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Item Description	Bin	Additional Information
Acids	X	Never in your bins - dispose of through Detox Your Home program.
Aluminium foil	Recycling	Scrunch it into a loose ball please.
Aluminium foil trays	Recycling	Scrape off any leftover food - but it's OK if there's still a little bit attached.
Appliances	X	If your used white goods are in good enough condition to reuse, please donate to a worthy cause. Never put e-waste in your bins - recycle at your nearest Waste Facility (excluding inverloch). Some items are free, like mobile phones, TV's, computers and tablets - other items will incur a fee. Anything with a battery or a cord is deemed e-waste; the State Government banned e-waste from landfill in 2019
Asbestos	X	Asbestos is only accepted at Grantville Transfer Station
Ash	Organics	Add wood or charcoal ash to compost or gardens to improve and condition the soil (this is the safest method of disposal). Cooled ashes can be placed in the organics bin - but make make sure ashes are completely cold and avoid a fire risk.
Baking paper	Landfill	Baking paper cannot be recycled and is not accepted in our organics bins
Band aids	Landfill
Balloons	Landfill	Never use balloons outdoors; they can hurt our wildlife - bubbles are a much better way to celebrate!
Batteries - car	X	Never in your bins - recycle for free at your nearest Waste Facility.
Batteries - household	X	Never in your bins - recycle for free at your nearest Waste Facility or Customer Service centre.
Beauty products	Landfill	Leftover product goes into landfill - check the packaging to see whether the packaging can be recycled. You can also recycle empty beauty products at David Jones stores.
Biros / highlighters / markers / felt tips	Landfill	Look out for TerraCycle's recycling program - Bunurong Environment Centre in Inverloch is a Community Collection Hub for biros / highlighters / markers / felt tips - please let Council's Waste Services team know if your business or community group also provides this service
Biscuit packets (outer wrapper)	Landfill	Soft plastics can be recycled at some supermarkets through Redcycle
Biscuit trays	Recycling
Blankets / bedding	Landfill	Get in touch with your local animal shelter or wildlife carer - many accept bedding donations to help keep animals warm and comfy.
Blister packs	Landfill
Bones and meat scraps	Organics
Books	Recycling	If your books are in good enough condition to be reused, please donate them to a worthy cause.
Bottles - glass	Recycling
Bottles - plastic	Recycling
Bottle tops / bottle caps	Landfill	Loose bottle tops/caps are too small to be recycled through your kerbside bin. If you can re-attach it to the bottle, it will be recycled - but loose bottle tops/caps are sent to landfill.
Bread bags	Landfill	Soft plastics can be recycled at some supermarkets through Redcycle
Bread clips	Landfill	Bunurong Environment Centre in Inverloch collects bread clips for recycling - please let Council's Waste Services team know if your business or community group also provides this service
Bricks	X	Bricks can be disposed of at Council's Transfer Stations in Grantville, Wonthaggi and Inverloch - the cost varies depending on the type/quantity of bricks, so check with the waste facility for further details
Bubble wrap	Landfill	Soft plastics can be recycled at some supermarkets through Redcycle
Building / construction waste	X	Building / construction waste can be disposed of at Council's Transfer Stations in Grantville, Wonthaggi and Inverloch - check with the waste facility for further details. Trucks and skip bins can only be accepted at Grantville and are charged by weight.
Butter wrappers	Landfill
Cans - aluminium	Recycling	By 2023, Victoria will have a Container Deposit Scheme - so you'll be able to get cash for your cans!
Cans - steel	Recycling
Cardboard	Recycling	Plain cardboard (not printed or shiny cardboard) can also go in your Organics bin, if you're running out of room in your Recycling bin. Waxed cardboard (eg some fruit boxes) must go in your landfill bin.
Cardboard - waxed	Landfill
CD's	Landfill	Check with your nearest opp shop - some charities still accept donations of CD's.
CD cases	Landfill	CD cases cannot be recycled through your kerbside recycling bin.
Cellophane	Landfill	Soft plastics can be recycled at some supermarkets through Redcycle
Ceramics	Landfill
Chemicals	X	Never in your bins - dispose of through Detox Your Home program.
Chip and cracker packets (silver lined)	Landfill	Soft plastics can be recycled at some supermarkets through Redcycle
Cleaning product bottles	Recycling	Empty containers only please - if the container still has product in it, please dispose of through Detox Your Home program.
Cling wrap / cling film	Landfill	Some brands of cling wrap/film can be recycled at some supermarkets through Redcycle
Clothes	Landfill	If your clothes are in good enough condition to reuse, please donate them to a worthy cause.
