A-Z of Recycling

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ITEM	WHERE SHOULD I RECYCLE IT?
Aerosol cans	Empty cans can be added to your yellow recycling bin.
Aluminium cans	Empty cans can be added to your yellow recycling bin.
Asbestos	Follow the link to find out how to safely dispose of asbestos waste from your home.
Batteries (car)	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
Batteries (dry cell)	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Batteries (phone)	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. For further information visit www.mobilemuster.com.au. Alternatively arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Beauty products	Arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Bikes	Try contacting Cycle Re-cycle to donate unwanted bikes for re-use in the community.
Blister packs	Go in your red bin.
Books	Try contacting Reverse garbage or The Bower or a local charity shop to see if they will accept your old books.
Bubble wrap	Can be recycled at Coles and Woolworths through the REDCycle Plastics Packaging Recycling scheme.
Building waste	Building materials and tyres (5 tyres per visit) can be accepted in small quantities at the Cleanaway Ryde Resource Recovery Centre.
Cans	Empty cans can be added to your yellow recycling bin or taken to the Return and Earn station at Henley Community Centre.
Cars and car bodies	Accepted at SIMS Metal.
Cardboard	Clean cardboard can be added to your blue recycling bin.
Carpet	Carpet can be disposed of through the household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
CD Players	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
Chemicals	Can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event.
Clothing	Donate to a local charity, place in a clothing bin. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Coffee pods	Arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Computers	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
DVD Players	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
Egg cartons	Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
Envelopes	Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
E-waste	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Food waste	Can be recycled in a compost bin or worm farm.
Fridges	Metals from all white goods can be recycled via a household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
Freezers	Metals from all white goods can be recycled via a household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
Furniture	Try contacting The Bower or a local charity shop to see if they will accept furniture.
Garden waste	Goes into your green garden recycling bin.
Gas bottles/ cylinders	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
General household waste	Goes into your red bin.
Glass Bottles and jars	Can be added to your yellow recycling bin.
Household cleaning products	Can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event.
Ink cartridges	Check if they can be recycled at the place of purchase (e.g. Officeworks). Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Junk mail	Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
Light bulbs	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
Magazines	Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
Mattresses	Mattresses are recycled via Council's household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
Milk containers	Can be added to your yellow recycle bin.
Mirrors	Small broken mirrors should be wrapped securely and placed into your red bin.
Mobile phones	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.
Needles	The Safe Sharps website has more information about safe disposal of needles.
Newspapers	Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
Office paper	Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
Oil	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
Paint/ Paint tins	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
Pallets	Can be taken to a Resource Recovery Centre.
Paper	Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
Phone books	Can be added to your blue recycling bin.
Pizza boxes	Pizza boxes can be added to your blue recycling bin (please scrape off food scraps). Boxes containing food scraps and grease should be added to your red bin.
Plants	Can be added to your green garden waste bin.
Plastic bags	These can be recycled through Coles and Woolworths supermarkets' REDcycle plastic packaging recycling scheme. Bins are available in stores.
Plastic bottles and containers	Can be added to your yellow recycling bin. Some containers may be taken to the Return and Earn station at Henley Community Centre.
Plastics (soft packaging)	These can be recycled through Coles and Woolworths supermarkets' REDcycle plastic packaging recycling scheme. Bins are available in stores. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Polystyrene and Styrofoam	Goes into your red bin.
Pool chemicals	Can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event.
Printer cartridges	Printer cartridges can be taken to Australia Post outlets to be recycled through the Planet Arkproject. Or arrange a collection through RecycleSmart.
Scrap metals	Check with a Resource Recovery Centre or SIMS Metal.
Sharps/ needles	The NSW Health website has more information about safe disposal.
Smoke detectors	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
Solvents	Can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut event.
Spectacles	Lions Clubs collect prescription and non-prescription glasses and sunglasses to donate to people in need via humanitarian aid organisations
Televisions	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.
Timber	See https://www.austim.com.au/timber-recycling-scheme-directory for a directory of locations accepting donated timber.
White goods	Metals from all white goods can be recycled via Council's household clean-up service. Book online or call 1300 136 460.
X- rays	Drop off for free at the Community Recycling Centre at 8 Waltham Road, Artarmon.

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