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A-Z of waste disposal

This guide provides a list of agencies and recycling centres to help with safe disposal of waste items and correct recycling procedures.

Charges may apply for some items; we recommend you contact the facility to confirm any costs before taking your items.

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic some facilities may not be operating. Please contact the facility to find out if you’re allowed to visit the site under the current restrictions.

Baby items 

Donate your second-hand baby items to nearest charity store. Visit Recycling Near You store or Australian Opshop Listing for a list of charity stores in the Maroondah area.

Second hand nursery equipment, clothes and toys for babies and children to 16 years can be donated to St Kilda Mums. Visit the St Kilda Mums website for more information on how to drop off pre-loved items for donation and a list of acceptable items.  

Baths, sinks

Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station

  • 22 Palmerston Road, Ringwood
  • Ph: 8872 7877

Batteries - car

*Lead acid car batteries only.

 

AA Recycling

  • 50 Fussell Road, Kilsyth
  • 9728 3855

Battery World

  • Cnr Boronia and Wantirna Roads, Wantirna
  • Ph: 9800 5188

Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station

  • 22 Palmerston Road, Ringwood
  • Ph: 8872 7877

Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Station

  • 251 George Street, Wantirna South
  • Ph: 9887 4222

Recycal Pty Ltd

  • 81-85 Heatherdale Road, Ringwood
  • Ph: 9873 1133
  • 242 Canterbury Road, Bayswater
  • Ph: 9729 6500

Repco Auto Parts

  • 258 Canterbury Road, Bayswater
  • Ph 9738 0800

Whitehorse Recycling& Waste Centre

  • Burwood Hwy, Vermont South
  • Ph: 9801 4831

Supercheap Auto Bayswater

  • 191 Canterbury Road, Bayswater 3153

Supercheap Auto Ringwood

  • 74-82 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood 3134

Batteries - household*

*The following batteries are accepted: any brand of AA, AAA, C, D and 9V batteries
(both rechargeable and non-rechargeable)
 
 The following batteries are accepted:

Nickel cadmium, used in:

  • motorised equipment
  • power tools
  • two way radios
  • electric razors
  • emergency lighting
  • toys

Lithium Ion / Lithium Ion Polymer (rechargeable batteries) used in:

  • Mobile phones and smartphones,
  • laptops and tablets,
  • digital cameras and camcorders,
  • handheld game consoles,
  • torches,
  • cordless drills,
  • sanders,
  • saws,
  • whipper-snippers and hedge trimmers.

Lithium Batteries (single use batteries) used in:

  • Portable consumer electronic devices

Alkaline Batteries (single use batteries) used in:

  • Household items such as MP3 players,
  • CD players,
  • digital cameras,
  • pagers,
  • toys,
  • lights, and
  • radios etc.

Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)(rechargeable) used in:

  • Electric razors,
  • Toothbrushes,
  • Cameras,
  • Camcorders,
  • Mobile phones,
  • Pagers

 

Council Service Centres:

  • Croydon Service Centre: Croydon Library, Civic Square, Croydon
  • Realm, 179 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood

Battery World

  • Cnr Boronia and Wantirna Roads, Wantirna
  • Ph: 9800 5188

ALDI - Croydon

  • Croydon Market Shopping Centre
  • 15 Kent Ave, Croydon

ALDI – Kilsyth

  • 540 Mt. Dandenong Road, Kilsythba

ALDI – Bayswater

  • 10-14 High St, Bayswater

ALDI – Ringwood

  • Ringwood Square Shopping Centre
  • Corner Maroondah Hwy & New St, Ringwood

Bunnings - Croydon

  • 268-288 Maroondah Highway, Chirnside Park
  • Ph: 9722 4500

Detox your home permanent household chemical collection sites

There are nearby permanent detox your home collection sites at:

  • Banyule waste recovery centre: 307-325 Waterdale Road, Bellfield, ph: 9490 4222
  • Monash waste transfer & recycling station: 380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, ph: 9518 3767

Officeworks - Chirnside Park

  • 249 Maroondah Hwy, Chirnside Park, 3166

Batteries - household - 6V 

E-waste drop off sites

Council Service Centre:

  • City Offices Service Centre: Braeside Avenue, Ringwood

Detox your home sites 

Detox your home permanent household chemical collection sites. There are permanent detox your home collection sites at:

  • Banyule waste recovery centre: 307-325 Waterdale Road, Bellfield, ph: 9490 4222
  • Monash waste transfer & recycling station: 380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, ph: 9518 3767

E-waste drop off events

Council run e-waste recycling drop off events are run periodically throughout the year. See the electronic waste collection page for details.

