Paint
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Small amounts of wet paint can be tipped onto some absorbent material such as newspaper or kitty litter. When dry it can be wrapped up and put in the garbage bin. The empty paint tin can be disposed of in the recycle bin or in hard waste (lids off).
Free Detox your Home permanent household chemical collection sites
There are nearby permanent Detox your Home collection sites at:
- Banyule WasteRecovery Centre, 307-325 Waterdale Road, Bellfield, Ph: 9490 4222
- Monash Waste Transfer & Recycling Station, 380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Ph: 9518 3767
Monash Waste Transfer and Recycling Station
- 380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill
- Ph: 9518 3767
Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Centre
- 251 George Street, Wantirna
- Ph: 9887 4222
Coldstream Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- Corner Ingram & Leonard Roads, Coldstream, VIC 3770
- Ph: 1300 390 380
Paintback
Paintback is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that aims to provide cost effective paint disposal for households and trade painters. Visit the Paintback website to find your nearest drop off location.
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Paint stripper
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Detox Your Home Chemical Collection
There are 31 Detox your Home mobile collections held across Victoria each year. The program is administered by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with local councils and is funded by the Victorian landfill levy.
A full list of upcoming Detox Your Home collections is available on the Detox your Home website.
There are three nearby mobile chemical collection events which will be held every year at the following Detox your Home mobile locations:
- Doncaster East in March
- Wantirna South in May
- Lilydale in May
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Paint tins (empty)
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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 now, phone 1300 88 22 33 or visit one of Council’s Customer Service Centres.
Council kerbside collections
- Place in recycle bin, emptied every fortnight
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Paper & cardboard
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Most private waste companies offer this service now via 240l wheelie bin or cardboard cage for larger quantities.
Council kerbside collections
- Place in recycle bin, emptied every fortnight
Coldstream Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- Leonard Road, Coldstream
- Ph: 9739 1227
Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Centre
- 251 George Street, Wantirna
- Ph: 9887 4222
Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre
- Burwood Hwy, Vermont South
- Ph: 9262 6236
Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- 22 Palmerston Road, Ringwood
- Ph: 8872 7877
Montrose Transfer Station
- 69-71 Canterbury Road, Montrose
- Ph: 1800 001 444
Monash Transfer Station & Recycling Centre
- 380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill
- Ph: 9518 3767
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Paper - shredded
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Home compost or worm farm
Shredded paper is great for worm farms or compost systems.
Council fortnightly recycling service
Place in a box or paper bag and then place in to recycle bin. Please don’t put in loosely as it can get wrapped around machinery at the material recovery facility.
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Pet accessories
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Donate to a local op shop or charity shop, if in good condition.
RSPCA
Visit the RSPCA website to find out what items are accepted and your nearest RSPCA Animal care.
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Pharmaceuticals
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Drop of your unwanted medicines to your local pharmacy. |
Plant pots
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Council fortnightly recycling service
Empty plastic plant pots can be placed in your recycle bin. Please make sure soil is removed.
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Plasterboard
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Monash Transfer Station & Recycling Centre
- 380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill
- Ph: 9518 3767
Coldstream Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- Leonard Road, Coldstream
- Ph: 9739 1227
Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre
- Burwood Highway, Vermont South
Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Centre
- 251 George Street, Wantirna
- Ph: 9887 4222
Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- 22 Palmerston Road West, Ringwood
- Ph: 8872 7877
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Plastic bags
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You can take your plastic shopping bags, as well as other soft plastic packaging, back to your local supermarket to be recycled as part of the REDcycle program.
REDcycle soft plastic recycling program
Visit the REDcycle website to see what plastic packaging is accepted, and use their locator to find your nearest participating supermarket.
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Plastic containers & bottles
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Council kerbside collections
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Plastic bottles and containers including milk, juice, soft drink and detergent bottles, ice cream, margarine and yoghurt containers can beplaced in your blue-liddedrecycle bin, emptied every fortnight
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Plastic lids
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Lids 4 Kids project
Would you like to become a Lids 4 Kids collector? 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
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Polystyrene
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Foamex - Polystyrene recycling
Contact Foamex on (03) 8739 5800 before attending. All polystyrene must be free of contamination, such as, sticky tape, cardboard and food particles.
- Address: 31 - 33 Gatwick Road, Bayswater North
Monash Transfer Station & Recycling Centre
- 380 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill
- Ph: 9518 3767
Free drop off for under half a cubic metre
Amounts over half a cubic metre incur a fee
Council On Call Hard Waste Collection
- Eligible residential households are entitled to a maximum of two collections per financial year. Maximum of 2m3 of acceptable items taken per booking.
- Book first before putting items onto the nature strip by contacting council on 1300 88 22 33 or visiting one of Council’s Customer Service Centres.
Montrose Transfer Station
- 69-71 Canterbury Road, Montrose
- Ph: 1800 001 444
Coldstream Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- Leonard Road, Coldstream
- Ph: 9739 1227
Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre
- Burwood Highway, Vermont South
Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Centre
- 251 George Street, Wantirna
- Ph: 9887 4222
Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- 22 Palmerston Road West, Ringwood
- Ph: 8872 7877
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Pool cleaner
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Detox Your Home Chemical Collection
There are 31 Detox your Home mobile collections held across Victoria each year. The program is administered by Sustainability Victoria in partnership with local councils and is funded by the Victorian landfill levy.
A full list of upcoming Detox Your Home collections is available on the Detox your Home website.
There are three nearby mobile chemical collection events which will be held every year at the following Detox your Home mobile locations:
- Doncaster East in March
- Wantirna South in May
- Lilydale in May
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Power tools
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Prunings
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Coldstream Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- Leonard Road, Coldstream
- Ph: 9739 1227
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 more information view the
Eastern Recycling & Waste Transfer Station
- 22 Palmerston Road, Ringwood
- Ph: 8872 7877
Knox Transfer Station & Recycling Centre
- 251 George Street, Wantirna
- Ph: 9887 4222
Whitehorse Recycling & Waste Centre
- Burwood Hwy, Vermont South
- Ph: 9262 6236
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Printers
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Printer cartridges
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Australia Post - Bayswater
- 32 Jersey Rd
- 14 Station St
The Good Guys - Bayswater
- Tenancy 2/224-234 Canterbury Rd
Australia Post- Croydon
Australia Post - Heathmont
Australia Post - Kilsyth
- 10/534-540 Mt Dandenong Rd]
Australia Post - Ringwood
- Ringwood St
- 141A Wantirna Rd
Officeworks - Ringwood
JB HiFi - Ringwood
Australia Post - Vermont
Australia Post - Vermont South
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Pyrex ovenware
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Council kerbside collection
- Place in garbage bin, emptied every week.
Charity stores
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