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Aerosol cans (empty)
- Put in your recycling bin
Aerosol cans (not empty)
- Dispose of via detox your home
Air conditioning unit
- Book a hard rubbish collection
Aluminum foil
- Roll into a ball the size of a tennis ball and put in your recycling bin
Ammonia based cleaners
- Dispose of via detox your home
Antennas
- Put in a bag in your rubbish bin or book a hard rubbish collection
Anti-freeze
- Dispose of via detox your home
Animal droppings
- Put in your rubbish bin
Asbestos
- Do an internet search or contact Customer Service
Ash from fire-place
- Wood only - no nails, metal or hot coals
- Put in your food and garden bin or general rubbish bin
Baby wipes
- Put in your general rubbish bin
Bath (ceramic or wrought iron)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Batteries (all sizes)
- Take to a supermarket, a Planet Ark drop off point or the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Barbeques
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Bean bag beans
- Dispose of in your general rubbish bin or book a hard rubbish collection
- Beans must be contained in a plastic bag or similar
Bikes, scooters and skateboards
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating or reselling
Biodegradable bags, cups and cutlery
- Put in your general rubbish bin
Biscuits
- Put in your food and garden bin
Blankets, doonas and bedding
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating or reselling
Blinds
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Bubble wrap
- Put in your general rubbish bin
Butter
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
Bones (raw or cooked)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Books
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Put in your recycling bin
- Consider donating or reselling
Bottles and tops (plastic and metal)
- Put in your recycling bin
Boxes (cardboard)
- Put in your recycling bin
- Take to the Transfer Station or the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Brake fluid
- Dispose of via detox your home
Branches
- Use the bundled branch collection service
Bread
- Put in your food and garden bin
Bricks, rubber and concrete
- Take to the Transfer Station
Broken drinking glass
- Wrap in paper and put in your general rubbish bin
Building materials
- Do an internet search or take to the Transfer Station
Cake/pastries
- Put in your food and garden bin
Cameras
- Take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating to an op-shop or reselling
Car batteries
- Take to the Transfer Station or the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Cardboard (regular)
- Put in your recycling bin
- Take to the Transfer Station or the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Cardboard (wax coated)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Car parts (metal)
- Do an internet search or take small pieces (no engines) to the Transfer Station
Car wax
- Dispose of via detox your home
Carpet and carpet underlay
- Do an internet search
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
CDs, DVDs and VHS videos
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Do an internet search
- Take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating or reselling
Ceramics (broken)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Ceramics (intact)
- Consider donating or reselling
Cereals
- Put in your food and garden bin
Cheese
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
Chemicals (household)
- Do an internet search or dispose of via detox your home
Chicken (raw/cooked)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Christmas trees (living)
- Cut up the tree and put in your food and garden bin and bundled branch service
- Take to the Transfer Station
- Contact Customer Service
Christmas trees (artificial)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating or reselling
Cigarette butts
- Put in your rubbish bin
Citrus
- Put in your food and garden bin
Cling film
- Put in your rubbish bin
Clothing
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Consider donating or reselling
Coat hangers (wire or plastic)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Coffee filter paper
- Put in your food and garden bin
Coffee grounds (loose)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Coffee pods (compostable)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Compostable bags
- Use lime green AS4736 certified compostable bags in your food and garden bin
Compostable containers, cups and packaging
- Put in your rubbish bin
Computers and monitors
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Take to a a Planet Ark drop off point
- Do an internet search
- Consider donating or reselling
Coolant
- Dispose of via detox your home
Copha
- Put in your rubbish bin
Corks
- Remove any metal and put in your food and garden bin
Corrugated iron and metal
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Cooking oil
- Dispose of up to 20L cooking oil via detox your home or the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Cream
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
Crockery and glasses
- Put in your rubbish bin or book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating or reselling
Cubby house (plastic)
- Book a hard rubbish collection
Cubby house (timber)
- Take to the Transfer Station
Cups and saucers (broken)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Curtains
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating to an op-shop or reselling
Curtain rods, tracks and brackets
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Custard
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
Cutlery
- Consider donating or reselling
Dairy products
- Take out of plastic containers and put in your food and garden bin
Dead animals (bagged)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Deli meats (cooked/raw)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Detergent bottles
- Put in your recycling bin
- Take to the Transfer Station
Dips
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
Disinfectants
- Dispose of via detox your home
Disposable nappies (bagged)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Disposable wooden cutlery
- Put in your food and garden bin
Dishwasher
