| Type of material |
How to Dispose |
| Aerosol cans (empty) |
Remove the plastic nozzel and place in your yellow recycling bin. |
| Asbestos |
See Asbestos.
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ). |
| Batteries (car) |
Household Chemical CleanOut Event and accepted free at Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ) . |
| Batteries (household only) |
Household Chemical CleanOut.
Sutherland Shire Council Customer Service Centre- 4 Eton St, Sutherland
Cronulla Library - 38-60 Croydon St, Cronulla
Caringbah Library - 376/376-378 Port Hacking Rd, Caringbah
Miranda Library - 31 Wandella Rd, Miranda
Menai Library - Allison Cres, Menai
Engadine Library - 116E Caldarra Ave, Engadine
Acceptable batteries include: Alkaline Lithium-ion (Li-ion),Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Nickel Zinc (Ni-Zn), Lithium Primary, Carbon Zinc Button/coin cell batteries and all domestic rechargeable batteries
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| Batteries (rechargeable) |
Household Chemical CleanOut
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| Bricks and pavers |
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ) .
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| Building materials |
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ) .
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| Cardboard and Paper (excess) |
Can be taken to Visy Recycling, at Alexander Avenue Taren Point (100m from Bay Road). Open from 6am to 4pm. No charge
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ)
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| CDs/floppy disks/ DVDs/tapes/videos |
See e-waste.
Planet Ark - Recycling Near You. |
| Chemicals |
Council runs regular free "Chemical Clean Out" events to collect household acids, alkalis, poisons, fuels, cleaners, hobby chemicals, pesticides, herbicides etc.
Cleanway Environmental Services - a household chemical cleanout service who collects directly from your household (fees apply). Phone 1300 785 003. |
| Coat hangers |
Cannot be recycled as they catch on moving conveyor belts. Reuse or charity shops. |
| Comingled recyclables and cardboard (including aluminium cans) |
Visy
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| Computer and IT equipment |
See e-waste.
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ).
Planet Ark - Recycling Near You
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| Electrical Appliances |
The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre - Hut 34/ 142 Addison Road Marrickville. Phone (02) 9568 6280 |
| Fire extinguisher |
Contact NSW Fire and Rescue NSW Fire and Rescue
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| Flares |
Local Police/Maritime Authority (Sutherland Service Centre). Phone (02) 9545 4422. |
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Fluorescent globes - CFLs
Households ONLY
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Household Chemical CleanOut. See Chemical CleanOut and Community Recycling Centres for event locations or Community Recycling Centre locations.
Sutherland Shire Council Customer Service Centre- 4 Eton St, Sutherland
Engadine Community Centre (NICAN) 1034 - 1036 Old Princes Highway, Engadine
Menai Community Centre (3Bridges) 34 Allison Cres, Menai
Broken globes will NOT be accepted at any of the Community Centres or Council's Customer Service Centre . These should be placed in a bag and care should be taken when handling them. They can be disposed of for recycling at a Chemical CleanOut Event or Community Recycling Centre.
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| Fluorescent tubes |
Household Chemical CleanOut Event or a Community Recycling Centre. See Chemical CleanOut and Community Recycling Centres for event locations or Community Recycling Centre locations. |
| Fridges |
Prebooked council clean up collection service
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ)
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| Furniture |
Local charity shops such as St Vincent de Paul, The Salvation Army, Dandelion Support Network and Australian Red Cross.
Wood and small sized furniture - Menai Men's Shed (acceptance depends on the storage capacity and staff availability at the time). Mensshed@menai.net.au. |
| Gas bottles |
Household Chemical CleanOut.
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ) (charges apply). |
| Glasses (sight and reading) |
Many optometrist stores.
Planet Ark - Recycling Near You.
Australian Lion Foundations. |
| Insulation material |
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ) (charges may apply - call beforehand and bag appropriately). |
| Mattresses |
Prebooked council clean up collection service (limit of 2 pieces eg, 2 mattresses or 1 ensemble) - free collection.
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| Medicines (expired or unwanted) |
Return Unwanted Medicines. |
| Milk crates |
Dairy Farmers Retrieval Hotline 1800 883 534 (NSW). |
| Mobile phones |
Mobile Muster
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| Motor oil (sump oil) |
Household Chemical CleanOut. See Chemical CleanOut and Community Recycling Centres for event locations or Community Recycling Centre locations.
Lucas Heights Waste Management and Recycling Centre (up to 20 litres per visit for free). |
| Paint |
Household Chemical CleanOut. See Chemical CleanOut and Community Recycling Centres for event locations or Community Recycling Centre locations.
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ) (charges apply according to container size, not the amount of paint contained).
If paint tin is completely empty and dry place in the yellow lid recycling bin. |
| Plastic bags |
Major food retailers (Coles and Woolworths). |
| Polystyrene |
Recycling Near You website for options Planet Ark - Recycling Near You
Randwick Recycling Centre. Randwick Recycling Centre - Polystyrene Recycling
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| Printer cartridges |
Australia Post. |
| PVC Cladding |
Lucas Heights Waste Management and Recycling Centre (SITA Australia) |
| Sawdust (bagged) |
Double bag and place in red lid rubbish bin. |
| Sharps (diabetic needles) |
See Sharps Disposal. |
| Shopping trolleys |
Call Trolley Tractors on 1800 641 497 or call the nearest retailer for collection of abandoned trolleys. |
| Smoke alarms |
Household Chemical CleanOut. See Chemical CleanOut and Community Recycling Centres for event locations or Community Recycling Centre locations.
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| Sporting Goods |
The Bower: Reuse and Repair Centre - Hut 34/ 142 Addison Road Marrickville. Phone (02) 9568 6280 |
| Tree branches |
Prebooked council clean up collection service or your Green Lid Bin |
| TVs |
See e-waste.
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ).
Planet Ark - Recycling Near You
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| Tyres |
Take back to tyre centres.
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ)
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| Whitegoods |
Lucas Heights Resource Recovery Park (SUEZ)
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| X-rays |
Sutherland Hospital: X-Ray/Medical Imaging Centre - The Kingsway, Caringbah. Phone (02) 9540 7644. |