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What to Recycle and Where
Your A-Z Guide for Product
Recycling or Disposal
When thinking about waste remember to
observe the Waste Hierarchy:
1. Avoid
2. Reduce
3. Reuse
4. Recycle
5. Dispose
Let’s work together to make Mount Gambier a
clean and green city!
Recycling tips:
Notes about the guide:
Recycling bin:
Organics bin:
Rubbish (Landfill) bin:
3
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Aerosol cans
Aluminium cans
Aluminium foil
Animal droppings
Agricultural
chemicals
Agricultural
chemical
containers
Agricultural
plastics - baling
twine, silage wrap
Ammunition
Appliances -
toasters/ irons
etc. in working
order
Appliances -
toasters/ irons
etc. not in
working order
Asbestos
Ash
Bags - Plastic
Bags – Water
Softener Salt
Band aids
Bark
Baskets - cane
4
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Batteries -e.g.
nickel cadmium,
alkaline
AA, 6V etc.
Batteries - motor
e.g. 12 volt, lead
acid
BBQ Gas Bottles
Beer bottle tops
Bicycles
Bicycle tubes
Biscuit packaging
Biscuit tins
Bones
Books - good
condition
Books - poor
condition
Bottles - glass
(NOT broken)
Bottles - plastic
Bottle tops -
metal, plastic
Boxes -
cardboard
Branches - big
Branches - small
5
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Bras
Bread bags -
plastic
Bread bag tags -
plastic
Bricks
Broken glass
Bubble wrap
Building
materials - timber,
bricks, tiles etc.
Building parts,
doors, windows,
floorboards etc.
Business
chemicals
Cake trays - black
plastic (NOT
foam)
Cans - aluminium,
steel
Car batteries
Car bodies and
parts
Car seats
6
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Car tyres
Carbon paper
Cardboard (not
waxed)
Cardboard
(waxed)
Carpet and carpet
underlay
Cassette tapes
Catalogues -
paper
CDs (compact
discs)
CD players
Cellophane
Ceramics,
Corning Ware etc.
(good condition)
Ceramics,
Corning Ware etc.
(broken)
Cereal box
inserts
Cereal boxes -
cardboard
CFLs
Chemicals -
agricultural
7
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Chemicals -
business
Chemicals -
general
household,
cleaners,
pesticides etc.
Chemical
containers -
Agricultural
Chemical
containers -
household
Chip packets
Cigarette butts &
ash
Cleaning rags
Cling wrap
Clothing / textiles
-
good condition
Clothing / textiles
-
poor condition
Coat hangers
Coffee cups -
disposable
cardboard
Coffee cups-–
disposable
polystyrene
Coffee grinds
Coffee pods
Coffee tins
Compact
fluorescent
globes (CFLs)
Computer paper
Computer
equipment
8
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
and parts
Concrete, bricks,
plaster and clean
building materials
Cooking oils -
commercial
quantities
Cooking oils -
domestic
quantities
Corflute
Corks - natural
Corks - plastic
Cosmetic jars -
glass and plastic
Cotton reels -
plastic
Cotton wool buds
Cups, saucers,
plates - broken
Cups, saucers,
plates - good
condition
Curtains -
Good condition
Cutlery - metal
Cutlery - plastic
Crockery,
ceramics, cups,
plates etc. -
broken
Detergent bottles
- plastic
Dirt
9
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Disposable
nappies
Dog poo
Drums, general
chemical
containers
Drink containers -
cardboard (liquid
paper board),
glass, plastic
Drink containers -
polystyrene
DVDs
DVD / CD covers
Earphones
Electronic
appliances
Engine oil
Envelopes
Eye Glasses
Farm chemicals
Farm chemical
containers
Firearms
Fire extinguishers
Flavoured milk
containers
Floppy Discs
10
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Fluorescent
tubes,
compact
fluorescent
globes
Foam - boxes,
meat
trays, underlay,
packing
Foil - aluminium
Food cans
Food scraps
Fridges / freezers
Fruit and
vegetable scraps
Fruit juice
containers
Furniture - poor
condition
Furniture - good
condition
Garden hose
Garden pots
Garden waste -
green
organics, grass
11
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
clippings, leaves,
prunings
Gas bottles -
BBQ,
camping
Gas containers -
other
Glad Wrap
Glass - bottles,
jars
Glass - windows,
mirrors,
windscreen,
broken
Glasses - sight
and reading
Gloves - latex
Gravel
Greeting cards
Guns
Hair
Hard hats
Hose - garden
Hot water units
Household
chemicals
Hypodermic
needles
12
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Ice cream
containers -
plastic
Ice cream
container lids
Inner tubes
Jar lids - metal
Jars - glass
Juice cartons -
liquid
paper board
Junk mail
Kitchen paper
rolls
Kitty litter
Leaves
Light globes -
fluorescent
Light globes -
incandescent
(traditional
globes)
Linen
Lolly wrappers
Lunch boxes -
plastic
Magazines
Magnets Try and find another use for them before throwing away.