Coffee cups	Landfill	Always landfill - even if they have a recycling logo or are marked as compostable. Best option? Remember your 'keep cup' and avoid waste altogether!
Coffee cup lids	Landfill	Always landfill - even if they have a recycling logo or are marked as compostable. Best option? Remember your 'keep cup' and avoid waste altogether!
Coffee grounds and tea	Organics
Coffee pods / capsules	Landfill	Check with the manufacturer - some brands offer recycling services
Compostable packaging	Landfill	Compostable packaging is not accepted in your kerbside organics or recycling bins. Compostable packaging must be disposed of in your landfill bin - or you can give it a try in your own garden's composting bin.
Cooking oil	X	Small household quantities (up to 200mL) can go into your organics bin. Commercial quantities must be disposed of through private waste contractors.
Cork	Organics
Cosmetics	Landfill	Leftover product goes into landfill - check the packaging to see whether the packaging can be recycled. You can also recycle empty beauty products at David Jones stores.
Dairy products	Organics	Please remove any waxy rinds from cheese - these need to go into your landfill bin.
Dead animals	Organics
Doonas	Landfill	Get in touch with your local animal shelter or wildlife carer - many accept bedding donations to help keep animals warm and comfy.
DVD's	Landfill	Check with your nearest opp shop - some charities still accept donations of DVD's.
DVD cases	Landfill	DVD cases can't be recycled through your kerbside recycling bin.
Doors	X	Check with your nearest Waste Facility.
E-waste	X	Never put e-waste in your bins - recycle at your nearest Waste Facility (excluding Inverloch). Some items are free, like mobile phones, TV's, computers and tablets - other items will incur a fee. Anything with a battery or a cord is deemed e-waste; the State Government banned e-waste from landfill in 2019.
Eggshells	Organics
Electronics	X	Never put e-waste in your bins - recycle at your nearest Waste Facility (excluding Inverloch). Some items are free, like mobile phones, TV's, computers and tablets - other items will incur a fee. Anything with a battery or a cord is deemed e-waste; the State Government banned e-waste from landfill in 2019.
Fabric	Landfill
Fish and seafood	Organics
Fluorescent lights / tubes	X	Never in your bins - recycle for free at your nearest Waste Facility. **Service not available at Inverloch Transfer Station.
Foam / polystyrene	Landfill	Foam and polystyrene cannot be recycled through your Recycling bin - even though it may have a 'recycling symbol' printed on it.
Food pouches - yoghurt etc.	Landfill	Food pouches cannot be recycled through your kerbside recycling bin - no, not even the hard caps.
Food scraps	Organics	Every kind of food scrap! Bones, citrus, seafood shells, everything!
Fruit scraps	Organics	Even citrus. Avocado stones. Pineapple heads. Mouldy bananas. All fruit!
Furniture	X	If it's in good condition, take it to your preferred opp shop. If it's not reusable, take it to your nearest Waste Facility.
Gas bottles / gas cylinders	X	Gas bottles and cylinders must never be placed into kerbside bins - they can be recycled for a small fee at Council's transfer stations in Wonthaggi, Grantville and Inverloch. Please note that gas bottles and cylinders can not be accepted as scrap metal for safety reasons.
Glass - beverage bottles, food jars etc.	Recycling	By 2023, Victoria will have a Container Deposit Scheme - so you'll be able to get cash for (some of) your glass beverage bottles!
Glass - broken windows, pyrex, mirrors, oven glass, drinking glasses, vases	Landfill	Please wrap before placing in your landfill bin. Never place these kinds of glass in your recycling bin.
Glues	X	Never in your bins - dispose of through Detox Your Home program.
Grass clippings	Organics
Hair (human and pet)	Organics
Hand tools - hammers, screwdrivers	X	If it's in good condition, take it to your preferred opp shop. If it's not reusable, take it to your nearest Waste Facility.
Household chemicals	X	Never in your bins - dispose of through Detox Your Home program.
Ink cartridges	Landfill	Ink cartridges can be recycled! Harvey Norman stores in Wonthaggi and Cowes as well as Australia Post stores are drop off locations for recycling ink cartridges.
Insect spray	X	Never in your bins - dispose of through Detox Your Home program.
Jar lids / tops	Landfill	Loose jar lids/tops are too small to be recycled through your kerbside bin. If you can re-attach it to the jar, it will be recycled - but loose bottle jar lids/tops are sent to landfill.
Juice cartons - liquid paperboard	Landfill	These used to be accepted in our recycling bins, but they are not actually being recycled, so please put them in your landfill bin.
