A-Z guide to waste and recycling

Put in your recycling bin.

Air conditioners (split systems)

• Drop off to Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill) for free recycling.
• Find scrap metal merchants in your local area. Check the Yellow Pages, or Recycling Near You.

• Collect foil until you can make a ball about the size of a lemon, and put in your recycling bin. 

• Take to the recycling bins at Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill) for free recycling.

• Aluminium ring pulls: it's recommended that you don’t fully remove the ring pull as the can and the ring pull can get recycled as a whole. Find out more at Aluminium Can Recycling - Planet Ark Recycling Near You.

• aluminium soft drink and alcohol cans are accepted through the Container Deposit Scheme.

• Asbestos is accepted at Heidelberg Materials (Wollert Landfill) but must meet their guidelines for small quantities. For more information, refer to the FAQ section on Heidelberg Materials website.
• You must meet EPA guidelines when transporting and removing large quantities of asbestos.
• Visit Asbestos in Victoria website for information on the risks of asbestos and how to safely manage or remove it.

• Let cool, then put on your garden or in your home compost bin.
• Let cool, bag and place in your household rubbish bin.

• Take to Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill) for free recycling.

• Put in your rubbish bin

• Please do not use balloons outdoors. Use flags, bubbles, bunting or banners instead. Council-run community events are balloon-free.

• Balloon litter is a particular hazard for seabirds.  Find out more on the Zoos Victoria website.

• Take to a Rebel Sports store.

• Take to Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill).

• Donate good quality baby products to Big Group Hug.