

Enamel pots/bowls

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Envelopes

See: Advertising material

Eye glasses (broken)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

E-waste

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.

Fabric/Textiles (cleaning rags, old towels)

• Donate to charity.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Fax machines

(e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Fencing (timber) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Fencing wire (including electric) 

•  Recycle at our Recycling Centre. 

Fibreglass

• Dispose of at our Recycling Centre.  

Film negatives

• Included in the x-ray recycling at our Recycling Centre.

Fire extinguisher 

• Dispose of at a Detox your home location.    

Floppy discs 

(e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.  
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.

Floppy disc drives

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Fluorescent tubes

(e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Foam boxes 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Find other facilities.

Foam meat trays

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Foam underlay

See: Carpet/underlay

Foil

See: Aluminium foil

Foil lined cartons

See: Cartons

Food can

See: Cans

Food pouches, yoghurt and baby food (soft plastic)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Fruit and vegetable scraps

• Recycle in your green organics bin.
• Put in your home compost.

Fridge

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Fuels 

See: Chemicals 

Furniture 

• Donate to charity.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Garden chemicals

• Dispose of at a Detox your home location.    

Garden materials

• Recycle in your green organics bin  
  Large branches need to be chopped up so the green organics bin lid can be fully closed. 
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
  Residents can use a green waste voucher.

Gas bottles (empty)

• Find other disposal facilities.

Glad wrap

See: Cling wrap

Glass

Jars/bottles:

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Glass jars/bottles:

• Recycle in your yellow recycle bin.

Glass (window pane):

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 
• Book a hard waste collection.

Drinking cups and Pyrex glass:

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 
  This type for glass is not recycled as it does not melt at the same temperature as bottles and jars.

Glass from broken picture frame:

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Gift cards (plastic wallet sized cards) 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Gift wrapping

See: Wrapping paper

Golf balls 

• Donate to charity.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Grass clippings

See: Garden materials

Greeting cards paper (used) 

• yellow recycling bin

Hair pet or human (small amounts)

• Recycle in your green organics bin.
• Put in your home compost.

Hair (large amounts)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Hard drives (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Make sure you wipe your personal data like personal details, emails, photos and downloads. 

Hard plastic 

• Recycle plastic with codes 1 - 5 in your yellow recycling bin.

Hay bale twine (plastic and fabric)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Headphones (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Helium tanks 

• Dispose of at a Detox your home location.   

Highlighters and textas 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Hoses 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Donate to charity.

Hot water bottles 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Hot water systems (broken) (e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Household chemicals

See: Chemicals 

Hypodermic needles

See: Needles.

Ice cream containers (coated paper or plastic) 

• Plastic: recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
• Coated paper: dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Ice cream lids

See: Lids

• Recycle in your yellow recycle bin

Icy pole sticks

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Ink cartridge

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Insulation

Fibreglass, wool and cellulose:
There are no known local recycling markets. It is accepted at Hanson Wollert Landfill

Polystyrene: 

• Find a polystyrene recycling location. 
• Dispose of at our Recycling Centre.
• Find other disposal facilities.

iPads (e-waste)

• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

IT cords and cables (e-waste) 

• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Jars

• Recycle glass in your yellow recycling bin.
• Recycle lids (metal) in your yellow recycling bin.

Juicer (electric) (e-waste)  

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Juice cartons

See: Cartons

Junk mail

See: Advertising material

Keyboards (e-waste)

• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Kitchen sponges

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Kitty litter 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Knives

See: Cutlery

Laptops (e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.  
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection

Make sure you wipe your personal data like personal details, emails, photos and downloads.

Lawnmower

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.  
• Book a hard waste collection.

Leaves

See: Garden materials

Lids

• Metal lids: place loose in the yellow recycling bin.
• Large plastic lids (e.g ice cream container): recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
• Small plastic lids (e.g bottle lids): dispose of in your red landfill bin.
  Small lids fall through the sorting lines at the recycling facility and are not sorted with the correct plastic types. There are some drop off locations for recycling through the Lids4Kids program.

Light bulbs and tubes (e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Linen 

• Recycle via the Sheridan recycling program.
• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition and are clean and not stained.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 

Long life milk cartons (Tetra Pak)

See: Cartons

Magazines 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  

Magnets

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Manure (horse/cow)

• Put in your home compost.

Margarine tubs 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Make sure you empty any remaining food or liquid.

Match boxes

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Mattresses 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Meat scraps 

• Recycle in your green organics bin.

Meat trays (foam)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Meat trays (plastic)

Clear plastic trays:

• remove any remaining meat
• remove the absorbency pad and plastic film
• lightly rinse the tray
• recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Dispose of black plastic trays in your red landfill bin.

Medicine 

• Visit your local pharmacy to return unwanted medicines.
  Make sure you contact the pharmacy before visiting.

Mercury thermometer

• Dispose of via Detox your home.    

