A - Z waste guide
Search the item you are looking to dispose of to find out which bin to place it in or location to drop it off.
| Type of Waste | Bin or Disposal Site |
|---|---|
| Advertising material (paper and cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| Aerosol can (empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Aluminium foil baking tray | Yellow lid bin |
| Aluminium can | Yellow lid bin |
| Aluminium foil (roll to tennis ball size) | Yellow lid bin |
| Aluminium frame (window) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Aluminium squeeze tubes | Yellow lid bin |
| Animal waste | Red lid bin |
| Asbestos | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Ash - wood (must be cold) | Green lid bin |
| Automotive battery | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Baby food sachet (squeezy) | Red lid bin |
| Baby wipes | Red lid bin |
| Bags (plastic - biodegradable) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Bags (plant based compostable) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Bags (plastic - degradable) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Bags (plastic) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Baked goods | Green lid bin |
| Baking paper | Red lid bin |
| Bamboo cutlery/containers | Red lid bin |
| Band-Aids | Red lid bin |
| Batteries (automotive) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Batteries - embedded (i.e: in rechargeable items, vapes etc) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Batteries (household, i.e: AA, AAA etc) | Community Recycling Station or GWMC |
| Beanbag beans | Red lid bin |
| Bedding | Red lid bin |
| Beer bottle | Yellow lid bin |
| Beer can (aluminium) | Yellow lid bin |
| Berry punnet | Yellow lid bin |
| Bike tyre including tube | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Biodegradable/degradable plastics | Red lid bin |
| Biscuit box (cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| Biscuits (sweet and savoury) | Green lid bin |
| Blister packs - medication | Red lid bin |
| Blue ray player | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Bones (meat - large) | Green lid bin |
| Bones (meat - small) | Green lid bin |
| Books (children's fabric books) | Red lid bin or donate to charity |
| Books (hard back or soft cover) | Yellow lid bin, Kurrajong Recycling or donate to charity |
| Books (plastic cover) | Red lid bin |
| Bottle (gas) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Bottle (juice/soft drink/beer) | Yellow lid bin or Return and Earn |
| Bottle (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Bottle (shampoo/conditioner) | Yellow lid bin |
| Bottles (glass) | Yellow lid bin |
| Bottle tops | Yellow lid bin |
| Boxes (cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| Boxes (washing powder) | Yellow lid bin |
| Boxes (cardboard - waxed) | Red lid bin |
| Branches - larger than 10cm in diameter | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Branches - smaller than 10cm in diameter | Green lid bin |
| Bread | Green lid bin |
| Bread bags (plastic) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Bread tags | Yellow lid bin |
| Brochures (paper and cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| Bubble wrap (plastic) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Bubble wrap lined envelopes | Red lid bin |
| Builders material | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Bulbs - plant | Green lid bin |
| Butchers paper | Yellow lid bin |
| Butter container (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Cables/cords | Red lid bin |
| Cake | Green lid bin |
| Cake trays (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Camp stove gas bottle | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Can (aerosol - empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Can (aluminium) | Yellow lid bin |
| Can (hair spray - empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Can (pet food) | Yellow lid bin |
| Can (steel) | Yellow lid bin |
| Can (tin) | Yellow lid bin |
| Candles | Red lid bin |
| Car battery | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Car parts | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Cardboard | Yellow lid bin |
| Cardboard roll | Yellow lid bin |
| Cardboard pizza box | Red lid bin (yellow bin if reasonably free of oil and food) |
| Cards | Yellow lid bin |
| Carpet | Red lid bin or Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Cars | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Carton (juice) | Yellow lid bin |
| Cartons (egg - cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| Cartons (egg - polystyrene) | Red lid bin |
| Cartons (long-life) | Yellow lid bin |
| Cartons (milk) | Yellow lid bin |
| Cassette tapes | Red lid bin |
| Catalogues (paper and cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| CD case | Red lid bin |
| CD disk | Red lid bin |
| Cellophane | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Ceramics | Red lid bin |
| Cereal boxes (cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| Cereal bag liners (plastic) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Cereals | Green lid bin |
| Cheese | Green lid bin |
| Chemical drums | Point of sale or drumMUSTER |
| Chemicals (garden, pool, household) | Household Chemical Cleanout |
| Chewing Gum | Red lid bin |
| Chicken | Green lid bin |
| Chicken wings | Green lid bin |
