A-Z waste and recycling guide

Find ways to recycle or dispose of common items using Darebin kerbside bins or collection services, drop-off locations, or through other service providers that may include a fee.

 

24 Result(s) Found

Acids and alkalis

Detox Your Home

Adaptors

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Advertising material

Join the Do Not Mail list, Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Aerosol (spray) cans - full

Detox Your Home

Aerosol (spray) cans - empty

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Air conditioners

Repair, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Aluminium cans and trays

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Aluminium foil (clean, rolled into a ball)

Mixed recycling bin

Animal droppings/pet poo

General rubbish bin

Animal fur/hair (small amounts)

Home compost, General rubbish bin

Answering machine

No bin - see information on e-wasteHard waste

Antibiotics

Return to your local pharmacy, General rubbish bin

Anti-freeze

Detox Your Home

Appliances

Repair, No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Asbestos

No bin! More information on asbestos

Ash - (must be cold)

Home compost, General rubbish bin

Audio tapes and reel to reels

No bin! No bin! -see information on e-wasteHard waste

 

Baby formula tins

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lidded)

Baby goods

Donate/charity, Big Group Hug

Balloons

General rubbish bin

Bamboo fencing

Donate/charity, General rubbish bin

Band aids

General rubbish bin

Baskets (cane, broken)

Hard waste, General rubbish bin

Batteries (car)

Battery World, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Batteries (household including rechargeables)

No bin! B-cycle drop-off point, Council Recycling Station, ALDI stores

Barbecues

Sell or rehome, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Bean bag beans

General rubbish bin (ensure they are secure/bagged)

Bean bags 

Donate/charity, General rubbish bin (ensure filling is secure/bagged)

Beauty products (unopened)

Donate/charity, Share the Dignity

Bed frames

Hard waste

Bedding (manchester)

Donate/charity, Sheridan, H&M stores

Beer bottle tops (loose, metal)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Berry punnets

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Bicycles (broken)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard Waste

Bicycles (good condition)

Donate your bike to WeCycle to be rehomed, Donate your bike for resale at the Bike Shed

Biscuit tray plastic (from packaged biscuits)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Biscuit packet (wrapper only)

General rubbish bin

Black plastic containers or plant pots

General rubbish bin

Blender

No bin! Repair, see information on e-waste, Hard Waste

Blister packs

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Bones (from food scraps)

Home compost, Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Bones (whole animal carcass, not from food scraps)

General rubbish bin

Books

Donate/charity, Community Library Box, Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid) (remove cover)

Bottles (glass) with lids off

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Bottles (plastic) with lids off

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Boxes (cardboard)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Boxes (waxed cardboard)

General rubbish bin

Branches (large)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Branches (small)

Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Bread bag (plastic)

General rubbish bin

Bread tags 

Banish, General rubbish bin

Bread bag ties

General rubbish bin

Bricks

Clean bricks (whole or partially broken) accepted at Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Broken glass

General rubbish bin

Bubble wrap

General rubbish bin 

Building material (bricks, cement, timber)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Butane cans (from camp stoves)

Detox Your Home

Butchers paper

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lidded)

 

 

Cake trays (plastic)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Cameras (digital)

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Ted's Cameras Recycling Program, Donate or sell, Hard waste

Cameras (film)

Ted's Camera Recycling Program

Candles

Donation/charity, General rubbish bin

Cans (steel)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Car (old)

Kids Under Cover

Car seats (child car seats and boosters)

Donate/charity, Hard waste

Car speakers

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Car tyres

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard Waste

Carcasses (dead pets and animals)

General rubbish bin

Cardboard

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Cardboard (waxed)

General rubbish bin

Carpet scraps/underlay

General rubbish bin, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Cartons (long life milk, soy/plant milks and juice, foiled lined packaging)

General rubbish bin

Cartons (refrigerated milk, dairy, juice)

General rubbish bin

Cartridges (printer/toner)

Cartridges 4 Planet Ark, Recycling near you

Cassette tapes (and cases)

