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.
Request to be added to this guide
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.
A
Acids |
Detox Your Home collection |
---|---|
Aerosols |
|
Agriculture chemicals |
Detox Your Home collection ChemClear |
Aluminium cans |
|
Aluminium foil/trays |
Kerbside recycling bin |
Visit Apple trade-in website - a postage label will be provided. | |
Asbestos |
Visit Asbestos Victoria website for disposal locations and instructions. |
B
Baking paper |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
---|---|
Balloons |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
Berry punnets |
|
Biscuit trays |
|
Bottles (plastic, glass) |
|
Bricks and masonry |
Materials accepted for a fee. See transfer stations |
Bubble wrap |
Take soft plastics to Coles or Woolworths. |
Building and renovation materials |
Materials accepted for a fee. See transfer stations |
C
Car parts
|
|
---|---|
Cardboard
|
Some transfer stations also accept cardboard for free.
Waxed cardboard goes in your kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
Carpet |
Hard waste collection |
CDs and DVDs |
|
Clothing/textiles |
|
|
D
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. |
---|---|
Dishwasher/ Dryer |
See ‘Whitegoods’ section |
Doors (internal) |
Hard waste collection |
Drain cleaner |
Detox Your Home collection |
DVDs & CDs |
E
E-waste (Electronic waste: any item with a plug, battery or cord at the end of its useful life) |
Visit the e-waste page |
---|
F
Fertiliser |
Detox Your Home collection |
---|---|
Fire extinguishers |
Detox Your Home collection |
Fluorescent lightglobes |
See lightglobes |
Foam underlay |
Hard waste collection |
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 |
Food waste |
Compost bin or worm farm |
Furniture |
Hard waste collection |
G
Garden/green waste |
Compost bin or worm farm
Hard waste collection
|
---|---|
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. |
Glass bottles and jars |
|
Glass (drinking) |
Sell or donate if in good condition. If broken wrap and place in your kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
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. |
Glass windows, cups, mirrors, table tops |
Hard waste collection Note: Glass and mirrors must be securely wrapped and labelled. |
Gloves (disposable and damaged reusables) |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
Green reusable bags |
Take soft plastics to Coles or Woolworths. Visit REDcycle to find your nearest participating store. |
H
Hair |
Animal and human hair can go in your kerbside green waste bin |
---|---|
Hot water units |
Hard waste collection |
Hose (garden hose) |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
Household chemicals, liquids and hazardous waste |
Detox Your Home collection |
I
Ink cartridges |
---|
J
Jars (glass or plastic) |
|
---|---|
Jar lids (metal or plastic) |
L
Laptops |
|
---|---|
Lids |
|
Light globes |
Sustainability Victoria will recycle fluorescent light globes at their drop-off sites Other drop-off points (regular and compact fluorescent only): |
M
Mask (disposable) |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
---|---|
Mattresses |
Hard waste collection Some transfer stations may accept mattresses for a fee. |
Medicines (old) |
Dispose of old pharmaceuticals safely by returning them to your local pharmacy/chemist. |
Mirrors |
Hard waste collection Note: Glass and mirrors must be securely wrapped and labelled. |
N
Needles |
---|
O
Ovens / stoves |
---|
P
The Future Recycling Transfer Station in Pakenham accepts all paint products as part of the Paintback program. |
|
Paint tins (empty) |
Hard waste collection Note: Lids must be removed. |
Paint tins (with liquid or dry paint) |
The Future Recycling Transfer Station in Pakenham accepts all paint products as part of the Paintback program. |
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. |
Paper towel |
or your compost bin if you have one. |
Pill / blister packets |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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 |
Plant pots |
Return to your garden centre.
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin. |
Plasterboard |
|
Plastic (hard) such as containers and bottles |
|
Plastic (soft) |
|
Polystyrene |
Visit the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group website for recycling locations.
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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. |
S
Hard waste collection |
|
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. |
Silage wrap |
|
Smoke alarms |
|
Take soft plastics to Coles or Woolworths. Visit REDcycle to find your nearest participating store. |
|
Soil/ dirt |
Suez Hampton Park |
Steel cans |
|
Syringe disposal exchange service |
T
Tablets, notebooks and palmtops |
|
---|---|
|
|
Timber |
|
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 |
Tyres (car) |
|
Tyres (other) |
Tyre retailers and businesses may also accept unwanted tyres. |
W
Weeds |
Kerbside green waste bin |
---|---|
Wet wipes |
Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin |
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. |