| Chicken bones | Green lid bin |
| Chips | Green lid bin |
| Chip packet | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Chocolate wrapper | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Christmas lights | Red lid bin |
| Christmas tree - trunk diameter less than 10cm | Green lid bin |
| Christmas tree - trunk diameter more than 10cm | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Chopsticks (wooden) | Red lid bin |
| Cigarette butts | Red lid bin |
| Citrus fruit | Green lid bin |
| Cleaning product bottles (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Cleaning rags | Red lid bin |
| Cling film | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Cling wrap | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Cloth reusable shopping bags | Red lid bin |
| Clothing (good condition) | Donate to charity |
| Clothing (poor condition) | Red lid bin |
| Coat hangers (metal) | Red lid bin |
| Coat hangers (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Coffee cups (single use) | Red lid bin |
| Coffee cup lids | Yellow lid bin |
| Coffee grounds | Green lid bin |
| Coffee pods | Red lid bin |
| Coir door mat | Red lid bin |
| Compact disc | Red lid bin |
| Compact disc case (no discs) | Red lid bin |
| Compostable bin liners (Council approved) | Green lid bin |
| Computers | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Computer monitor | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Conditioner bottle (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Construction and demolition materials | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Cooking oil (absorb in paper towel or newspaper) | Red lid bin |
| Cooking oil (larger quantities) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Copper | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Corks | Red lid bin |
| Cosmetic jars (empty/rinsed) | Yellow lid bin |
| Crackers (biscuits) | Green lid bin |
| Crackers (Christmas) | Yellow lid bin |
| Crockery (broken) | Red lid bin |
| Curtains | Red lid bin |
| Cushions | Red lid bin |
| Cutlery (compostable) | Red lid bin |
| Cutlery (metal) | Donate to charity |
| Cutlery (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Dairy | Green lid bin |
| Deli meat | Green lid bin |
| Deli paper | Red lid bin |
| Deodorant (aerosol - empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Deodorant (roll on) | Red lid bin |
| Deodorant (stick) | Red lid bin |
| Detergent bottle | Yellow lid bin |
| Dirt/soil | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Dog poo | Red lid bin (bagged) |
| Door mat (coir) | Red lid bin |
| Drinking glasses | Red lid bin |
| Drop sheet (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Drums (automotive oil) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Drums (chemical) | Point of sale or drumMUSTER |
| DVD case | Red lid bin |
| DVD disc | Red lid bin |
| DVD player | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Egg carton (cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| Egg carton (foam) | Red lid bin |
| Eggs | Green lid bin |
| Egg shells | Green lid bin |
| Electrical appliances (microwave) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Electrical appliances | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Electronic waste (TV's, computers and peripherals - screen, box, mouse, keyboard, printers) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Envelopes (bubble wrap) | Red lid bin |
| Envelopes (incl. with windows) | Yellow lid bin |
| Embedded batteries (i.e: in rechargeable items, vapes etc) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Expanded polystyrene | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Fabric | Red lid bin or donate to charity |
| Fats (absorb in paper towel or newspaper) | Red lid bin |
| Feathers | Red lid bin |
| Feminine hygiene products | Red lid bin |
| Fire extinguisher | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Fish and Chip paper | Red lid bin |
| Fish bones | Green lid bin |
| Flowers | Green lid bin |
| Fluorescent tube | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Fly spray can (empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Fly trap | Red lid bin (please wrap in two plastic bags) |
| Foam cups | Red lid bin |
| Foil (aluminium - roll to tennis ball size) | Yellow lid bin |
| Food cans | Yellow lid bin |
| Food waste and scraps (including takeaway, leftovers and spoiled food, both raw and cooked) | Green lid bin |
| Formula tins | Yellow lid bin |
| Freezer | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Freezer bags | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Fridge | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Frozen foods (remove plastic packaging) | Green lid bin |
| Frozen vegetable bag | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Fruits boxes - juice | Yellow lid bin |
| Fruit fly infested fruit (tie up in compostable liner) | Green lid bin |
| Fruit | Green lid bin |
| Furniture | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre, Tip Shop, Hardwaste pickup or donate to charity |
| Frying pan | Red lid bin or Gregadoo Waste Management |
| Fur | Red lid bin |
| Garden pruinings | Green lid bin |
| Garden hose | Red lid bin |
| Gas bottle | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Glass (broken) | Red lid bin |
| Glass (drinking) | Red lid bin |
| Glass (mirror) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Glass (pyrex) | Red lid bin |