Milk bottle (Plastic)

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Make sure you remove any remaining liquid.

Milk cartons 

See: Cartons

Mirror glass (broken) 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
  Wrap broken glass in newspaper before disposal.

Mobile phones (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Modems (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Monitors

See: Computer monitors/Screens

Motor oil 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Nappies (disposable)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Nappies (compostable)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Put in your home compost. 
  Check with the nappy brand first.

Needles (syringe) 

• Purchase a sharps container from your local pharmacy and return filled to pharmacy.

Newspaper

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Make sure the newspaper is dry.

Noxious weeds

See: Garden materials

Nylon chopping boards

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Office paper

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Make sure the paper is dry.

Oil, cooking

Soaked in paper: 

• dispose of in your red landfill bin. 
• put in your home compost.

Poured into a container:

• dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Put small amounts in your home compost.

For large amounts, find:

• other facilities 
• local businesses that dispose of cooking oil.

Oil (motor) 

See: Motor oil

Orange net bags

See:  Netting bag for oranges/onions/garlic

Ovens (old)

• Recycle the metal by booking a hard waste collection
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre

Packing tape, plastic 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Paint tins (dry) 

• Before recycling, remove any remaining paint.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Paint

• Recycle at other facilities.
• Recycle through Paintback program

Paint stripper

See: Chemicals

Pallet stretch wrap

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin,

Paper towel (used) 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Put in your home compost.

Paper towel roll

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  It should be clean and dry.

Pens and pencils 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Perfume bottle

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 

Perspex 

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition.
• Dispose of at our Recycling Centre.

Pet food tins 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Make sure you empty out any remaining food.

Pet hair (small amount)

• Recycle in your green organics bin.

Petrol

See: Chemicals   

Pharmaceuticals

See: Medicine 

Phone books

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Make sure it is clean and dry.

Phone handsets (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.  
• Book a hard waste collection.

Photographs 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Photo negatives

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Picture frames 

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Pill packets (empty) 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Pillows and doonas

See:  Doonas and pillows

Pills (medicine)

See: Medicine

Pizza boxes

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Make sure you remove all food.

Place mats

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Plant cuttings

See: Garden materials

Plant pots (plastic)

• Recycle at Nillumbik Nursery or Bulleen Art and Garden Nursery
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
  Even though black plastic pots are recyclable the sorting equipment at the recycling facility (Cleanaway) cannot identify them and sorts them incorrectly. They use optical sorting technology. 

Plant pots (broken ceramic)

See: Ceramics (broken)

Plastic (rigid/hard, coded 1-5) 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Plastic, soft/flexible

• From 9 November 2022, REDcycle and soft plastic recycling has been paused. REDcycle is a program to recycle soft plastics through supermarkets.The program has been suspended due to limited recycling options and end markets for their products. Keep updated with efforts to re-start the program.

Plastic bags 

• See Plastic, soft/flexible

Plastic Film (e.g film from frozen dinners, top of meat trays etc)

• See Plastic, soft/flexible

Plastic hay bale twine

See: Hay bale twine (plastic and fabric)

Plastic lids

• Dispose of small plastic bottle lids in your red landfill bin.
  Small plastic items fall through the holes during the recycling sorting process.
• Recycle container lids in your yellow recycle bin.

Plastic packing tape

See:  Packing tape, plastic

Plastic toys (broken)  

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
  Make sure you remove any batteries.

Plastic pool toys (inflatable)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Book a hard waste collection.
• Dispose of at our Recycling Centre.  

Plastic trays/baskets 

• If labelled with 1 - 5, recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
• Black plastic trays cannot be recycled in Australia as the sorting equipment cannot identify them. Dispose of in your red landfill bin.  

Plastic wrap

See: Cling wrap 

Plastic wrappers

• See Plastic, soft/flexible

Plaster 

• Dispose of at our Recycling Centre.
• Find other facilities.

Plate glass (wrapped)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 
• Book a hard waste collection.

Plush toys

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Polystyrene 

• Recycle at a Expanded Polystyrene Australia drop off location.
• Dispose of at our Recycling Centre.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Pool acid containers (empty) 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Pool acid 

See: Chemicals

Postal bags 

• Recycle paper padded paper pulp bags in your yellow recycle bin.
• Dispose of paper padded bubble wrap bags in your red landfill bin.    
• Dispose of plastic bags in your red landfill bin.

   

Pots and pans

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.   

Pottery (broken)

See: Ceramics (broken)

Pottery (intact)

See: Ceramics (intact)

Potting mix bags

• Recycle via REDcycle.
  

Power cables (domestic) (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Power supplies (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Prams 

• Donate to charity 
  Make sure the charity accepts pram donations. 
• Find a St Kilda Mums drop off point.

Printer/toner cartridges (e-waste)

• Recycle via our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Printers (e-waste) 

• Recycle via our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Pyrex ovenware (broken)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Pyrex ovenware (intact)

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are clean and in good condition.

