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Not In Any Bin

The following items are not accepted in any kerbside waste or recycling bin.

In the table below, you will find a list of items and some alternative disposal options.

Category Examples Disposal Options
Hazardous Items and eWaste
  • Batteries of any kind.
  • Any item that uses a cord, battery or charger.
  • Mobile phones, tablets, televisions and computers.
  • Printers and printer cartridges.
  • Electrical cables and earphones.
  • Light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and string lights.
  • Aerosol cans that are not empty or have a Schedule 6 poisons rating.
  • Paint tins (empty or full) and containers used for toxic or corrosive chemicals/oils.
  • Gas cylinders, CO2 canisters and nitrous oxide canisters.
  • Sharps and medical waste.
  • Asbestos.
  • Batteries: B-Cycle drop-off location. Car batteries at our Transfer Stations.
  • Anything with a cord, battery or plug, plus light globes: Council's Transfer Stations.
  • Cartridges: Planet Ark Program.
  • Paint Tins: Take to a Paintback location. Empty tins can go to Council's Transfer Stations.
  • Empty gas bottles and fire extinguishers: Council's Transfer Stations. Yellow halon fire extinguishers can go to the National Halon Bank.
  • Toxic or Corrosive Chemicals and Oils: Detox Your Home.
  • Sharps and Medical Waste: Needle and Syringe Program.
  • Asbestos: Koonwarra Landfill (domestic only).
Hazardous Substances
  • Medicine.
  • Acids and alkalis.
  • Ammonia-based cleaners.
  • Nail polish remover.
  • Petrol, kerosene, turpentine and paint thinners.
  • Pesticides and herbicides.
  • Automotive products (e.g. car polish, anti-freeze, brake/transmission fluids and body filler).
  • Pool chemicals.
  • Aerosol cans containing liquid.
  • BBQ cleaner aerosol cans (empty or with liquid).
  • Aerosol cans with a Schedule 6 Poisons rating (empty or with liquid).
  • Items labelled Corrosive 8, Oxidising Agent 5.1, Toxic 6.1, Flammable Liquid 3 and Flammable Solid 4.1.
  • Cooking oil (commercial quantities).
Bulky Garden Organics
  • Large branches (i.e. over 10 centimetres in diametre and/or more than 40 centimetres long).
  • Tree stumps.
  • Whole Christmas trees.
  • Council's Transfer Stations.

Furniture and Appliances

Construction and Landscaping Materials
  • Carpets.
  • Furniture.
  • Appliances.
  • Scrap metal.
  • Large pieces of timber / engineered wood (i.e. more than 40 centimetres long).
  • Dirt, sand, mulch and soil.
  • Grael or rocks, bricks, concrete and rubble.
  • Carpets, furniture, appliances, scrap metal etc.: Hard Waste Collection (check eligible materials).
  • Others: Council's Transfer Stations.
Large Deceased Animals
  • Deceased dogs, cats and livestock.
  • On property burial.