| Glass (window) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Glass (windscreen) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Glass bottles | Yellow lid bin |
| Glass jars | Yellow lid bin |
| Glasses (reading) | Red lid bin or Recycle for Sight |
| Globe (fluorescent tube) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Globe (light) | Community Recycling Station |
| Glossy paper | Yellow lid bin |
| Grains | Green lid bin |
| Grass clippings | Green lid bin |
| Greaseproof paper | Red lid bin |
| Hair (pet or human) | Red lid bin |
| Hairspray can (empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Hoses | Red lid bin |
| Household batteries | Community Recycling Station |
| Household chemicals | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Household cleaning containers (rinsed/empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Household rubbish | Red lid bin |
| Household wipes | Red lid bin |
| Ice cream container | Yellow lid bin |
| Ice cream wrapper | Red lid bin |
| Ink cartridges | Return to point of purchase |
| iPad | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Iron (scrap) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Jars (glass) | Yellow lid bin |
| Juice bottle | Yellow lid bin |
| Juice carton | Yellow lid bin |
| Junk mail (remove plastic wrapping) | Yellow lid bin |
| Kettle | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Kitty litter | Red lid bin |
| Laminated paper | Red lid bin |
| Laptop computer | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Lawn clippings | Green lid bin |
| Lead | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Leaves | Green lid bin |
| Letters | Yellow lid bin |
| Lever arch folders (cardboard and metal) | Red lid bin |
| Lever arch folders (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Light globes | Community Recycling Station |
| Lobster shells | Green lid bin |
| Lolly bag | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Lolly wrapper | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Long-life cartons | Yellow lid bin |
| Magazines | Yellow lid bin |
| Make up bottles | Red lid bin |
| Make up jars | Red lid bin |
| Margarine container | Yellow lid bin |
| Mattress | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Meat | Green lid bin |
| Meat tray (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Meat tray (styrene) | Red lid bin |
| Medicine (expired) | Return Unwanted Medicine |
| Medicine bottle (glass) | Red lid bin |
| Medicine bottle (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Medicines | Return Unwanted Medicine |
| Microwave oven | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Milk bottle (glass) | Yellow lid bin |
| Milk bottle (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Milk carton | Yellow lid bin |
| Milk crates | Kurrajong Recyclers |
| Mirror | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Mobile phones | Community Recycling Station |
| Motor oil | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Mulch chips (all) | Green lid bin |
| Nappies (baby and adult incontinence pads) | Red lid bin |
| Newspaper | Yellow lid bin |
| Newspaper (shredded) | Yellow lid bin |
| Nuts | Green lid bin |
| Office paper | Yellow lid bin |
| Oil (motor) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Onion | Green lid bin |
| Oven | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Ovenware (pots, pans, pyrex) | Red lid bin or donate to charity |
| Oyster shell | Green lid bin |
| Paints | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Pallet (plastic) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Pallet (wooden) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Paper | Yellow lid bin |
| Paper (baking and greaseproof) | Red lid bin |
| Paper (glossy) | Yellow lid bin |
| Paper napkins | Red lid bin |
| Paper (shredded) | Red lid bin |
| Paper (waxed) | Red lid bin |
| Paper bags | Yellow lid bin |
| Paper plates | Red lid bin |
| Paper towel | Red lid bin |
| Paper towel rolls (cardboard) | Yellow lid bin |
| Pasta | Green lid bin |
| Pastries | Green lid bin |
| Pens/pencils/crayons/textas | Red lid bin |
| Pet food can | Yellow lid bin |
| Pet food sachets | Red lid bin |
| Perspex | Red lid bin |
| Phone books | Yellow lid bin |
| Photocopier | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Pillows | Red lid bin |
| Pizza box | Red lid bin |
| Plants | Green lid bin |
| Plant pots (small - plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Plant pots (large - plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Plant pots (terracotta) | Red lid bin |
| Plastic bags | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Plastic buckets | Red lid bin |
| Plastic chair | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Plastic cutlery | Red lid bin |
| Plastic reusable shopping bags | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Plastic storage containers/tubs | Kurrajong Recycling (Needing the recycling symbol on the item with either 1 2 5) |
| Plastic strapping | Red lid bin |
| Plastic toy | Red lid bin |
| Plastic tubes | Red lid bin |
| Plastic washing baskets | Red lid bin |
| Plastic webbing (chairs) | Red lid bin |
| Plates (ceramic) | Red lid bin |
| Plates (coated paper) | Red lid bin |
| Plates (paper) | Red lid bin |
| Plates (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Polystyrene (expanded) | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Poppers - juice | Yellow lid bin |
