A |
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N |
Aerosol cans |
RB |
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Nappies: disposable used |
WB |
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Aluminium cans |
RB |
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Nappies: disposable unused |
FB |
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Aluminium foil (scrunch into loose ball) |
RB |
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Nappies: clean cloth |
FB |
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Animal waste: from rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens etc |
CBW |
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Needles |
CC |
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Animal waste: dogs, cats etc |
WB |
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Newspapers |
CBW |
RB |
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Asbestos (must be disposed of by specialists) |
SR |
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O |
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B |
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Office paper: unused |
KS |
GC |
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Baby capsules (cannot be accepted at opshops for safety reasons) |
HW |
TS |
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Office stationery |
GC |
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Batteries: household and car. Note: household batteries (but not car batteries) can be dropped off at any Aldi or Officeworks store. |
PDOS |
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Oils: motor |
TS |
SR |
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Beanbags (do not put beans into recycling. Small amounts can be useful for home composting or adding to potting mixes) |
RS |
OS |
TS |
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Oils: other than motor oil. Small amounts of cooking oil may be buried |
SR |
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Bicycle parts |
RS |
SM |
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Ovens |
TS |
SR |
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Bike (motorbike) parts |
SM |
SR |
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P
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Bottles: glass, plastic |
RB |
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Paint |
KS |
CG |
PDOS |
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Biscuit trays |
RB |
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Paint tins: dried out paint |
PDOS |
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Books |
KS |
RS |
OS |
RB |
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Paint tins: empty |
RB |
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Boxes: commercial moving boxes in reusable condition |
RS |
RB |
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Pallets |
SR |
HW |
TS |
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Boxes: unwaxed cardboard |
RB |
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Paper towel roll |
RB |
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Boxes: waxed cardboard |
WB |
TS |
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Pavers, bricks: unbroken |
RS |
TS |
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Branches and logs (accepted in green bin up to 10cm wide and 30cm long) |
WB |
HW |
TS |
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Pesticides |
DYH |
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Bricks, rubble |
TS |
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Pet accessories: leads, bowls, clean toys |
AW |
RS |
OS |
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Bubble wrap |
WB |
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Pet food tins: empty and rinsed |
RB |
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Building materials: reusable |
RS |
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Pet food: wet, dry |
AW |
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Building materials: waste |
TS |
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Pet dryfood bags (thick plastic) |
WB |
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C |
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Pharmaceuticals |
RUM |
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Cans: aluminium and steel |
RB |
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Phonebooks |
RB |
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Car parts |
SM |
SR |
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Phones: mobiles |
CCL |
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Cardboard |
RB |
TS |
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Phones: fixed |
RS |
TS |
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Carpet, rugs |
RS |
OS |
TS |
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Picture frames |
KS |
RS |
OS |
WB |
Cartridges, ink printers (drop off at Australia Post, Officeworks, Good Guys, JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman) |
RE |
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Pizza boxes (scrape off food scraps) |
RB |
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Cassette tapes |
SR |
WB |
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Plant offcuts |
CBW |
GB |
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CDs and cases |
GG |
RS |
OS |
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Plant pots |
CG |
RS |
RB |
TS |
Cellophane (never in your recycling bin) |
WB |
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Plasterboard |
WB |
TS |
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Ceramics: broken |
WB |
TS |
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Plastic bags (never in your recycling bin) |
WB |
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Ceramics: unbroken |
RS |
OS |
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Plastic containers |
RB |
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Chemicals |
DYH |
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Plastic cutlery (unrecognisable by machinery at the recycling facility) |
WB |
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Chemical drums (DrumMUSTER.org.au) |
SR |
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Plastic strapping |
WB |
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Chip packets |
WB |
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Plastic wrappers (never in your recycling bin) |
WB |
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Cigarette butts |
TC |
WB |
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Plastics- large items: e.g. laundry basket |
RS |
OS |
TS |
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Cling wrap: food wrap, shrink wrap (never in your recycling bin) |
WB |
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Poisons |
DYH |
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Clothing |
RS |
OS |
TS |
WB |