Donate, Council Recycling Stations

Cat poo and kitty litter

General rubbish bin

CD/DVD drives

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

CDs/DVDs (and covers)

Donate/charity, Council Recycling Station

Cellophane

General rubbish bin

Ceramics (broken)

General rubbish bin

Ceramics (intact)

Donate/charity, General rubbish bin

Cereal box insert (soft plastic bag)

General rubbish bin

Cereal boxes

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Chemicals

Detox Your Home

Chewing gum

General rubbish bin

China (broken)

General rubbish bin

China (intact)

Donate/sell

Chip packet (including with foil lining)

General rubbish bin

Christmas tree (fake)

Donate/charity, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Christmas tree (live)

Resource Recovery Centre

Cigarette butts

TerraCycle, General rubbish bin

Cigarette lighter (empty)

General rubbish bin

Cigarette packet

General rubbish bin

Cleaning products

Detox Your Home

Cling (plastic film) wrap

General rubbish bin

Clothing and textiles (beyond reuse)

UpparelH&M stores, General rubbish bin

Coat hangers

Donate/charity, General rubbish bin

Coffee cup lid (plastic)

General rubbish bin

Coffee cups (compostable)

Simply Cups, General rubbish bin

Coffee cups (plastic-lined paper)

Simply Cups, General rubbish bin

Coffee granules

Home compost, Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Coffee jars (glass)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Coffee jars (plastic)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Coffee machine

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Donate or sell, Hard waste

Coffee pods (plastic/metal)

Nespresso capsules, Other coffee capsules, Banish, General rubbish bin

Compostable plastic cups (PLA plastic)

General rubbish bin

Computers (including monitors, screens, mouse, other parts)

National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Concrete (clean, large pieces only, no smaller than a cricket ball)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Construction waste

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre - no mixed rubble or any cement sheet type product.

Contact lens cases

OptiCycle, General rubbish bin

Contact lenses

General rubbish bin

Cooking oil (up to 40 litres)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Cooking oil (small quantities)

(pour into a container and seal) General rubbish bin

Cooking oil (soaked up by paper)

General rubbish bin

Corks

Home compost, General rubbish bin, 

Cosmetic jars (empty)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Cotton wool balls

Home compost, General rubbish bin

Cotton wool buds

(tips only) Home compost, General rubbish bin

Cups and saucers (broken)

General rubbish bin

Curtains (poor condition)

General rubbish bin

Cutlery (metal)

Donate/charity

Cutlery (plastic)

Banish, General rubbish bin

 

Deep fryer

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Deli paper (no plastic lining)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Dental floss containers

General rubbish bin

Detergent bottles (empty/lids off)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Detergent and cleaning chemicals

Detox Your Home

Dishwashers

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Dishwashing tablet flexible packaging (including snap lock and zip locks)

TerraCycle, General rubbish bin

Disk drives

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste, National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme

Dog poo

General rubbish bin

Doonas (polyester)

Donate/charity, Hard waste

Door handles

Donate/charity, The junk map, Hard waste

Doors

The junk map, Hard waste

Down lights

Council Recycling Stations, Hard waste

Drink bottles (plastic)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), Container Deposit Scheme (Eligible containers only)

Drink cans

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), Container Deposit Scheme (Eligible containers only)

Drinking straws

General rubbish bin

Dry cleaning bags

General rubbish bin

Dryer (clothes)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Ducted heating units

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Ducting (flexible tubing from ducted heating)

Darebin Resource Recovery CentreHard waste

Dummies/ Pacifier (for babies)

General rubbish bin

Dust

Home compost, Worm farm, General rubbish bin

DVD/CD players/drives

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

DVDs

Council Recycling Station

 

Egg cartons

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), Home compost

Electric blankets

No bin! - see information on e-wasteHard waste

Electric cooktop

Hard wasteDarebin Resource Recovery Centre

Electric toothbrush

TerraCycle

Electrical appliances/devices

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Electrical cable

No bin! -see information on e-wasteHard wasteDarebin Resource Recovery Centre

Enamel pots/bowls

Donate/charity

Engine oil

Detox Your Home, Resource Recovery Centre

Envelopes (paper/with a plastic window)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

