Plastic packaging (including air pillows)
General rubbish bin.
Paint and paint tins
Drop-off at Paintback.
Paper
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Paper (shredded)
Compost or general rubbish bin.
Paper receipts (thermal treated paper)
General rubbish bin.
Paper towel
Home compost bin, a small amount of paper towel can go in the food and garden organics bin to wrap food waste or general rubbish bin. Clean paper towel can go in your mixed recycling bin.
Perfume bottles
General rubbish bin.
Pesticides/herbicides/poisons
Detox your home.
Pet food tins
Mixed recycling bin.
Pet poo (e.g. dog, cat)
Pet poo composting or general rubbish bin.
Petrol
Detox your home.
Pharmaceuticals
Return to your local pharmacy.
Phone books
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Photos (film, negative, prints)
General rubbish bin.
Picture frames
Donate or give to charity, general rubbish bin or hard waste.
Pillows/cushions
General rubbish bin.
Pizza boxes (remove all food scraps)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Placemats
Donate or give to charity or general rubbish bin.
Plant cuttings
Food and garden organics bin.
Plant pots (ceramic, broken)
General rubbish bin.
Plant pots (plastic, 20cm max)
Recycling drop off, Recycle Your Plastic Plant Pots With Us - Bunnings Australia, mixed recycling bin (yellow lid), or take to the Darebin Resource Recovery Centre.
Plastic (bottles and containers)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Plastic (drinking containers)
Make the most of the container Deposit Scheme (Look for the 10c mark) or mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Plastic (hard plastics)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Plastic (nylon) chopping boards
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Plastic (soft plastic packaging)
Take to participating supermarkets or general rubbish bin.
Plastic bags
Take to participating supermarkets or general rubbish bin.
Plastic cards (gift/loyalty cards)
General rubbish bin.
Plastic hay bale twine
General rubbish bin.
Plastic lids (larger than a credit card)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Plastic lids (smaller than a credit card)
General rubbish bin.
Plastic pipe
Pipa recycling program.
Plastic storage containers (e.g. Tupperware)
Donate or give to charity.
Plastic wrappers
General rubbish bin.
Plate glass (wrapped)
General rubbish bin.
Polystyrene/styrofoam
Recycling drop off (must be clean and dry, remove food scraps) or general rubbish bin.
Pool acid
Check out how to detox your home of chemicals.
Pool acid containers (empty)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Postal/mail bags (padded paper)
Mixed recycling bin (yellow lid).
Postal/mail bags (plastic)
General rubbish bin.
Pots and pans (aluminium, steel or enamel)
Donate or give to charity or general rubbish bin.
Pot and pan lids
General rubbish bin.
Pottery (broken)
General rubbish bin.
Potting mix bags
General rubbish bin.
Power cables or electrical cords (domestic)
Do not throw in bin. Find more information on how to dispose of power cables or electrical cords on our e-waste page. Alternatively, take it to the Darebin Resource Recovery Centre or out for hard waste.
Prams (broken)
Hard waste or Big Group Hug.
Prams (good condition)
Donate or give to charity.
Printer cartridges
Take to Cartridges 4 Planet Ark.
Printers
Do not throw in bin. Find more information on disposing printers on our e-waste page. Alternatively, put out for hard waste or take to the Darebin Resource Recovery Centre.
Produce netting (e.g. orange/onion bags)
General rubbish bin.
Pump/spray nozzles
TerraCycle.
PVC pipe
Take to the Darebin Resource Recovery Centre.
Pyrex ovenware (broken)
General rubbish bin.
Pyrex ovenware (intact)
Donate or give to charity, or general rubbish bin.