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How to dispose
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Aerosol cans
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Community Recycling Centre or in the yellow recycling bin.
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Aluminium cans
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Yellow recycling bin.
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Aluminium foil
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Scrunch foil into the size of a tennis ball, then put in yellow recycling bin.
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Asbestos
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Remove by registered contractor, or by yourself within guidelines to Kimbriki Special Wastes (fees apply).
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Batteries (household)
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Community Recycling Centre, The Coal Loader, Council Customer Service, Officeworks
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Batteries (car)
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Bikes
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Recycle bikes at these services.The Northside Produce Market, supported by the Council, also host regular bike repair workshops.
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Books
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Donate books or swap good reads at The Coal Loader.
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| Bread Tags |
TerraCycle or The Coal Loader. |
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Building Waste
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Suez Artarmon Waste Management Centre (fees apply), or Kimbriki (fees apply).
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Cardboard/Paper
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Yellow recycling bin. For large quantities Suez Artarmon Waste Management Centre (fees apply).
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Carpet
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Bundle in 1.2m rolls, book a household clean up.
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CDs
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Chemicals
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EPA Chemical Clean Out.
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Clothing
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Instead of putting it in the red bin, good quality clothing can be donated to a friend, charity shops, or online. Damaged clothing might be able to be repaired at home. Stained or ripped clothing could be used as rags for cleaning your house. Soiled and beyond-repair clothing and fabric can be recycled at some clothing retailers including H&M and Zara stores in our region.
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Coat hangers
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Many cannot be recycled, if in good condition please reuse or donate to charity shops. Broken hangers made all from plastic or all from metal can go into the yellow bin. Broken hangers made from multiple materials that cannot be separated should go into the red bin.
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| Coffee cups |
Plastic lids (white and black) can go into the yellow recycling bin.
Coffee cups are NOT readily recyclable as they are coated in plastic internally, however Simply Cups have multiple special recycling stations for them.
Cups put in the red bin can take hundreds of years to degrade in landfill. Please consider switching to a reusable cup. Visit Responsible Cafes to find your closest cafe that offers discounts for reusable cups!
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Coffee pods / capsules
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Coffee pods are generally recyclable but too small for curbside recycling. Please visit your brand's website for details on their programs or switch to a reusable pod at Crema Joe.
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Computers
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Corks
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The Coal Loader.
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E-waste / electrical appliances
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Some items may be repairable at the Repair Cafe. Items beyond repair can be taken to the Community Recycling Centre or one of these facilities.
Please note that E-waste is not allowed in your usual weekly rubbish collection.
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Fire extinguishers
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Food waste
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Make a huge difference to your carbon footprint and start a compost collection or worm farm. North Sydney Council even subsidises up to 50% of the cost!
Alternatively contact or join your local community garden or drop off locally through ShareWaste. Meat and dairy will still need to go into your red bin. Food waste in landfill creates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, but that same food waste when composted can be used to grow plants and trap carbon!
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Fridges
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Book a household clean up.
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Furniture
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Some items can be repaired at Men's Shed. Good quality items could be donated to a friend, charity, or online low-waste group. For damaged items, please book a household clean up.
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Garden waste / clippings
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Book a green waste clean up.
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Gas bottles
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Glass / mirrors
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Small amounts of broken glass can go into the general waste bin (red lid).
Do not put glass into the yellow recycling bin, excluding glass bottles and jars (see below).
Large glass sheets or mirrors need to be taken to Suez Artarmon Waste Management Centre (fees apply). Usable mirrors can be donated to a friend, charity shops, or online.
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Glass bottles and jars
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Yellow recycling bin.
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Glasses (reading)
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Planet Ark - Recycling Near You or check with your optometrist who may collect for charitable re-use.
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Household cleaners
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EPA Chemical Clean Out.
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Juice / soy / milk cartons
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Yellow recycling bin.
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Lids
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Metal lid from jam/pasta jar Yellow recycling bin, separate from jar as the metal is recyclable.
Milk/water bottle lid Red bin due to size, they are too small for the machinery. Or drop off at The Coal Loader.
Wine bottle screw-cap Red bin due to size, they are too small for the machinery.
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Light globes & tubes
Fluorescent, halogen, LED
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Community Recycling Centre or at The Coal Loader (who will take them to the centre for you!).
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Magazines
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Yellow recycling bin.
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Mattresses
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Book a household clean up.
Or try Soft Landing: a social enterprise who recycle mattresses while offering employment to people who experience barriers entering the open labour market (fees apply).
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Medicines
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Return unwanted medicines to your pharmacy.
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Mobile phones
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Community Recycling Centre or Coal Loader.
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Needles / sharps
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Medical sharps.
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Oils (motor and other)
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Paint / paint tins
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Palm trees / palm fronds
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Book a green waste clean up.
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Pens and markers
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Officeworks
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Pizza boxes
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Clean pizza boxes can go in the yellow recycling bin.
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Plastic bags / soft plastics
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Recycle at supermarket (Coles, Woolworths) recycling bins. Visit REDcycle for further details, and additional collection points near you.
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Plastic bottles and containers
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Rinse and place in the yellow recycling bin.
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Polystyrene and Styrofoam
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Liverpool Recycling Centre
Elsewhere check https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/polystyrene/NorthSydneyNSW
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Pool chemicals
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EPA Chemical Clean Out.
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Printer/toner cartridges
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Planet Ark, Officeworks, Community Recycling Centre, or The Coal Loader who will deliver them to one of these locations for you.
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| Rubber Bands |
The Coal Loader. |
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Scrap metal
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Metal recyclers.
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Smoke alarms
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Steel cans
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Rinse and place in the yellow recycling bin.
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Solvents
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EPA Chemical Clean Out.
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Televisions
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Community recycling centre.
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Tyres
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Suez Artarmon Waste Management Centre (fees apply).
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White goods
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Book a household clean up or Suez Artarmon Waste Management Centre (fees apply).
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X-rays
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Community Recycling Centre.
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Yoga mats
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Repurpose old or used yoga matts at www.lovearth.com.au/dropoff-points
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