A-Z guide to disposing of waste
Please use this guide to recycling or dispose of your waste responsibly.
A B
Aerosol cans |
Y |
Air conditioner |
RRC |
Aluminum foil - clean |
Y |
Aluminum foil - dirty |
R |
Animal poo |
G |
Ash - cold |
R |
Batteries - household |
RS |
Batteries - vehicle |
RRC |
Bicycles |
D |
Books |
D |
Bottles - plastic/ glass |
Y |
Bubble wrap |
R |
Building materials |
RRC |
C D
Cans - aluminum, steel |
Y |
|
Car parts |
RRC |
|
Cardboard - non-waxed |
Y |
|
Cardboard - waxed |
R |
|
Carpet |
RRC |
R |
Cartridges |
* |
|
CDs/DVDs/Videos |
RS |
|
Cellophane |
R |
|
Ceramics |
R |
|
Chemicals |
C |
|
Christmas tree - real |
G |
|
Cling wrap |
R |
* |
Clothing/textiles |
D |
R |
Coffee cups - takeaway |
R |
** |
Coffee grounds |
G |
|
Computers and accessories |
RRC |
|
Concrete |
RRC |
|
Couches/ chairs |
D |
RRC |
Deodorant cans - empty |
Y |
|
Detergent bottles |
Y |
|
Detergent and disinfectants |
C |
|
Drinking glasses |
R |
|
Disposable plates/ cups |
R |
*** |
Documents - shredded |
G |
|
Documents - confidential |
|
**** |
* Cartridges for PlanetArt can be dropped off at Moira Shire service centres, Australia Post outlets and participating stores and workplaces.
* Alternatives can be used, such as beeswax wraps or reusable containers.
** Get yourself a reusable cup. Make a pledge to only purchase a coffee with your reusable cup. If you don't have it on you, dine in or skip that coffee - this will ensure you will remember your reusable cup the next day.
*** Use the real thing. If this is not an option try and source paper or bamboo plates which can be placed into your organics bin or home compost.
**** If you have confidential documents, there are several companies who provide document destruction and recycling, including supply onsite, mobile shredding services.
E F
Egg cartons |
G |
Y |
Egg shells |
G |
|
Electrical waste - small |
RS |
RRC |
Electrical waste - large |
RRC |
|
Eye glasses |
D |
R |
Fabric |
D |
* |
Fire place ash - cold |
R |
|
Florescent light tube |
RRC |
|
Foam boxes |
RRC |
|
Foam meat tray |
R |
|
Foam underlay |
RRC |
|
Food waste |
G |
|
Foil - clean and rolled in ball |
Y |
|
Fridge/ freezer |
RRC |
|
Furniture |
D |
RRC |
* Fabric can be donated to local charities or sewing groups such as Boomerang Bags.
G H
Garden waste |
G |
* |
Garden tools |
RRC |
R |
Gas bottles |
RRC |
C |
Glass - bottles and jars |
Y |
|
Glass - windows and mirrors |
R |
|
Green shopping bags |
R |
|
Grass clippings |
G |
|
Hair |
G |
|
Hose - garden |
R |
|
Hot water system - steel |
RRC |
|
I J
Ice cream containers |
Y |
|
Jars - rinsed |
Y |
|
Jar lids |
Y |
|
Juice cartons |
Y |
|
Junk mail |
Y |
* |
* NO JUNK MAIL signs can be purchased at your local hardware store.
K L
Kebab stick - wooden |
G |
|
Kitty litter |
R |
|
Kitty litter - paper based |
G |
|
Laminated paper |
R |
|
Lawn mower |
RRC |
|
Leaves |
G |
|
Light bulbs - CFL, Fluro |
RRC |
|
Light bulbs - other |
R |
|
Lolly wrappers |
R |
|
Lunch boxes |
D |
R |
M
Magazines |
Y |
|
Manure |
G |
|
Margarine tubs |
Y |
|
Mattresses |
RRC |
|
Meat and fish bones |
G |
|
Meat trays - foam |
R |
|
Medicine bottles - empty |
Y |
|
Microwaves |
RRC |
|
Milk cartons |
Y |
|
Milk bottles - plastic |
Y |
|
Mirrors - broken |
R |
|
Mobile phones |
RS |
RRC |
N O
Napkins - paper |
G |
|
Nappies |
R |
* |
Newspapers |
Y |
|
Oil - clean |
RRC |
|
Ovens and stoves |
RRC |
|
|
|
|
* Cloth nappies are a great alternative to disposable nappies. Every child will probably need between 6,000 to 7,000 nappy changes before they are fully toilet trained. Cloth nappies, although have a larger upfront cost, can also be used for multiple children.
