A to Z waste and recycling guide
About
Landfill is the last place you want to send waste.
- Many waste items can be recycled and made into new products, saving valuable resources, energy and landfill space.
- This guide lists a range of common household and garden items, and how you can recycle or safely dispose of them.
- Fees may apply, so contact businesses directly to check before you drop anything off.
Item not listed here?
Find out where you can take other items at Planet Ark's Recycling Near You website or search the Sustainability Victoria website.
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Does your business or community group offer a recycling service to Cardinia Shire residents? If so, thank you! Please contact our Waste and Resource Recovery team at mail@cardinia.vic.gov.au or 1300 787 624 to be added to this guide.
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Acids |
Detox Your Home collection |
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Aerosols |
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Agriculture chemicals |
Detox Your Home collection ChemClear |
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Aluminium cans |
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Aluminium foil/trays |
Kerbside recycling bin |
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Asbestos |
Visit Asbestos Victoria website for disposal locations and instructions. |
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Bags (plastic) |
See ‘Soft plastics’ |
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Bags (handbags and suitcases) |
See 'Clothing/textiles' |
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Baking paper |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Balloons |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
| Batteries - car | Future Recycling Pakenham Some car workshops, scrap metal dealers will accept used car batteries for recycling. Check with your car battery vendor when purchasing a new battery. |
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Berry punnets |
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Biscuit trays |
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Books |
Sell or donate if in good condition. You can give away books on BookMooch Kerbside recycling bin |
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Bottles (plastic, glass) |
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Bricks and masonry |
Materials accepted for a fee. See transfer stations |
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Bubble wrap |
Take soft plastics to Coles or Woolworths. Visit REDcycle for more info. |
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Building and renovation materials |
Materials accepted for a fee. See transfer stations |
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Car battery |
Many car battery suppliers accept batteries for recycling. |
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Car parts
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Cardboard
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Some transfer stations also accept cardboard for free. Waxed cardboard goes in your kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
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Carpet |
Hard waste collection |
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CDs and DVDs |
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Chemicals |
Detox Your Home collection Free disposal of household chemicals. Visit the Sustainability Victoria website for collection dates and locations. |
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Cigarette Lighter (empty) |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Clothing/textiles |
Sell or donate if in good condition. If damaged, recycle at clothing retailers H&M and Zara – they both accept clothing in any condition for textile recycling. Some op shops will accept damaged clothing for rags, but always ask first. Local mechanics and painters may be able to use them for rags, too. You can also contact Upparel to book for a collection (for a fee) Check Recycling Near You for additional recycling options and drop-off points. |
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Sell or donate if in good condition. Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Coffee pods |
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DrumMuster drums |
Drum Muster is held twice a year at the Council depot, 18 Purton Road, Pakenham. Visit Drum Muster for dates and additional locations. |
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Dishwasher/ Dryer |
See ‘Whitegoods’ section |
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Doors (internal) |
Hard waste collection |
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Drain cleaner |
Detox Your Home collection |
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E-waste (Electronic waste: any item with a plug, battery or cord at the end of its useful life) |
Visit the e-waste page |
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Electrical cords / charging cables |
Free e-waste collection boxes |
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Fertiliser |
Detox Your Home collection |
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Fire extinguishers |
Detox Your Home collection |
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Fluorescent lightglobes |
See lightglobes |
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Foam underlay |
Hard waste collection |
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Food pouches (yoghurt or baby food) |
Take soft plastics to Coles or Woolworths. Visit REDcycle to find your nearest participating store. Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Food waste |
Compost bin or worm farm |
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Furniture |
Hard waste collection |
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Garden/green waste |
Compost bin or worm farm
Hard waste collection
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Gas bottles and cylinders |
Exchange programs include Elgas’ SWAP’n’GO and Kleenheat’s Kwik-Gas. Check Recycling Near You for additional drop-off points. |
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Glass bottles and jars |
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Glass (drinking) |
Sell or donate if in good condition. If broken wrap and place in your kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
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Glasses (spectacles/sunglasses) |
Check if your eye clinic will take old glasses back for recycling. Hewitt Eco-House, Koo Wee Rup Hospital also accept old glasses for recycling. |
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Glass windows, cups, mirrors, table tops |
Hard waste collection Note: Glass and mirrors must be securely wrapped and labelled. |
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Gloves (disposable and damaged reusables) |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Green reusable bags |
Take soft plastics to Coles or Woolworths. Visit REDcycle to find your nearest participating store. |
