Waste and recycling directory

Use this directory to find out how to recycle or dispose of items, including items that aren't accepted in household bins.

What we can and can't recycle changes over time, as this is driven by the market for recycled materials. This directory is based on the best available information.

Please note: Some options listed may not be available during COVID-19 restrictions.

A   B   C   D   E   F   G - J   K   L   M   N - O   P - Q  R   S   T - U   V   W   X - Z

A

Aluminium cans, trays and foil

Asbestos

B

Baking paper

Balloons (Including biodegradable and latex balloons) 

Batteries (household)

Batteries (car)

Berry punnets

Bicycles

Biscuit trays

Books

Branches and twigs (maximum size 10cm diameter by 30cm length)

Bricks, clean concrete and clean soil

C

Cameras

Cardboard and paper

Carpet

Cartons, including milk and juice cartons

  • Cartons without a foil lining (no lids) - Recycling bin
  • Foil-lined cartons (including long life soy, milk and juice cartons) - Garbage bin

Cartridges (ink)

CDs, DVDs and VHS

Cellophane

Ceramics

Charity shops

Chemical drums (empty)

Chemicals (household)

Clothing, textiles and shoes

Coffee cups and ice-cream cups

Cooking oil

Cork

  • Some childcare centres and kindergartens (check first)
  • Garbage bin

Crockery

D

Deli/butchers paper

Donate, sell or give away

DVDs, CDs, VHS, Floppy Discs and Cassette Tapes

E

E-waste - Any item with a plug, battery or cord (e.g. TV, keyboard or computer) that is no longer working or wanted (remove personal details from computers to protect your privacy)

Eye glasses

  • Some optometrists

F

Face coverings

  • Garbage bin – Note: If you or someone in your household has COVID-19, put the face covering in a sealed plastic or paper bag and then place it in your rubbish bin. 

Food

Food trays

Furniture

G - J

Garden waste (including garden prunings, grass clippings, leaves and weeds)

Garden Hoses

Gas bottles

Glass

Gloves (disposable)

  • Garbage bin – Note: If you or someone in your household has COVID-19, put the face covering in a sealed plastic or paper bag and then place it in your rubbish bin. 

K

Kitty litter and animal waste

L

Letters and envelopes (including those with a plastic window)

Light globes and tubes (all types including fluorescent, LED)

Lids

  • Large metal lids (e.g. jam jar lids) – Recycling bin
  • Large plastic lids (e.g. ice cream container lids) – Recycling bin
  • Small metal lids (e.g. beer bottle lids) – Garbage bin
  • Small plastic lids (e.g. plastic bottle lids) – Garbage bin

Liquid Waste

M

Magazines and catalogues

Mattresses

Medicines

Mirrors and window glass

Mobile phones and accessories (Chargers, Headphones, MP3 Players and iPods)

Motor oil

N - O

Nappies

Needles and syringes

P - Q

Paper and cardboard

Paper towel

Paint

Paint tins (empty, clean and dry)

Pet food tins

Petrol

  • For disposal of Petrol - Call Sustainability Victoria on 1300 363 744

Pizza boxes

Plastic Trays

Polystyrene

Plastic bags and other soft, scrunchable plastic packaging

Plant pots and trays

Plastic containers and bottles

Plastic cutlery, cups and plates

R

Razor blades

S

Scrap metal

Soft, scrunchable plastic (including plastic bags, wraps and rice/pasta bags)

Smoke alarms

Steel cans

Steel pots and pans

Straws (plastic or paper)

T - U

Takeaway Containers (plastic and cardboard)

Timber (including wood pellets)

Tissues

  • Garbage bin – Note: If you or someone in your household has COVID-19, put the face covering in a sealed plastic or paper bag and then place it in your rubbish bin. 

Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes

Towels and Bedding

  • Some animal shelters and vets.

Toys and bric a brac

Tyres

V

Vacuum dust

W

Waxed paper

Weeds

Wet wipes (including baby wipes, antiseptic wipes, make-up removal wipes, disinfectant wipes and household cleaning wipes)

  • Garbage bin – Note: If you or someone in your household has COVID-19, put the face covering in a sealed plastic or paper bag and then place it in your rubbish bin. 

Whitegoods

Wine casks

X - Z

X-rays (remove personal details)

Please Note

This information has been provided by Council as a guide only and should not be viewed as an endorsement or recommendation of an independent service provider. Please contact the service provider to confirm details, or look in the local phone directory to find other alternatives. Please contact Council if you know of other local organisations that provide recycling or reuse services.

For information on what can and can’t be accepted in the kerbside recycling bin, visit our Bin Information page.

For other waste and recycling disposal options, visit Sustainability Victoria.

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