A To Z Guide To Waste And Recycling

If you are wondering how to dispose of an item in the right way, please search for the item in the A To Z Guide below.
Each item has a letter or letters next to it, which refers to the disposal methods you should use.

Disposal methods

A – Call Council – 9205 5555
B – Rubbish bin
C – Compost bin / Worm farm
D – Drop-off point
G – Green waste collection
H – Hard waste collection
K – Give to kindergardens/schools/childcare centres
O – Op shops/Charities
R – Recycling bin
S – Skip hire
T – Transfer Station
X – Chemical Waste - Chemicals/Batteries/Oils/Solvents

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

A

Aerosol cans (empty) R D
Animal droppings B
Asbestos A
If you have asbestos on your property, Council and the EPA recommend you engage a professional removalist (look under ‘asbestos removalists’ in the Yellow Pages.) For more information about the correct disposal of asbestos-containing materials, contact the EPA on 9695 2722 or WorkSafe Victoria on 1800 136 089. If you have concerns about asbestos becoming airborne as a result of building or other activity, please report the matter immediately to Council on 9205 5095.

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B

Bag ties B
Band aids B
Baskets K O
Batteries D X
Beer bottles R
Bicycles D H
Bottle Tops R
(metal/coded plastic) R
Books O K R H D
Branches G
Bricks or rubble S T
Bubble wrap B
Building materials S T

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C

Cans R D
Car batteries D T X
Car/auto parts H T
Car Tyres H
Cardboard R D
Carpet & underlay T H
Cartridges
(printer/toner) D H
Cassette tapes B
CD / DVD players D
Cellophane B
Ceramics H O
Cereal box inserts B
Cereal boxes R
Chemicals X
Chip packets B
Christmas trees A G
Cigarette butts B
Cleaning rags B
Cling wrap B
Clothing O D H
Coffee cans/jars R
Computers H D
Computer paper R D
Computer parts H D
Cooking oil A X
Concrete T S
Corks K D
Cotton wool buds B
Cups & saucers (broken) B
Cups & saucers (intact) O H
Curtains O D H
Cutlery (metal) O H
Cutlery (plastic) B

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D

Detergent bottles R
Disposable nappies
(emptied) B
Doors H S T
Drums (empty) H

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E

Egg cartons K R
Electrical appliances H
Engine oil D X
Envelopes R
Eye glassesb O
E–waste T

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F

Fluorescent tubes D X
Foil R
Food waste C B
Fridges H T O
Fruit & vegetable scraps C B
Furniture O

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G

Garden waste G C
Gas bottles X
Glad wrap B
Glass jars R
Glue X
Grass clippings G C
Greeting cards R

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H

Hot water units T H
Household chemicals X

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I

Ice cream
containers & lids K

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J

Juice cartons R
Junk mail R
Jar lids
(metal/coded plastic R
Jars R

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K

Kitty litter B

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L

Leaves G C
Light bulbs D B
Lolly wrappers B
Lunch boxes O R

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M

Magazines K R
Manure C B
Margarine tubs R
Mattresses H
Meat scraps B
Meat trays (foam) B
Medicine bottles
(empty/rinsed) R
Medicines
Unwanted or old medicines can be dropped off at your local pharmacy.
Milk cartons R
Milk containers
(plastic) R
Mobile phones A D H
Old mobile phones and their accessories can be dropped off at the Richmond and Collingwood Town Halls, the Richmond &Collingwood Leisure Centres, and Council’s Drop-Off Recycling point at the corner of Roseneath and Gray Streets, Clifton Hill. You can search for other local collection points at http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/

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N

Newspapers R

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O

Office paper R D
Oils X
Ovens T H

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P

Paint tins (with paint) X
Paint tins (empty) R D
Pallets T
Paper towel roll R
Pet food tins R
Phonebooks D R
Picture frames O H
Pizza boxes (empty) R
Placemats O H
Plant cuttings C G
Plant pots H T
Plasterboard S T
Plastic bags A H B
Plastic containers
with codes R
Plastic strapping B
Plastic trays/baskets B
Plastic wrappers B
Plate glass (wrapped) B
Polystyrene H D
Printers H D
Pyrex ovenware (broken) B
Pyrex ovenware
(intact) O H

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S

O H
Spirit bottles R
Sporting goods O H
Steel cans R
Steel
(other than tins & cans) H
Stoves H
Styrofoam H D
Syringes                                   
If you find a syringe/needle, contact:
• Council on 9205 5555 between 8.30am–5pm, Monday–Friday
• Yarra Syringe Disposal Hotline on 9417 5125 (Please leave a message if the line is unattended)
• Victorian Syringe Disposal Hotline on freecall 1800 552 355 (24 hours - 7 days per week)
School bags O H
Scrap metal H
Seedling containers B
Shoes O H
Solvents X
Silver foil R
Smoke alarms D X
Soft drink bottles R

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T

Take away containers R
Tea bags C B
Televisions H D
Textiles H D
Timber T S
Tin cans R
Tissues B
Toilet paper rolls R
Toys O H
Tree prunings C G
Truck Tyres T
Twine B

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V

Vacuum cleaner dust C B
Vegetable scraps C B
Vinyl S T H

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W

Washing machines H
Waxed paper B               
Weeds C G
White goods H
Windows T S
Wine bottles R
Wrapping paper R

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Y

Yoghurt containers R

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Further information

Services Contracts Branch
Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
Telephone 9205 5730
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

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