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Hair |
Animal and human hair can go in your kerbside green waste bin |
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Hot water units |
Hard waste collection |
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Hose (garden hose) |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Ink cartridges |
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Jars (glass or plastic) |
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Laptops |
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Light globes |
Drop off point for regular light globes, fluorescent tubes and CFL globes: Drop-off points for regular and CFL globes only (no tubes): Small quantities of incandescent globes and halogens can be wrapped in newspaper and placed in your kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
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Magazines and catalogues |
Kerbside recycling bin |
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Mask (disposable) |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Mattresses |
Hard waste collection Some transfer stations may accept mattresses for a fee. |
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Meat trays |
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Medicines (old) |
Dispose of old pharmaceuticals safely by returning them to your local pharmacy/chemist. |
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Mirrors |
Hard waste collection Note: Glass and mirrors must be securely wrapped and labelled. |
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Needles |
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Ovens / stoves |
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Oil (motor) |
Drop off at Future Recycling Pakenham or your local transfer station for a fee. See transfer stations
Supercheap Auto (Dandenong and Keysborough stores only) accept oil for recycling. Contact store for more information. |
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Oil (cooking oil and fat) |
Small amounts absorbed in paper towel or newspaper can go in your Kerbside green waste bin |
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The Future Recycling Transfer Station in Pakenham accepts all paint products as part of the Paintback program. |
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Paint tins (empty) |
Hard waste collection Note: Lids must be removed. |
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Paint tins (with liquid or dry paint) |
The Future Recycling Transfer Station in Pakenham accepts all paint products as part of the Paintback program. |
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Paper |
Shredded paper can't be recycled as the pieces are too small to collect. Put in your compost bin or kerbside green waste bin.
Waxed paper goes in your kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
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Paper towel |
or your compost bin if you have one. |
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Pet food packaging |
Tins (empty and clean) Kerbside recycling bin |
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Photographs |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
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Pill / blister packets |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Pizza boxes |
Clean boxes or lids can go in your kerbside recycling bin Oily bases should go into your compost bin or your kerbside green waste bin |
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Plant pots |
Return to your garden centre.
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
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Plasterboard |
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Plastic (hard) such as containers and bottles |
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Plastic (soft) |
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Plastic cutlery (single-use) |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Polystyrene |
Visit the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group website for recycling locations.
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Pots and pans (kitchen) |
Sell or donate if in good condition. Recycle for free at Future Recycling Pakenham, or your local transfer station. Otherwise put in your weekly kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
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Cartridges 4 Planet Ark collection boxes are located in the Cardinia Shire Customer Service Centre and all Australia Post and Officeworks stores. Visit Cartridges 4 Planet Ark for more locations. |
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Hard waste collection |
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Shoes |
Sports shoes can be recycled through the Save Our Soles Initiative. Collection points include SportsPower Pakenham and Rebel Sport. Visit the Save Our Soles website for more locations. Work boots can be recycled through Totally Workwear. Visit the Totally Workwear website for store locations. |
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Silage wrap |
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Smoke alarms |
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Take soft plastics to Coles or Woolworths. Visit REDcycle to find your nearest participating store. |
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Soil/ dirt |
Future Recycling Pakenham - fees apply Suez Hampton Park - fees apply |
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Solar panels |
Future Recycling Pakenham |
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Sporting goods |
Sell or donate if in good condition. Hard waste collection Book up to two free collections per year. |
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Steel cans |
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Syringe disposal exchange service |
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Tablets, notebooks and palmtops |
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Takeaway food containers |
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Timber |
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Tissues |
Kerbside green waste bin or your home compost system Otherwise kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes |
Emerald Community House (356-358 Belgrave-Gembrook Road) have a drop off station. Visit TerraCycle for more locations. Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Sell or donate if in good condition. Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. Remove any batteries first - see E-waste. |
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Tyres |
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Weeds |
Kerbside green waste bin |
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Wet wipes |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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Whitegoods (washing machine, dryers, dishwasher, fridge, freezer) |
Book up to two free collections per year. Tip: When purchasing new whitegoods, ask the retailer if they offer recycling services for items you’re replacing. |