Manure - animal
Margarine/butter
13
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
tubs
Matchboxes
Mattresses
Meat scraps
Meat trays -
plastic (not foam)
Meat trays -
polystyrene foam
Medicine bottles
Medicines
Metals - steel,
iron,
copper etc.
Milk containers -
plastic
Milk containers -
liquid
paper board
Mobile phones
Motor oil
Nappies -
disposable
Needles - e.g.
diabetic
Newspaper
Office paper
14
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Oil filters
Oils - motor
Oils - cooking
Packing peanuts
Paint
Paint tins - empty,
dried
Pallets - wooden
Paper towel
Paper and
cardboard
Pencils
Pens
Pet food tins
Pharmaceuticals
Phones - landline
Phone books
Photographs
Picture frames -
wooden
Pillows
Piping
15
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Pizza boxes
Plant pots -
plastic
Plasterboard
Plastic bags
Plastic bottles
Plastic chairs
Plastic containers
-
numbers 1 - 5
Plastic containers
-
numbers 6 & 7
Plastic cutlery
Plastic shopping
bags
Plastic strapping
Polystyrene
boxes
Polystyrene meat
trays, underlay,
packing peanuts
Postage stamps
Pots - garden
Pots - metal
Printer toner and
cartridges
Printers
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ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Prunings
PVC Piping
Pyrex ovenware -
broken
Pyrex ovenware -
good condition
Reading glasses
Records - vinyl
Re-usable
shopping bags
Rocks
Rope
Rubber products
School bags
Scrap metal
Seedling
containers
Shampoo &
conditioner
bottles
Shoes
Shopping bags
Shredded paper
Silage wrap
Silver foil
Smoke detectors
-
domestic
Soil - clean
17
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Soft drink
containers -
plastic, glass,
aluminium
Spectacles
Spirit/alcohol
bottles
Spray bottles
Stamps - postage
Steel cans - food
cans, not paint
Steel - large items
Stones
Stoves
String
Styrofoam
Sweet wrappers
Syringes -
including
diabetics
syringes
Takeaway food
containers
Tea bags
Telephone books
Televisions
Textiles
18
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Timber, wood -
treated
Timber, wood -
untreated
Tin cans
Tissues
Toasters
Toilet paper rolls
Toner cartridges
Toys
Treated Timber
Tree prunings
Tubes - inner e.g.
bicycle
TV’s
Twine, string,
rope
Tyres - car,
motorcycle, truck,
tractor
Vacuum cleaner
dust
Vegetable scraps
Video tapes
Video / VHS
players
Vinyl, lino
(linoleum)
19
ITEM CAN IT BE
RECYCLED?
WHERE TO RECYCLE
(or appropriate disposal)
NOTES
Vinyl records
Washing
machines
Waxed cardboard
boxes
Wax paper
Weeds
White goods
Window glass
Windscreen glass
Wine bottles
Wine bottle screw
caps
Wine cask
liners/bladders
Wire bag ties
Wood
Wrapping paper
X-rays
Yoghurt
containers
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Re-use / Recycling Facilities
RECYCLING FACILITY ADDRESS CONTACT
DETAILS
SERVICES OFFERED
A.L. Bolton Optometrist
Australia Post Shop
Australia Post Mount
Gambier East
Australia Post Mount
Gambier West
Banner Hardware
Baptist Church
Cartridge World
Cleanaway
Computer Bits
Century Yuasa Batteries
City of Mount Gambier
District Council of Grant
Green Triangle Recyclers
21
Green Triangle Electronics
Harvey Norman
K-Mart Tyre and Auto
Lights at 133
Limestone Coast Lighting
Solutions
Mount Gambier Book
Exchange
Mount Gambier Public
Library
Network Communications
OPSM
Red Cross
Repco
Sandy Ridge Landfill
SE Battery Service Pty Ltd
Top Spot Auto Dismantlers
T (Life)
Op Shops
RECYCLING/REUSE
FACILITY
ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS
SERVICES OFFERED
Lifeline Warehouse (donations ONLY)
22
St Vincent De Pauls
Salvation Army Stores
Waste Transfer
Centre
RECYCLING
FACILITY
ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS
HOURS
Mount Gambier Waste Transfer Station
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