P
Paint tins - empty |
RRC |
|
Paint |
C |
|
Pallets - wooden |
RRC |
|
Paper |
Y |
|
Paper towel - clean or soiled |
G |
|
Pens/ markers |
RS |
|
Pet waste |
G |
|
Phone books |
Y |
|
Picture frames |
D |
R |
Pipe - HDPE |
R |
|
Pizza boxes - clean |
Y |
G |
Pizza boxes - soiled |
G |
|
Plant cuttings |
G |
|
Plant pots - plastic |
Y |
|
Plaster board |
R |
RRC |
Plastic bags |
R |
* |
Plastic bottles |
Y |
** |
Plastic clothing baskets |
R |
|
Plastic containers |
Y |
|
Plastic meat trays - symbol 1-7 |
R |
|
Plastic wrappers |
R |
|
Polystyrene - styrofoam |
RRC |
R |
Pesticides and herbicides |
C |
|
Pots and pans |
D |
Y |
Printer |
RRC |
|
Printer cartridge |
* |
|
PVC pipe |
R |
|
Pyrex glass |
D |
R |
* Use a reusable bag - carry one with you at all times and say no to plastic.
** Carry a reusable water bottle with you at all times. There are plenty of hydration stations around our shire to refill your water bottle. Say no to water in plastic.
* Printer cartridges for PlanetArk can be dropped off at Moira Shire service centres, Australia Post outlets and participating stores and workplaces.
R S
Radio - electronic waste |
RRC |
|
Rubber |
R |
|
Scrap metal |
RRC |
|
Seafood scraps and shells |
G |
|
Seedling containers |
Y |
|
Shampoo bottles |
Y |
* |
Shoes |
D |
R |
Shredded paper |
G |
|
Silage wrap |
RRC |
|
Smoke alarms |
RS |
RRC |
Soft drink bottles and cans |
Y |
|
Straws - plastic |
R |
|
Straws - paper |
G |
|
Saw dust - clean |
G |
|
Sports tape |
R |
|
Styrofoam |
R |
RRC |
Suitcases |
D |
RRC |
* Did you know shampoo and conditioner comes in bars? Packaged in a paper box? That means.........no waste.
T
Take away containers |
Y |
|
Tea bags/ leaves |
G |
|
Telephone books |
Y |
|
Television |
RRC |
|
Tetra packs - lids on |
Y |
|
Timber - treated |
R |
RRC |
Tissues |
G |
|
Toilet paper rolls |
G |
|
Tools |
D |
RRC |
Toothpaste tubes/ brushes |
RS |
R |
Toys |
D |
R |
Toys - with batteries |
D |
RRC |
Tree branches <100mm round |
G |
|
Tyres |
RRC |
|
U V W X Y Z
Vacuums |
RRC |
|
Vegetable scraps |
G |
|
Washing machines |
RRC |
|
Water tanks - steel |
RRC |
|
Weeds |
G |
|
Whitegoods |
RRC |
|
Window panes |
R |
|
Wine bottles |
Y |
|
Wire |
RRC |
|
Wood ash |
R |
|
Wood - untreated |
G |
RRC |
Wrapping paper |
Y |
|
X-rays |
R |
* |
Yoghurt containers |
Y |
|
* X-Rays contain valuable metals. They can be recycled through Ecocycle. There are no fees involved, just postage. Ecocycle, 5-11 Reo Crescent, Campbellfield, VIC, 3061.
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