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Polystyrene |
WB |
TS |
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Coat hangers: wire, plastic |
RS |
OS |
WB |
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Postage stamp: new or used |
GC |
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Coffee Pods (collect into a plastic container as pods are too small to recycle individually) |
TC |
WB |
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Post packs, also known as mailing satchels: paper/padded, plastic |
TC |
WB |
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Computers: recent model, working |
LS |
RS |
SR |
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Punnets: berry etc. |
RB |
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Computers: older model, not working (free to drop off) |
TS |
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Pyrex ovenware: broken |
WB |
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Concrete |
TS |
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Pyrex ovenware: intact |
RS |
OS |
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Corks (no longer collected by Girl Guides, MND or the zoo. Small amounts can be useful shredded for home composting or adding to potting mixes) |
CBW |
WB |
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R
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Cosmetic packaging e.g. foundation palette, lipstick/mascara tube |
TC |
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Rags: clean |
SE |
WB |
TS |
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Cotton ear buds, cotton wool |
WB |
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Rags: dirty |
WB |
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Crockery: broken |
WB |
TS |
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Rubber |
SR |
WB |
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Crockery: unbroken |
RS |
OS |
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S
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Cutlery: plastic/bamboo/corn starch |
WB |
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Sauce squeeze bottles: tomatoe etc (empty) |
RB |
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Cutlery: metal |
RS |
OS |
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Scrap metal |
SR |
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Cylinders: car, trade e.g. acetylene, oxygen. Contact manufacturer for return |
SR |
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Seedling punnets |
CG |
KS |
RB |
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D |
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Shoes (in good condition) |
KK |
RS |
OS |
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Detergent bottles: empty |
RB |
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Shoes (in unwearable condition) |
WB |
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Doors: all types in reusable condition |
RS |
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Smoke alarms |
PDOS |
WB |
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Doors: damaged |
TS |
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Spectacles |
LC |
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DVDs and cases |
GC |
RS |
OS |
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Stoves (free to drop off) |
SR |
TS |
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E |
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Styrofoam / polystyrene (never in your recycling bin) |
UN |
WB |
TS |
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Egg cartons |
KS |
RB |
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Strapping (never in your recycling bin) |
WB |
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Electrical & electronic items: working |
RS |
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Straw |
CBW |
GB |
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Electrical & electronic waste; "e-waste" (free to drop off) |
TS |
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Straws: drinking |
WB |
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Envelopes: paper with or without windows |
RB |
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Surfboard, snowboard, wakeboard |
RS |
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F |
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Syringes |
CC |
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Fertilisers |
DYH |
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T |
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Fibreglass sheeting, polycarbonate sheeting |
RS |
TS |
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Takeaway containers |
RB |
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Fire extinguishers |
DYH |
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Tea bags |
CBW |
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Fluorescent tubes/globes |
PDOS |
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Televisions - free to drop off |
TS |
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Fly spray cans: empty |
RB |
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Textiles (cloth) |
KS |
RS |
OS |
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Foam boxes (never in your recycling bin, even if the box has a code or recycling symbol) |
CG |
KS |
TS |
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Tiles: roof, wall, floor: broken |
TS |
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Foam fruit and meat trays (never in your recycling bin, even if the tray has a code or recycling symbol) |
WB |
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Tiles: roof, wall, floor: unbroken |
RS |
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Food: fresh produce in-date (ask Council for details of food charities) |
FB |
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Timber |
RS |
TS |
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Food waste |
CBW |
WB |
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Tissues and paper towel (never in your recycling bin) |
WB |
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Fridges, freezers (see also 'Whitegoods') |
KK |
TS |
SM |
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Toilet paper and foodwrap inner rolls |
KS |
CBW |
RB |
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Fruit and vegetable scraps |
CBW |
WB |
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Toner cartridges: Australia Post, Officeworks, Good Guys, JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman |
RE |
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Furniture |
KK |
RS |
OS |
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Toothbrushes: manual and toothpaste tubes: empty |
TC |
WB |
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G |
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Toys |
RS |
OS |
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Garden waste: leaves, grass, branches |
