A to Z waste and recycling guide
About the A to Z waste guide
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 Visit the ChemClear website to register chemicals for disposal. |
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Aluminium cans |
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Aluminium foil/trays |
Note: Scrunch foil into a golf ball size. |
| Apple brand products | Visit the Apple trade-in website and a postage label will be provided. |
| Asbestos | Visit the Asbestos Victoria website for disposal locations and instructions. |
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Biscuit trays |
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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 to find your nearest participating store. |
| Building material | Materials accepted for a fee. See transfer stations. |
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Cans (Steel, aluminium) |
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Car parts
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Small car parts, except those listed below may be accepted in your hard waste collection. Book up to two free collections per year. Car springs, engines, gearboxes, differentials and other large car parts may be accepted at transfer stations for a fee. See transfer stations. |
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Cardboard
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Some transfer stations also accept cardboard for free. |
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Carpet |
Hard waste collection |
| CDs and DVDs | |
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Clothing/textiles |
Sell or donate if in good condition If damaged recycle at clothing retailers H&M and Zara, both accept clothing in any condition for textile recycling. Some op-shops will accept damanged clothing for rags, always ask first. Local mechanics and painters may be able to use them for rags. |
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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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DVDs & CDs |
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E-waste (Electronic waste: any item with a plug, battery or cord at the end of its useful life) |
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Fertiliser |
Detox Your Home collection |
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Fire extinguishers |
Detox Your Home collection |
| 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. |
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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. |
| 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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Hot water units |
Hard waste collection |
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Hose (garden hose) |
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Household chemicals, liquids and hazardous waste |
Detox Your Home collection |
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Ink cartridges |
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Jars (glass or plastic) |
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Jar lids (metal or plastic) |
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Laptops |
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Light globes |
Sustainability Victoria will recycle fluorescent light globes at their drop-off sites.
Other drop-off points (regular and compact flourescent only): Hewitt Eco-House and IKEA Springvale |
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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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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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Paint |
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. |
| 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 |
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| Paper towel | Kerbside rubbish (landfill) bin or your compost bin if you have one. |
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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 boxes should go into your compost bin or your kerbside (landfill) rubbish 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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Polystyrene |
Visit the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group website for recycling locations. |
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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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Scrap metal |
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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Steel cans |
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Syringe disposal exchange service |
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| Tablets, notebooks and palmtops |
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Timber |
Hard waste collection |
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Toothbrushes |
Emerald Community House (356-358 Belgrave-Gembrook Road) have a drop off station. Visit TerraCycle for more locations.
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| Tyres (car) |
Book up to two free collections per year. |
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Tyres (other) |
Tyre retailers and businesses may also accept unwanted tyres. |