S items

Sandpaper

General rubbish bin.

Sanitary items

General rubbish bin.

Satellite navigation systems (GPS)

Do not throw in bin. Find information on e-waste or hard waste.

Scanners

Do not throw in bin. Find information one-waste or hard waste.

Scrap metal

Take to the Darebin Resource Recovery Centre.

Screws/nails

General rubbish bin.

Seedling containers

General rubbish bin.

Serviettes (fabric)

Donate, give to charity or general rubbish bin

Serviettes (paper)

Home compost, or general rubbish bin.

Sewing machine (broken)

Repair. Do not throw in bin. Find more information disposing of sewing machines on our e-waste page or hard waste.

Shade cloth

Donate, give to charity, or general rubbish bin.

Shampoo bottles

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).

Sheets  

Take to RSPCA or Sheridan Recycling Program.

Shoes (broken)

Take to Tread Lightly, or place in general rubbish bin.

Shredded paper

Home compost or general rubbish bin.

Silicone 

General rubbish bin.

Smoke detectors (alarms)

General rubbish bin.

Soft (plush) toys

Donate or give to charity.

Soft drink bottles

Make use of the Container Deposit Scheme (Look for the 10c mark), or mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).

Soft drink cans

Make use of the Container Deposit Scheme (Look for the 10c mark), or mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).

Soft plastics

General rubbish bin or you can drop your soft plastics off for recycling at Coles Northcote Plaza, Woolworths Bundoora, Woolworths Northland, Woolworths Polaris, Woolworths Preston and Woolworths Preston South. You can also drop off soft plastic at Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre. Find out more.

Solar equipment (panels and inverters)

Photovoltaic system waste.

Speakers (broken)

Repair. Do not throw in bin. Find more information on e-waste or hard waste.

Spray nozzles

TerraCycle or Banish.

Steam cleaner (broken)

Do not throw in bin. Find information on e-waste or hard waste.

Steel cans

Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).

Stickers

General rubbish bin.

Sticky tape

General rubbish bin.

Stove (broken)

Take to the Darebin Resource Recovery Centre or hard waste.

Straws (paper)

Home compost or general rubbish bin.

Straws (plastic) 

General rubbish bin.

Syringes and needles

Find information on disposing syringes and needles.