CBW |
GB |
TS |
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Tree prunings |
GB |
TS |
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Gas bottles: BBQ cylinders up to 9kg |
PDOS |
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Twine/string (never in your recycling bin) |
WB |
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Glass: broken windows (tape, wrap and label) |
WB |
TS |
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Tyres (accepted by some retailers when buying replacement tyres) |
RE |
TS |
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Glasses: spectacles |
LC |
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U |
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Glasses: sunglasses |
OS |
WB |
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Umbrellas - intact |
RS |
OS |
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Glassware: broken (tape, wrap and label) |
HW |
WB |
TS |
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Umbrellas - broken |
WB |
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Glassware: unbroken, clean (tape, wrap and label) |
RS |
OS |
WB |
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Underlay: can be used to top worm farms or can be recycled for flooring |
SR |
TS |
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Golf Clubs |
RS |
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V
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Guttering lengths |
RS |
TS |
SM |
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Vacuum cleaner dust |
CBW |
WB |
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H |
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Vegetable and fruit scraps |
CBW |
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Hair: human min 35cm long, undyed, non-grey (donate to make wigs for sick children) |
VC |
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Vehicle parts: car, motorbike, truck |
SR |
SM |
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Hair: offcuts and shedded hair |
CBW |
WB |
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Vehicles: cars, vans, trucks, motorcycles, scooters, caravans, buses, tractors, jet skis, boats on trailers |
KUC |
SM |
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Helmets (cannot be accepted at opshops for safety reasons) |
WB |
TS |
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Video tapes (VHS, Beta etc.): commercial recordings |
RS |
OS |
WB |
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Herbicides, also known as "weed killers" |
DYH |
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Video tapes (VHS, Beta etc.): home recordings |
SR |
WB |
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Hot water bottles (no leaks) |
RS |
OS |
WB |
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Vinyl material |
KS |
WB |
TS |
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Hot water units |
SM |
HW |
TS |
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Vinyl records |
KS |
RS |
OS |
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Hypodermic needles, also known as "sharps" |
CC |
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W |
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I |
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Washing machines: free to drop off |
KK |
SR |
TS |
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Ice cream containers and lids |
KS |
RB |
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Waxed boxes and waxed cooking paper |
WB |
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Ink cartridges: Australia Post, Officeworks, Good Guys, JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman |
RE |
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Weeds |
GB |
TS |
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J |
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Whitegoods (washing machines, fridges, freezers, stoves/ovens, microwave ovens: also known as e-waste): free to drop off |
TS |
SM |
KK |
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Jars with or without lids |
KS |
RB |
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Window glass (taped, wrapped & labelled for safety) |
WB |
HW |
TS |
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Juice cartons |
RB |
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Wine bottles |
RB |
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Junk mail (ask Council for a free "no Junk Mail" sticker for your letterbox) |
RB |
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Wood |
RS |
TS |
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K |
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Wrapping paper |
RB |
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Kitty litter |
WB |
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X |
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L |
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X-rays (refer to recyclingnearyou.com.au for specialist recycling options) |
SR |
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Leaves |
GB |
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Y |
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Light bulbs: incandescent globe |
WB |
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Yoghurt containers |
RB |
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Light bulbs: compact, tubes and LED |
PDOS |
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Z |
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M |
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Zincalume, Colorbond etc flashing and gutters |
RS |
TS |
|
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Magazines |
KS |
RS |
OS |
RB |
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Mailing satchels, also known as post packs: paper/padded, plastic |
TC |
WB |
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Margarine tubs (empty) |
RB |
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Mattresses |
HW |
TS |
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Meat Scraps |
WB |
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Meat trays: foam (never in your recycling bin, even if the tray has a code on its base) |
|
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Meat trays: plastic |
RB |
|
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Medicine bottles: empty |
RB |
|
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Medicines: keep them out of waterways and landfill |
RUM |
|
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Milk cartons |
RB |
|
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Milk containers (plastic) |
RB |
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Mirrors: broken (tape, wrap and label) |
WB |
TS |
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Mirrors: intact (tape, wrap and label) |
RS |
OS |
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Motor oil |
TS |
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