| Popsicle stick (wooden) | Red lid bin |
| Postcards | Yellow lid bin |
| Poultry (raw and cooked) | Green lid bin |
| Power tools | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Prawns | Green lid bin |
| Printer | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Printer cartridges | Return to point of purchase |
| Prunings (maximum 10cm diameter) | Green lid bin |
| Punnet (berry) | Yellow lid bin |
| Punnet (tomato) | Yellow lid bin |
| Puree pouch | Red lid bin |
| Pyrex glass | Red lid bin |
| Reading glasses | Red lid bin or Recycle for Sight |
| Rice | Green lid bin |
| Ring binders | Red lid bin |
| Rope | Red lid bin |
| Salads and dressings | Green lid bin |
| Sandwich bag (plastic) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Sanitary pads | Red lid bin |
| Saucepan | Red lid bin or donate to charity |
| Sawdust - non- organic (from treated timber, furniture etc) | Small amounts in RED lid bin, large amounts to Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Sawdust - organic (from trees, shrubs etc) | Small amounts in GREEN lid bin, large amounts to Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Scrap iron | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Scraps - food | Green lid bin |
| Seafood | Green lid bin |
| Seafood shells | Green lid bin |
| Seed bags (woven plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Seeds | Green lid bin |
| Serviettes | Red lid bin |
| Shampoo bottle (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Shoes | Red lid bin |
| Shopping bags (plastic) | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Shredded paper | Red lid bin |
| Shrink wrap | Red lid bin or Soft Plastics Recycling |
| Silo bags (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Skewers (wooden) | Red lid bin |
| Smoke detector | Community Recycling Station |
| Soap pump bottle (remove spring) | Yellow lid bin |
| Soft drink bottle | Yellow lid bin |
| Soft plastics | Community Recycling Station |
| Soil (bin weight restrictions) | Small amounts in Red lid bin, large amounts to Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Spray paint can (empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Squeezy puree pouch | Red lid bin |
| Squeezy yoghurt | Red lid bin |
| Straws (paper) | Yellow lid bin |
| Straws (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Steel | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Steel can | Yellow lid bin |
| Stockings | Red lid bin |
| Straws (metal) | Red lid bin |
| Stumps (maximum 10cm diameter) | Red lid bin |
| Syringes | Safe Shaps drop off point |
| Takeaway containers (plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Tea bags | Tea bag - Red lid bin, tea leaves - Green lid bin |
| Tea leaves | Green lid bin |
| Television | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Textiles | Red lid bin or donate to charity |
| Timber off cuts - smaller than 10cm | Red lid bin |
| Timber off cuts - larger than 10cm | Red lid bin or Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Tin (Formula) | Yellow lid bin |
| Tin can | Yellow lid bin |
| Tin foil (roll to tennis ball size) | Yellow lid bin |
| Tissue box | Yellow lid bin |
| Tissues | Red lid bin |
| Toaster | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Toilet paper rolls | Yellow lid bin |
| Tomato punnet | Yellow lid bin |
| Toothbrush | Red lid waste |
| Toothbrush - electric | Red lid bin |
| Toothpaste tube | Red lid bin |
| Toys (plastic) | Red lid bin, Tip Shop or donate to charity |
| Toys (wooden) | Red lid bin, Tip Shop or donate to charity |
| Trampoline mat webbing | Red lid bin |
| Tray (metal baking or cake) | Red lid bin |
| Tray (biscuit - plastic) | Yellow lid bin |
| Tree roots - maximum 10cm diameter | Green lid bin |
| Tree stumps - maximum 10cm diameter | Green lid bin |
| Tuppaware container | Red lid bin |
| Tubs (butter) | Yellow lid bin |
| Tubs (margarine) | Yellow lid bin |
| Tyres (bike, car) | Gregadaoo Waste Management Centre |
| Umbrella | Red lid bin |
| Vacuum cleaner | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Vacuum cleaner dust (dirt, dust, pet hair) | Red lid bin |
| Vegetables | Green lid bin |
| Vegetable punnet | Yellow lid bin |
| Vegetable scraps | Green lid bin |
| VHS tape | Red lid bin |
| Video player | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Vitamin bottle | Red lid bin |
| Washing basket (cane) | Red lid bin |
| Washing basket (plastic) | Red lid bin |
| Washing liquid container (rinsed/empty) | Yellow lid bin |
| Washing machine | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Washing powder boxes | Yellow lid bin |
| Waxed paper | Red lid bin |
| Weeds | Green lid bin |
| White goods | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Window glass | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Windscreen glass | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Wine bottles | Yellow lid bin |
| Wire | Gregadoo Waste Management Centre |
| Wooden chopsticks | Red lid bin |
| Wooden popsicle stick | Red lid bin |
| Wooden skewers | Red lid bin |
| Wrapping paper | Yellow lid bin |
| Wrapper (chocolate) | Red lid bin |
| Wrapper (lolly) | Red lid bin |
| X-ray | Red lid bin or search Recycling Near You |
| Yoghurt (no container) | Green lid bin |
| Yoghurt container | Yellow lid bin |
| Yoghurt pouch | Red lid bin |