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Aerosol cans
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Empty cans can be added to your yellow recycling bin.
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Aluminium cans
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Empty cans can be added to your yellow recycling bin.
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Asbestos
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Follow the link to find out how to Safely dispose of asbestos waste from your home.
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Batteries (car)
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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Batteries (dry cell)
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Batteries (phone)
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Mobile phones, batteries and chargers are recycled through MobileMuster. You can download a reply-paid label so that you can send your mobile phone to MobileMuster by post. Alternatively arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Beauty products
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Arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Bikes
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Try contacting Cycle Re-cycle to donate unwanted bikes for re-use in the community.
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Blister packs
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Go in your red bin.
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Books
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Try contacting Reverse garbage or The Bower or a local charity shop to see if they will accept your old books.
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Bubble wrap
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Arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Building waste
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Building materials and tyres (5 tyres per visit) can be accepted in small quantities at the Cleanaway Ryde Resource Recovery Centre.
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Cans
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Empty cans can be added to your yellow recycling bin or taken to the Return and Earn station at Henley Community Centre.
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Cars and car bodies
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Accepted at SIMS Metal.
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Cardboard
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Clean cardboard can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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Carpet
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Carpet can be disposed of through the household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
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CD Players
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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Chemicals
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Can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event.
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Clothing
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Donate to a local charity, place in a clothing bin. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Coffee pods
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Arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Computers
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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DVD Players
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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Egg cartons
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Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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Envelopes
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Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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E-waste
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Food waste
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Can be recycled in a compost bin or worm farm. Otherwise it must go in your red bin.
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Fridges
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Metals from all white goods can be recycled via a household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
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Freezers
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Metals from all white goods can be recycled via a household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
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Furniture
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Try contacting The Bower or a local charity shop to see if they will accept furniture. Otherwise you may make use of a household clean-up service (Book online or call 1300 136 460)
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Garden waste
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Goes into your green garden recycling bin.
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Gas bottles/ cylinders
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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General household waste
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Goes into your red bin.
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Glass Bottles and jars
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Can be added to your yellow recycling bin.
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Household cleaning products
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Can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event.
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Ink cartridges
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Check if they can be recycled at the place of purchase (e.g. Officeworks). Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Junk mail
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Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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Light bulbs
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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Magazines
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Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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Mattresses
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Mattresses are recycled via Council's household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
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Milk containers
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Can be added to your yellow recycle bin.
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Mirrors
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Broken mirrors should be wrapped securely and placed into your red bin.
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Mobile phones
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Go to the MobileMuster website to find your nearest drop off point or details for a free postal option for recycling. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Needles
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The Safe Sharps website has more information about safe disposal of needles.
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Newspapers
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Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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Office paper
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Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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Oil
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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Paint/ Paint tins
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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Pallets
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Can be taken to a Resource Recovery Centre.
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Paper
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Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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Phone books
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Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
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Pizza boxes
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Pizza boxes that have not been tarnished by oil/grease can be added to your blue recycling bin. However, please note that even a small amount of tarnishing will render the box unrecoverable. All tarnished food containers must go in the red bin.
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Plants
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Can be added to your green garden waste bin.
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Plastic bags
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Arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Plastic bottles and containers
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Can be added to your yellow recycling bin. Some containers may be taken to the Return and Earn station at Henley Community Centre.
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Plastics (soft packaging)
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Arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Polystyrene and Styrofoam
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Goes into your red bin.
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Pool chemicals
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Can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event.
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Printer cartridges
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Printer cartridges can be taken to Australia Post outlets to be recycled through the Planet Ark project. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
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Scrap metals
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Check with a Resource Recovery Centre or SIMS Metal.
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Sharps/ needles
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The NSW Health website has more information about safe disposal.
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Smoke detectors
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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Solvents
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Can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event.
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Spectacles
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Lions Clubs collect prescription and non-prescription glasses and sunglasses to donate to people in need via humanitarian aid organisations
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Televisions
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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Timber
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See AUS_TIM for a directory of locations accepting donated timber.
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White goods
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Metals from all white goods can be recycled via Council's household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
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X- rays
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Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
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