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Dog poo or cat poo (bagged)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Doors
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station (limits apply)
Dryer or washing machine
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
DVD, CD and VCR players
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating or reselling
Egg cartons
- Clean egg cartons can be put in your recycling bin
- Egg cartons with food spoilage can be put in your food and garden bin
Eggs and eggshells
- Put in your food and garden bin
Electrical appliances
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
- Consider donating or reselling
Engine oil (30L or less)
- Take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Fencing or lattice
- Take to the Transfer Station
Fertiliser
- Dispose of via detox your home
Fire extinguisher
- Dispose of via detox your home
Filing cabinet (metal or timber)
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating or reselling
Fish or fish and chips
- Put in your food and garden bin
Fluorescent tubes or globes
- Do an internet search or take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Floor care products and waxes
- Dispose of via detox your home
Foam boxes and trays
- Put in your rubbish bin
Food cans (empty)
- Put in your recycling bin
Food waste or scraps
- Put in your food and garden bin
Fridges and freezers
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Fried food
- Put in your food and garden bin
Fuel (petrol, diesel, kerosene or other)
- Dispose of via detox your home
Furniture
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating or reselling
Garden tools
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating or reselling
Garden waste
- Put in your food and garden bin
- Put in your bundled branch collection
- Take to the Transfer Station
Garlic
- Put in your food and garden bin
Gas bottles
- Take to the Transfer Station
Gates
- Take to the Transfer Station
Glass sheets
- Wrap and label
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Glues (water and solvent based)
- Dispose of via detox your home
Grains
- Put in your food and garden bin
Hair (pet or human)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Heater (oil)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Heater (electric or gas)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Herbicides and weed killers
- Dispose of via detox your home
Herbs and spices (raw/dried)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Hot water unit
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Household chemicals
- Dispose of via detox your home
Incontinence pads (disposable)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Insect spray or pesticides
- Dispose of via detox your home
Irons
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Ironing board
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Iron and scrap metal
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Kitty litter
- Bag and put in your rubbish bin
Ladder (timber or metal)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Laundry sink (metal)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Lawn mower
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Light globes (halogen or incandescent)
- Do an internet search
- take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
Light globes (LED)
- Do an internet search
- take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
Light fittings
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Logs/branches
- No larger than 10cm in diameter and under 30cm - Put out for your bundled branch collection
- 1m long and under 50cm in diameter - Put in your food and garden bin
Margarine tubs
- Put in your recycling bin
Mannequins
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Mattresses and bases
- Book a hard rubbish collection (limits apply)
- Or take to the Transfer Station
Meat or fish scraps
- Put in your food and garden bin
Meat trays (foam)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Meat tray (plastic)
- Put in your recycling bin
Medicine bottles (empty)
- Put in your recycling bin
Metal sheds
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station (limits apply)
Mirrors
- Wrap and label
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating or reselling
Mobile phones
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
- Do an internet search
- Take to the Transfer Station
- Take to a supermarket
- Contact Customer Service
Mouldy food
- Put in your food and garden bin
Napkins (clean or dirty)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Nappies (disposable)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Nails and screws
- Put in your rubbish bin
Nail polish and remover
- Dispose of via detox your home
Newspapers (clean)
- Put in your recycling bin
Newspapers (dirty)
- Put in your food and garden bin or your rubbish bin
Noodles
- Put in your food and garden bin
Nuts
- Put in your food and garden bin
Oil (motor)
- 30L or less
- Take to the Transfer Station or the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Oil (cooking)
- Dispose of via detox your home
- Or take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Oil (solid eg copha or ghee)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Onion
- Put in your food and garden bin
Oyster shells
- Put in your rubbish bin
Ovens
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Paint
- Take to the Transfer Station
- Or take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Paint stripper, thinner or turps
- Dispose of via detox your home
Paint tins or drums (dry and empty)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Or take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
Pallets
- Take to the Transfer Station
Paper straws
- Put in your food and garden bin
Paper towel (clean or dirty)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Pasta (cooked or raw)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Pet food (dry or wet)
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
Pet food tins (empty and rinsed)
- Put in your recycling bin
Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
- Do an internet search or dispose of via detox your home
Picture frames
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating or reselling
Pillows
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Pizza boxes (clean)
