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Ethical Waste Disposal
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Where to Recycle Everyday Items
Take the guesswork out of recycling—explore our curated list of Melbourne recycling and ethical disposal links to confidently recycle everyday items and reduce waste.
| Item | Recycler | Location(s) | Notes | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batteries (household) | Coles & Aldi | See website | Check website to see which batteries are accepted. | Visit site |
| Bicycles | Brainwave Bikes | See website | - | Visit site |
| Blister packs | Chemist Warehouse | All Chemist Warehouse stores | - | Visit site |
| Bread tags | Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs | See website | Only accept plastic bread tags. | Visit site |
| E-waste | Ecycle Solutions | See website | Computers, TVs, laptops, scanners, accessories, hard drives, printers. | Visit site |
| Hearing aids | Soundfair | See website | - | Visit site |
| Light globes (LED, halogen & incandescent) | Check local council | See website | - | Visit site |
| Linen (bathroom, bed & kitchen) | Sheridan | See website | Pre-loved quilt covers, sheets, towels (any brand). Please wash items prior. | Visit site |
| Makeup | Mecca | See website | Pop into TerraCycle bins near registers or hand to a Mecca team member. | Visit site |
| Medicine | Chemist Warehouse | All Chemist Warehouse stores | - | - |
| Mobile phones | Officeworks | See website | Take to a team member at the front counter. | Visit site |
| Nappies (unused) | The Nappy Collective | See website | Accept nappy donations of all sizes and types, including new, leftover, or individual nappies. If donating individual nappies, please bundle by size, place in a bag, and label each. | Visit site |
| Paint and paint tins | Paintback | See website | See website for accepted products. | Visit site |
| Pens, pencils, highlighters and markers | Officeworks | See website | See website for accepted products. | Visit site |
| Plastic Plant Pots | Bunnings | See website | Accept PP5 plastic plant packaging (pots, labels, stakes). Look for plastic ID code “5”. | Visit site |
| Polystyrene foam | Foamex | Bayswater | Polystyrene must be clean and free of contaminants (e.g. sticky tape, labels, food). | Visit site |
| Soft Plastics | Woolworths, Coles and ALDI | See website | Trial only at participating supermarkets nationwide. Single-use plastic bags, bread bags, biscuit wrap and frozen food bags. | |
| Spectacles/reading glasses | Specsavers | Specsavers stores | Accept pre-loved prescription and non-prescription glasses. | Visit site |
| Sports balls | Rebel | See website | - | Visit site |
| Sports shoes, thongs, footy boots, trainers, runners and golf shoes | Rebel | All Rebel stores | - | Visit site |
| Textiles | H&M | Eastland, Ringwood | - | Visit site |
| Toothbrushes, Toothpaste tubes, Electric toothbrush heads and Dental floss containers | Bupa Dental / TerraCycle | See website | - | Visit site |
| Toys | BIG W | All BIG W stores | At the front of all BIG W stores there is a Toys for Joy collection bin. Check website for list of eligible toys. | Visit site |
| Wine corks | Dan Murphy | See website | Only at participating stores. | Visit site |
| X-ray films | Check local council | - | Many councils accept x-rays at recycling stations at libraries and community recycling centres. | Visit site |