E-Waste

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Eyeglasses (broken)

General rubbish bin

Eyeglasses (unbroken)

Donate/charity, Recycling near you

 

 

Fabric

Donate/charity, Upparel, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, H&M stores, General rubbish bin

Fans (electronic)

No bin! Donate/sell, Repair, Darebin Resource Recovery CentreHard waste

Fax machines

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Fencing (timber)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, The junk map

Fencing wire

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Fertiliser

Detox Your Home

Fibro (asbestos cement sheet)

More information on asbestos

Film negatives

General rubbish bin

Filters (air and water)

TerraCycle

Fire extinguisher

Detox Your Home

Floppy disc drives

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Floppy discs

No bin! - see information on e-waste,Hard waste

Floss containers

TerraCycle, General rubbish bin

Fluorescent tubes

Council Recycling Station, Detox Your Home 

Foam packaging (peanut shaped)

General rubbish bin

Foam underlay

General rubbish bin

Food (leftovers or scraps)

Food and garden waste bin

Food cans

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Food pouches, yoghurt and baby food (soft plastic)

Terracycle, General rubbish bin

Food processer

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Freezer

What to do with household appliances, Darebin Resource Recover Centre

Fridges

Hard waste

Fruit and vegetable scraps

Home compost, Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Fuels (petrol, diesel, kerosene, other)

Detox Your Home

Fur (vintage or old)

Check with a local animal or wildlife shelter, General rubbish bin

Furniture

Donate/sell, Darebin Resource Recovery CentreHard waste

Garden chemicals

Detox Your Home

Garden organic waste

(place loosely in the bin - do not bag) Food and garden organics bin (light green lid)

Garden tools and equipment if usable (powered)

No bin! Donate/charitysee information on e-waste, Hard waste

Garden tools and equipment, if usable (unpowered)

Donate/sell, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, Hard waste

Gas bottles (empty, e.g. BBQ bottles)

Darebin Resource and Recovery Centre, SWAP'n'GO

Gift cards (plastic wallet sized cards)

General rubbish bin

Gift wrap

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Glass (drinking cups and Pyrex)

Donate/sell, Darebin Resource Recovery Centre, General rubbish bin

Glass (window pane)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Glass bottles (broken)

General waste bin

Glass jars/bottles with lids off

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Glasses (sight and reading)

Lions Recycle for Sight

Glossy paper, card, magazine

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Golf balls

Donate, General rubbish bin

Grass clippings

Food and garden organics bin

Greeting cards (used)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Hair (pet or human)

Home compost, General rubbish bin

Hair Dryer

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Hair foils (with hair dye)

General rubbish bin

Hard drives

(e-waste) No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Hard plastic

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid)

Hazardous waste

Detox Your Home

Headphones

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Heaters (gas or electric)

Darebin Resource Recovery Centre

Helium tanks

Detox Your Home

Hifi unit

Repair, Donate/charity, No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Highlighters, texters/textas, pens

General rubbish bin

Hose/hosing (with or without fittings)

General rubbish bin

Hot water bottles

General rubbish bin

Hot water systems (broken)

No bin! - see information on e-waste

Household chemicals

Detox your home

Humidifiers

No bin! - see information on e-waste, Hard waste

Hypodermic needles (lid on)

More information on syringes and needles

Ice cream containers and lids (plastic)

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid). Remove food scraps, and no need to clean thoroughly.

Icy pole sticks

General rubbish bin.

Incandescent light bulbs - (wrap in paper)

General rubbish bin.

Ink cartridge 

Find out where to dispose of ink cartridges at 4 Planet Ark.

iPads

Do not throw in bin. Find out how to dispose of iPads with information on e-waste.

Iron (for clothing)

Do not throw in bin. Find out how to dispose of irons with information on e-waste.

IT cords and cables

Do not throw in bin. Find out how to dispose of IT cords and with information on e-waste and hard waste.

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