- Break down and put into your recycling bin
Pizza boxes (dirty)
- Put in your food and garden bin - no other boxes except dirty egg cartons
Plasterboard
- Take to the Transfer Station
Plastic bags
- Put in your rubbish bin
Plastic containers (large)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Plastic pots and plant tags (clean)
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
- Do an internet search
- Contact Customer Service
Plastic strapping and film
- Put in your rubbish bin
Plastic wrappers
- Put in your rubbish bin
Plate glass (wrapped)
- Put in your rubbish bin or book a hard rubbish collection
Polystyrene (large pieces)
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Rake to the Transfer Station or the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
- Contact Customer Service
Pool chemicals
- Dispose of via detox your home
Pool pump
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Pots and pans
- Put in your recycling bin
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating or reselling
Potting mix
- Only purely organic and does not contain vermiculite can be put in your food and garden bin
Prams and pushers
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating or reselling
Printer cartridges or toner
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
PVC or plastic pipe
- Put in your rubbish bin
Pyrex ovenware (broken)
- Put in your rubbish bin
Rat poison
- Dispose of via detox your home
Rice (cooked or raw)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Rubber
- Put in your rubbish bin
Scrap metal
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Seeds
- Put in your food and garden bin
Shellfish (soft - not oyster shells)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Shoes
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Consider donating or reselling
Shower screens
- Book a hard rubbish collection (limits apply) or take to the Transfer Station
Shredded paper
- Put in your food and garden bin or rubbish bin
Silicon bakeware
- Put in your rubbish bin
Smoke alarms
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
Spa bath (including parts such as fittings, pipes and frames)
- Take to the Transfer Station
Sporting equipment
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
- Do an internet search
- Consider donating or reselling
Sporting goods
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Book a hard rubbish collection
- Do an internet search
- Consider donating or reselling
Spreads (Vegemite, peanut butter, jam etc)
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
Steel cans and tins
- Put in your recycling bin
Steel (not including cans or tins)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Stoves
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Straw or hay (clean)
- Put in your food and garden bin
- Must be clean - no pet poo
Straws (paper)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Styrofoam
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
- Take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Do an internet search
- Contact Customer Service
Syringes
- Contact Customer Service
Takeaway food containers
- Put in your recycling bin
Takeaway coffee cups
- Put in your rubbish bin
Tea bags
- Put in your rubbish bin
Tea leaves (loose)
- Put in your food and garden bin
Televisions
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Do an internet search
Tetra packs
- Put in your recycling bin
Textiles or linen
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Do an internet search
- Consider donating or reselling
Tiles (ceramic, roof)
- Take to the Transfer Station
Timber
- Book a hard rubbish collection (limits apply) or take to the Transfer Station
Timber (treated)
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Tinned food (including pet food)
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
- Tin/can can be put in your recycling bin
Tissues
- Put in your food and garden bin
- Tissues with make-up or nail polish can be put in your rubbish bin
Toasters
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Do an internet search
Toilet
- Book a hard rubbish collection (limits apply) or take to the Transfer Station
Tools including power tools
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating or reselling
Toys
- Put in your rubbish bin
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Consider donating or reselling
- Do an internet search
- Contact Customer Service
Trampoline (dismantled)
- Book a hard rubbish collection
Transmission fluid
- Dispose of via detox your home
Tree prunings
- Put in your food and garden bin
- Take to the Transfer Station
- Put in your bundled branch collection
Tree stumps
- Max length 1.5m and 30kg - Book a hard rubbish collection
Tyres
- Take to the Transfer Station
- Do an internet search
Vaccum cleaner
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Do an internet search
Vaccum cleaner dust
- Put in your rubbish bin
Vinyl flooring
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Washing machines
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Do an internet search
Waxed cardboard
- Put in your rubbish bin
Weeds
- Put in your food and garden bin or your bundled branch collection
Weeds (noxious)
- Put in your food and garden bin or your bundled branch collection
Wet wipes
- Put in your rubbish bin
Whitegoods
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
- Take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Do an internet search
Window frames (metal)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Window frames (metal and timber)
- Take to the Transfer Station
Window glass (wrap)
- Book a hard rubbish collection or take to the Transfer Station
Wood / branches (logs)
- No larger than 10cm in diameter and under 30cm - Put out for your bundled branch collection
- 1m long and under 50cm in diameter - Put in your food and garden bin
- Maximum of 10 pieces length of 1.5m - Book a hard rubbish collection
Wood preservatives and finishes (oils and varnishes)
- Dispose of via detox your home
Wooden cutlery (natural with no paint or treatments)
- Put in your food and garden bin
X-rays
- Take to the Transfer Station
- Take to the permanent detox drop off site at Monash Transfer Station
- Take to a Planet Ark drop off point
- Do an internet search
Yoghurt
- Remove packaging and put in your food and garden bin