Kitty litter - compostable	Organics	Compostable kitty litter can go in your organics bin - if it's not compostable, please dispose of in your landfill bin.
Kitty litter	Landfill	Compostable kitty litter can go in your organics bin - if it's not compostable, please dispose of in your landfill bin.
Light globes - incandescent globes and halogens	Landfill	Please wrap before placing in your landfill bin. Never place light globes in your recycling bin.
Light globes - Fluorescent tubes, compact fluoros (CFLs), HIDs and metal halides	X	Never in your bins - recycle for free at your nearest Waste Facility. **Service not available at Inverloch Transfer Station.
Lolly wrappers	Landfill	Many confectionary bags are soft plastic, so can be accepted through the REDcycle program at your local Woolworths or Coles store.
Magazines	Recycling	Check with your nearest opp shop - someone else might love to read your old mags! Primary schools and kindergartens often accept them for use in their art projects.
Mattresses	X	Recycle at your nearest Waste Facility - charges apply.
Meat scraps and bones	Organics
Metal	X	Aluminium and steel cans can go in your recycling bin - but take scrap metal to your nearest Waste Facility for recycling.
Mobile Phones	X	Never in your bins. Recycle for free at your nearest Waste Facility (excluding Inverloch).
Motor oil	X	Never in your bins. Recycle up to 20L for free at your nearest Waste Facility.
Nail polish	X	Never in your bins. Dispose of through Detox Your Home program.
Nappy - cloth	Landfill
Nappy - disposable	Landfill
Newspaper	Recycling	Newspaper can also go in your Organics bin, if you're running out of room in your Recycling bin.
Office furniture	X	If it's in good condition, take it to your preferred opp shop. If it's not reusable, take it to your nearest Waste Facility.
Oil - cooking	X	Small household quantities (up to 200mL) can go into your organics bin. Commercial quantities must be disposed of through private waste contractors.
Oil - motor	X	Never in your bins. Recycle up to 20L for free at your nearest Waste Facility.
Oral care waste	Landfill	Look out for TerraCycle's recycling program - San Remo Primary School in San Remo and Bunurong Environment Centre in Inverloch are Community Collection Hubs for oral care waste - please let Council's Waste Services team know if your business or community group also provides this service
Paint	X	Never in your bins. Paint can be recycled through the Paintback program at Wonthaggi Transfer Station. Council hopes to offer this service at other waste facilities in the future. Alternatively, dispose of paint through the Detox Your Home program.
Paint tins - empty	X	Empty paint tins (scraped clean) can be recycled for free at your nearest Waste Facility.
Paper	Recycling	Plain paper (not glossy, printed paper) can also go in your Organics bin, if you're running out of room in your Recycling bin.
Paper straws	Landfill	Whilst actually made of paper; these look so much like plastic straws that they are treated as contamination by our processors when found in our organic waste loads.
Paper towel	Organics	If you have paper towel for drying hands in your workplace's bathroom, install a bin just for the used paper towel - this can be emptied directly into your organics bin.
Perfume bottles	Landfill	Perfume bottles cannot be recycled through your kerbside recycling bin.
Petrol	X	Never in your bins. Dispose of through Detox Your Home program.
Plant pots	Landfill	Plant pots cannot be recycled through your Recycling bin. Check with your local nursery before you throw them in your landfill bin though: some nurseries accept plant pots for recycling.
Plastic bags	Landfill	Don't forget to bring your own reusable bags! You can recycle soft plastics at some supermarkets through Redcycle
Plastic cutlery	Landfill	Plastic cutlery can't be recycled through your Recycling bin. These problematic single use plastics will be banned across Victoria by 2023.
Plastic plates	Recycling	These problematic single use plastics will be banned across Victoria by 2023.
Plastic straws	Landfill	Plastic straws can't be recycled through your Recycling bin. These problematic single use plastics will be banned across Victoria by 2023.
Polystyrene	Landfill	Polystyrene cannot be recycled through your Recycling bin - even though it may have a 'recycling symbol' printed on it.
Power tools	X	Never put e-waste in your bins - recycle at your nearest Waste Facility (excluding Inverloch) - fees apply. Anything with a battery or a cord is deemed e-waste; the State Government banned e-waste from landfill in 2019.
Seafood and fish	Organics
Shoes	Landfill	If your shoes are in good enough condition to reuse, please donate them to a worthy cause.
Shredded paper	Recycling	Shredded paper can also go in your Organics bin, if you're running out of room in your Recycling bin. Pop it in a paper bag or wrap in newspaper so it doesn't blow away when your bins are emptied.
