A-Z Interactive Residential Waste Guide

Before looking to dispose of items, please think how you could reduce the amount of waste you are creating or could you (or a friend, neighbour or family members) reuse items instead of throwing them away? Many items can be repaired either by yourself or a professional, for example Remote Equipment Repairs, or traded on websites such as Rosella Street. 

For information about our recycling and waste services please view our residential waste and recycling guide.

Please remember, if you cannot find an item listed, or need further information, please contact Council’s Waste Education Team on wastewise@wyndham.vic.gov.au or 1300 023 411.

Waste Items

Household Garbage Bin

Council supplied rubbish bin with either a red lid. For more information visit Household Bin Services.

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Animal Droppings

Animal Droppings

B
Baby food packs (empty - lids on)

Baby food packs (empty - lids on)

Bag ties

Bag ties

Bags / Backpacks

Bags / Backpacks

Baking paper

Baking paper

Band aids

Band aids

Baskets

Baskets

Bean bag fill / polystyrene (bagged)

Bean bag fill / polystyrene (bagged)

Beauty containers (glass)

Beauty containers (glass)

Bed Sheets (clean)

Bed Sheets (clean)

Blankets (clean)

Blankets (clean)

Blu tak

Blu tak

Bones (Cooked or Raw)

Bones (Cooked or Raw)

Bottle tops (loose)

Bottle tops (loose)

Bread Bag

Bread Bag

Bread, Rice, Pasta & Cereals

Bread, Rice, Pasta & Cereals

Bubble Wrap

Bubble Wrap

C
Carbon paper

Carbon paper

Cardboard Box (Waxed)

Cardboard Box (Waxed)

Carton Milk

Cartons (eg milk)

Cartons (Tetra Pak – e.g. long-life milk)

Cartons (Tetra Pak – e.g. long-life milk)

Cassette tapes

Cassette tapes

Cat Litter

Cat Litter

CD Case

CD Case

Cellophane

Cellophane

Ceramics (broken)

Ceramics (broken)

Ceramics

Ceramics (not broken)

Cereal pack (plastic - empty)

Cereal pack (plastic - empty)

Chip Packet

Chip Packet

Cigarette butts

Cigarette butts

Citrus (Orange, Lemon, Lime)

Citrus (Orange, Lemon, Lime)

Cleaning rags

Cleaning rags

Cling Wrap

Cling Wrap

T-Shirt (clothing)

Clothing

Coat hangers (metal/plastic)

Coat hangers (metal/plastic)

Coffee Cup (paper, plastic)

Coffee Cup (paper, plastic)

Coffee cup lid (black or compostable)

Coffee cup lid

Coffee Pods

Coffee Pods

Compostable food packaging

Compostable food packaging

Corks

Corks

Cosmetics containers (empty - glass only)

Cosmetics containers (glass)

Cotton wool buds (with plastic sticks)

Cotton wool bud

Crockery (broken)

Crockery (broken)

Cutlery

Cutlery

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Dairy

Dairy

Dog poo

Dog poo

DVD cases

DVD cases

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Egg Shells

Egg Shells

Eyeglasses

Eyeglasses

F
Face masks (cut straps)

Face masks (cut straps)

Flooring (Timber)

Flooring (Timber)

Foam items

Foam items (small)

Removed from cardboard packaging and bagged in hard waste or rubbish bin.

Food Scraps

Food Scraps

Food Scraps (no meat)

Food Scraps (no meat)

Fruit & Vegetable Scraps

Fruit & Vegetable Scraps

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Garden Hose

Garden Hose

Glad wrap

Glad wrap

Glass (broken - wrap in newspaper)

Glass (broken - wrap in newspaper)

Glasses (drinking)

Glasses (drinking)

Glasses (for eyes)

Glasses (for eyes)

Gloves (latex)

Gloves (latex)

Grass Clippings

Grass Clippings

Green Waste

Green Waste

The following items require a tip token exchange: Carpet or underlay, Clothing, Curtains, Doona, Floor lino, Flooring (timber), Foam and Styrofoam items, Gas cylinders, Oil (all types) , Paint, Rugs, Shoes and Tyres.