Quilt covers

• Recycle via the Sheridan recycling program.
• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition, clean and not stained.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

RAT - Rapid Antigen Test kits

• Paper instructions and cardboard box - recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
• Plastic testing parts -  dispose of in your red landfill bin. See EPA advice.

Records (vinyl) 

• Donate to charity.

Reusable check out bags 

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition, clean and not stained.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin. 

Reusable check out bags (fabric)

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition, clean and not stained.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Rope

• Donate to charity.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Rubber 

• Including rubber off cuts, rubber bands and charity bracelets
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Rubber gloves 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Sandpaper

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Sanitary items

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Satellite navigation systems (e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Screw/nails 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Scanners (e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Serviettes (paper)

• Put in your home compost.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.  

Serviettes (cloth) 

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition, clean and unstained.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Shade cloth

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Shampoo bottles 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin
  Make sure bottles are empty.

Sheets (old/stained)

• Recycle via the Sherida recycling program.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Shredded paper 

• Put in your home compost.
• Recycle small amounts in your green organics bin.
  Large amounts can cause issues in the recycling stream as it may be blown around the sorting facility and become litter.  

Shoes 

See: Clothing and shoes 

Silicone products 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

• Donate to charity
  
  

Silver foil

See: Aluminium foil

Smoke alarms

See: Chemicals 

Soft drink bottles 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
  Empty any remaining liquid.

Soft drink can

See: Can

Soft toys

• Donate to charity.
  Make sure donated items are in good condition.

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Soft plastic

See:  Plastic, soft/flexible 

Speakers - (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Spectacles

• Donate to charity
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Steel can 

See: Can

Steel 

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.

Straws 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Stickers

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Sticky tape

See: adhesive strip

Strawberry punnets

See: Berry punnets

Styrofoam

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• See also: other facilities.

Sweet wrappers

• See Plastic soft/flexible

Syringes 

See: Needles

Tablets (electronic) (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Tablets (medicine) 

See: Medicine

Take away containers (plastic)

• Recycle in your yellow recycle bin.

Tarpaulins

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Book a hard waste collection.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Tartaric acid (large quantities)

See: Chemicals

Tea bags

• Recycle in your green organics bin.
• Put in your compost.

Tea leaves

• Recycle in your green organics bin.
• Put in your compost.

Telephone books 

• Recycle in your yellow recycle bin.

Tennis balls

• Donate to charity.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Tennis racquets 

• Donate to charity.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Tetra Pak (long life cartons) 

See: Cartons

Textas

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Tiles (broken)

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Tin can 

See: Can

Tin (scrap metal)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Timber

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Tissues 

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Tissue boxes

• Recycle in your yellow recycle bin.

Toaster (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Toilet paper rolls

• Recycle in your yellow recycle bin.

Toner cartridges (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Toothbrushes

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Recycle via Terracycle.

Toothbrushes (electric) (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Recycle at our small e-waste drop off points.

Toothpaste tubes

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Recycle via Terracycle.

Toys (plastic and plush)

• Donate to charity.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Towels (old/stained)

• Recycle via the Sheridan recycling program. 
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Tree prunings

• Recycle in your green organics bin.

Tree/plant protector guards

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

TV (e-waste) 

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Twine (jute, cotton, fibre or plastic)

• Reuse or dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Tyres 

Car, truck or tractor tyres:

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre (charges apply).

UHT cartons

See Cartons.

Vacuum cleaner (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.
• If operational: donate to charity.

Vacuum cleaner dust bags

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.
• Put in your compost.

Vape (e-cigarette)

See: E-waste

• Remove battery if you can.
• If the battery cannot be removed then include the e-cigarette in the battery recycling at the Recycling Centre of our small e-waste drop off locations. 

Vegetable scraps

• Recycle in your green organics bin.
• Put in your compost.

Video tapes (e-waste)

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.
• Book a hard waste collection.

Vinyl records

• Donate to charity.

Waxed cardboard

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Waxed paper

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Weeds

• Recycle in your green organics bin.

Wet wipes

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Windows (broken and wrapped in paper)

• Book a hard waste collection.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Window panes

• Donate to charity.
• Recycle at our Recycling Centre.

Wine bottles  

• Recycle in your yellow recycle bin.

Wine bottle screw tops 

• Recycle in your yellow recycle bin.

Wine cask bag

• Dispose of in your red landfill bin

Wood (treated pine)

• small quantities: dispose of at our Recycling Centre  
• large quantities: see other facilities.

Wool scraps 

• Put in your compost.
• Dispose of in your red landfill bin.

Wrapping paper

• Recycle in your yellow recycling bin.
• It should be clean, and remove any decorative ribbon or sticky tape

X-rays

• Recycle at our Recycling Centre

Yoghurt containers

•  recycle in your yellow recycling bin