Stationery	Landfill	Pens, hole punches, binders - if your stationery is in good enough condition to reuse, please donate to a worthy cause. Look out for TerraCycle's recycling program - Bunurong Environment Centre in Inverloch is a Community Collection Hub for biros / highlighters / markers / felt tips - please let Council's Waste Services team know if your business or community group also provides this service.
Steel cans	Recycling
Swimwear	Landfill	If your swimwear is in good enough condition to reuse, please donate to a worthy cause.
Syringes	X	Never put syringes in your bins - sharps containers can be collected from Council free of charge.
Tea and coffee grounds	Organics
Televisions	X	Never put e-waste in your bins - recycle at your nearest Waste Facility (excluding Inverloch). Some items are free, like mobile phones, TV's, computers and tablets - other items will incur a fee. Anything with a battery or a cord is deemed e-waste; the State Government banned e-waste from landfill in 2019.
Tiles	Landfill	Small broken tiles go can into your landfill bin - to dispose of bulk amounts of tiles, head to your nearest Waste Facility.
Timber	X	Untreated wood pieces can go into your organics bin, but timber and timber products need to be disposed of at your nearest Waste Facility. **Service not available at Cowes Recycling Bank.
Tissues	Organics	Yes - even used tissues, with organic material attached.
Toothbrushes	Landfill	Look out for TerraCycle's recycling program - San Remo Primary School in San Remo and Bunurong Environment Centre in Inverloch are Community Collection Hubs for oral care waste - please let Council's Waste Services team know if your business or community group also provides this service
Toothpaste tubes	Landfill	Look out for TerraCycle's recycling program - San Remo Primary School in San Remo and Bunurong Environment Centre in Inverloch are Community Collection Hubs for oral care waste - please let Council's Waste Services team know if your business or community group also provides this service
Towels	Landfill	Get in touch with your local animal shelter or wildlife carer - many accept used towel donations to help keep animals warm and comfy.
Toys - powered	X	If your used toys are in good enough condition to reuse, please donate to a worthy cause. Never put e-waste in your bins - recycle at your nearest Waste Facility (excluding Inverloch). Some items are free, like mobile phones, TV's, computers and tablets - other items will incur a fee. Anything with a battery or a cord is deemed e-waste; the State Government banned e-waste from landfill in 2019. Terracycle have partnered with BigW to createToys for Joy, a free recycling program for all brands of pre-loved toys. Check with your local BigW to see if they offer this service - and if they don't, ask them to start!
Toys - unpowered	Landfill	If your used toys are good enough condition to reuse, please donate to a worthy cause. Terracycle have partnered with BigW to create Toys for Joy, a free recycling program for all brands of pre-loved toys. Check with your local BigW to see if they offer this service - and if they don't, ask them to start! If not, they must go into your landfill bin. Plastic toys are not recyclable through your kerbside recycling bin.
Tyres	X	Tyres can be recycled at Council's Transfer Stations in Grantville, Wonthaggi and Inverloch - the cost varies depending on the size/type of tyre, so check with the waste facility for further details
Vacuum cleaner dust	Landfill
Vegetable scraps	Organics
Vinyl	Landfill
Vitamin bottles/steel tubes	Recycling
Watches	X	Never put e-waste in your bins - recycle at your nearest Waste Facility. Some items are free, like mobile phones, TV's, computers and tablets - other items will incur a fee. Anything with a battery or a cord is deemed e-waste; the State Government banned e-waste from landfill in 2019.
Wax	Landfill	Old candles, waxy rinds from cheeses etc
Waxed cardboard	Landfill
Weeds	Organics	Yes, even the weeds that can't be accepted as green waste at our transfer stations - like agapanthus, blackberry, mirror bush and english ivy.
White goods	X	If your used white goods are in good enough condition to reuse, please donate to a worthy cause. Never put e-waste in your bins - recycle at your nearest Waste Facility. Some items are free, like mobile phones, TV's, computers and tablets - other items will incur a fee. Anything with a battery or a cord is deemed e-waste; the State Government banned e-waste from landfill in 2019
X-rays	Landfill	There is a company in Melbourne that you can post x-rays to for recycling: CMA Ecocycle 1-5 Reo Crescent Campbellfield VIC 3061 03 9308 9415 Check with your local Health Provider about whether they can accept your x-rays for recycling – if they do not already provide this service, perhaps they could consider becoming a collection point for Ecocycle or another similar company.
Yoghurt containers	Recycling
Zip lock bags	Landfill	Soft plastics can be recycled at some supermarkets through Redcycle
???? Not on the list?	#notonthelist	Give our Waste Services team a call on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or send us an email - basscoast@basscoast.vic.gov.au