Grey Plastic Bags

Grey Plastic Bags

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Handbags

Handbags

Hats

Hats

Hessian

Hessian

Hot water bottles

Hot water bottles

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Ice cream containers (cardboard)

Ice cream containers (cardboard)

J
Jewellery

Jewellery

K
Kitty litter

Kitty litter

Knives (well wrapped)

Knives (well wrapped)

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Lolly wrappers (plastic)

Lolly wrappers (plastic)

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Magnets

Magnets

Makeup containers (empty - glass)

Makeup containers (empty - glass)

Markers

Markers

Masks (disposable)

Masks (disposable)

Meat scraps

Meat scraps

Medicine packets (e.g. blister packs)

Medicine packets (e.g. blister packs)

Mirrors

Mirrors

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Nappies (plastic)

Nappies (plastic)

Nappies (reusable and clean)

Nappies (reusable and clean)

Netting (put in a bag)

Netting (put in a bag)

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Oil droppers (separate pump from recyclable bottle)

Oil droppers (separate pump from recyclable bottle)

P
Paper (shredded)

Paper (shredded)

Paper Towel

Paper Towel

pencil

Pencil

Pens

Pens

Pet food bags (empty)

Pet food bags (empty)

Pharmaceutical packets (e.g. blister packs)

Pharmaceutical packets (e.g. blister packs)

Photos (incl. negatives, polaroids, slides)

Photos (incl. lithographic film, negative film, polaroids and slides)

Picture frames

Picture frames

Pillow

Pillow

PLA products (compostable plastic)

PLA products (compostable plastic)

Placemats

Placemats

Plant cuttings

Plant cuttings

Plant Material

Plant Material

Plant pots (ceramic)

Plant pots (ceramic)

Plant pots (black plastic)

Plant pots (plastic)

Plastic Bags (White)

Plastic Bags

Plastic crockery

Plastic crockery

Plastic strapping

Plastic strapping

Plastic Straw

Plastic Straw

Plastic toys (not electrical)

Plastic toys (not electrical)

Plastic wrappers

Plastic wrappers

Plate glass

Plate glass

Plates (ceramic)

Plates (ceramic)

Plates (plastic)

Plates (plastic)

Polystyrene

Polystyrene

Removed from cardboard packaging and bagged in hard waste or rubbish bin.

Polystyrene (large items)

Polystyrene (large items)

Removed from cardboard packaging and bagged in hard waste or rubbish bin.

Polystyrene food trays

Polystyrene food trays

Pool equipment

Pool equipment

Post satchels (plastic)

Post satchels (plastic)

PVC pipes

PVC pipes

Pyrex

Pyrex

R
Receipts

Receipts

Rice bags (hessian)

Rice bags (hessian)

Rice bags (plastic)

Rice bags (plastic)

Rubber

Rubber

Rubber bands

Rubber bands

Rubber gloves

Rubber gloves

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Scarves

Scarves

Seedling containers (black plastic)

Seedling container

Serum pumps - (separate pump from recyclable bottle)

Serum pumps - (separate pump from recyclable bottle)

Shoes

Shoes

Slurpee cup (paper and plastic)

Slurpee cup (paper and plastic)

Bread Bag

Soft Platics

Spectacles

Spectacles

Sponges

Sponges

Sporting equipment

Sporting equipment

Sticks

Sticks

Straws (paper/bamboo/wheat)

Straws (paper/bamboo/wheat)

Straws (plastic)

Straws (plastic)

String

String

Styrofoam

Styrofoam (small)

Sweet wrappers (plastic)

Sweet wrappers (plastic)

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Tea Bags

Tea Bags

Ties

Ties

Timber

Timber

Tissues

Tissues

Tools

Tools

Toothbrush

Toothbrush

Toothpaste Tubes

Toothpaste Tubes

Can be disposed of in your household bin or at Terracycle.  Terracycle is able to recycle many different items (fees apply).

For more information see https://www.terracycle.com/en-AU/.

Towels

Towels

Toys (hard)

Toys (hard)

Toys (soft)

Toys (soft)

Tree prunings

Tree prunings

Twine

Twine

V
Vacuum cleaner dust

Vacuum cleaner dust

Vegetable & Fruit Scraps

Vegetable & Fruit Scraps

Videos Cassettes

Videos Cassettes

Vinyl

Vinyl

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Waxed paper

Waxed paper

Weeds

Weeds

Wet Wipes

Wet Wipes

Wood and Timber

Wood and Timber

Wooden spoons

Wooden spoons

Wrappers (plastic)

Wrappers (plastic)

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Yoghurt Pouch

Yogurt Packs (empty - lid on)

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