Battery World

  • Cnr Boronia and Wantirna Roads, Wantirna
  • Ph: 9800 5188

Bicycles

Bicycles for Humanity

Donate your bicycles to Bicycles for Humanity by dropping your bike off at: Bicycle Superstore - Nunawading, 315 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading, 3131.  

Council On Call Hard Waste Collection

Eligible residential households are entitled to a maximum of two collections per financial year. Maximum of 2 cubic meters of acceptable items taken per booking.

To arrange collection, book online, phone 1300 88 22 33 or visit one of Council’s Customer Service Centres

Biscuit trays

Council kerbside collection

  • Place in Recycling bin, emptied every fortnight

Blankets and bedding 

Local vets 

Check with your local vet if they accept donations of old blankets and bedding, including towels and linen.

RSPCA

Visit the RSPCA website to find out what items are accepted and your nearest RSPCA Animal care.

Sheridan Recycling Program

You can return any brand of sheets or towels to your closest Sheridan store, for further information visit the Sheridan website

Bottles (plastic)

Council kerbside collections

  • Place in recycle bin, emptied every fortnight

Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre 

  • Burwood Highway, Vermont South
  • Ph: 9262 6236

Coldstream Recycling & Waste Transfer Station

  • Leonard Road, Coldstream
  • Ph: 9739 1227

Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Centre

  • 251 George Street, Wantirna South
  • Ph: 9887 4222

Bottle caps/lids (plastic) 

  

Council kerbside collection

  • Remove air from plastic container and place plastic lid back on.
  • Place in recycle bin, emptied every fortnight

Envision Hands

Envision Hands collect plastic bottle tops to be recycled into mobility aids, Disability Aids, STEM training tools, and Aged Care gadgets. To find out Your nearest collection point, visit the Envision Hands website

Bottle caps/lids (metal)

  

Council kerbside collection

  • Remove metal lid from glass/plastic container.
  • Place in recycle bin, emptied every fortnight

Bras

Uplift Project 

Uplift Project will take bras and crop tops in useable condition. To find a donation point, visit the Uplift Project website

Branches 

Council kerbside collection 

Place in your garden organics bin, emptied every fortnight. You can put prunings and branches up to 10cm in diameter and 40cm in length, grass clippings, weeds and leaves in your garden organics bin. For further information view the garden organics collection webpage http://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Residents-property/Waste-rubbish/Garden-organics-collection

Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station

  • 22 Palmerston Road, Ringwood
  • Ph: 8872 7877

Coldstream Recycling & Waste Transfer Station

  • Leonard Road, Coldstream
  • Ph: 9739 1227

Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre

  • Burwood Hwy, Vermont South
  • Ph: 9262 6236

Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Centre

  • 251 George Street, Wantirna
  • Ph: 9887 4222

Bread tags 

Lids 4 Kids project

Would you like to become a bread tag collector for the Lids 4 Kids project? 

To find out how, send a private message to ‘Lids4Kids - Melbourne East’ via their Facebook page. A coordinator will get in contact with you and let you know how to get involved. Not on Facebook? Email your interest to ljnoble@icloud.com 

Bread tags for Wheelchairs

View the Bread tags for Wheelchairs website

Terracycle

Bread tags can also be posted to Terracycle, with a minimum quantity of 1kg, when collected on behalf of a school, organisation or community. Download a shipping label from the Terracycle website

Bricks and masonry

 

Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station

  • 22 Palmerston Road, Ringwood
  • Ph: 8872 7877

Knox Transfer Station &
Recycling Station

  • 251 George Street, Wantirna South
  • Ph: 9887 4222

Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre

  • Burwood Hwy, Vermont South
  • Ph: 9801 4831

Colstream Recovery & Waste Transfer Station

  • Leonard Road, Coldstream
  • Ph: 9739 1227

Bubble wrap

Council kerbside collection

  • Place in garbage bin, emptied weekly.

REDcycle soft plastic recycling program

  • You can take your old reusable shopping bags, as well as other soft plastic packaging, back to your local supermarket to be recycled as part of the REDcycle program. Visit REDcycle to see what plastic packaging is accepted, and use their locator to find your nearest participating supermarket.

Building rubble

Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station

  • 22 Palmerston Road, Ringwood
  • Ph: 8872 7877

Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Station

  • 251 George Street, Wantirna South
  • Ph: 9887 4222

Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre

  • Burwood Hwy, Vermont South
  • Ph: 9801 4831

Coldstream Recovery & Waste Transfer Station

  • Leonard Road, Coldstream
  • Ph: 9739 1227

This information is a general guide only, believed to be correct at the time of publication. Any corrections or additional information are welcome - email any feedback to Council’s Waste Services team.

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