A to Z of waste disposal
A
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Advertising material (junk mail) | Recycling bin |
| Aerosol cans | General waste bin |
| Aerosol cans (empty) | Recycling bin |
| Aluminium cans (empty) | Recycling bin |
| Aluminium foil / trays | Recycling bin |
| Animal waste | General waste bin |
| Appliances (electrical) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Asbestos | You can take this to our Browns Plains Waste and Recycling facility. Please see Asbestos |
B
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Batteries (household) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities, Aldi, Battery World, Ikea or Substation 33. |
| Batteries (car) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities, Battery World or Supercheap Auto. |
| Beds | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Bicycles | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Books | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Bottle tops / lids (take off container ) | General waste bin |
| Branches (large) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Bricks | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Building waste | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
C
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Cameras | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Cardboard | Recycling bin |
| Carpet | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Cars |
You can take this to our Browns Plains Waste and Recycling facility. Please note that all metal car bodies will be accepted for free. |
| Car parts |
You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities
Please note that:
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| Cartons (empty milk, juice etc) | Recycling bin |
| Cartridges (printer) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities, Cartridge World or Officeworks |
| CD’s / DVD’s | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Ceramics (broken) | General waste bin |
| Ceramics (intact) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Cereal inner bags (soft plastic) | You can place this in your general waste bin or in a RedCycle bin at participating supermarkets. |
| Christmas tree | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Cigarette butts | General waste bin |
| Cling wrap / plastic film (soft plastic) | You can place this in your general waste bin or in a RedCycle bin at participating supermarkets. |
| Clothes | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Coffee cups | General waste bin |
| Coffee grounds | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
| Coffee pods | You can place this in your general waste bin, take them to Nespresso stores or go to a Terracycle drop off point. |
| Computers | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Concrete | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Construction waste | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Cooking oil (no more than 25L) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Cork (bottle stoppers) | General waste bin |
| Crockery | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Curtains | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Cutlery (plastic) | General waste bin |
| Cutlery (metal) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
D
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Deodorant bottles (empty) | Recycling bin |
| Detergent bottles (empty) | Recycling bin |
| Drinking straws (plastic) | General waste bin |
E
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Electronic waste | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities, Aldi, Battery World, Ikea or Substation 33 |
| Exercise equipment | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
F
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Facial tissues | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
| Fire extinguisher | You can take these to our Household Paint and Chemical Drop Off days |
| Flowers | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
| Florescent lights | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Food waste (fruit and vegetable) | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
| Food waste (other e.g. meat) | General waste bin |
| Fridges | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Fruit / vegetable punnets (empty) | Recycling bin |
| Furniture | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
G
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Gas bottles (BBQ only - empty) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Glass (bottles / jars) | Recycling bin |
| Glass (plate / window) – whole | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Glass (plate / window) – broken | General waste bin |
| Glasses (eye) | You can take these to some Lions Clubs and optometrists, call in advance |
| Glassware (drinking) – whole | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Glassware (drinking) – broken | General waste bin |
| Green waste (grass clippings, small prunings, small branches, palm fronds, weeds etc.) | You can dispose of greenwaste by:
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| Green waste (tree stumps 40cm wide or larger) | You can take this to our Browns Plains Waste and Recycling facility (only) |
H
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Hair (human or animal) | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
| Hard waste | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Household chemicals | You can take these to our Household Paint and Chemical Drop Off days |
I
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Ice cream container | Recycling bin |
| Insulation batts | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
J
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Jars (glass - empty) | Recycling bin |
| Juice bottle / carton | Recycling bin |
K
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Kitchen towel (paper) | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
L
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Laptops | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities, Aldi, Battery World, Ikea or Substation 33 |
| Lawn mower | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Leaves | You can use these for compost or take them to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Light bulbs / tubes | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
M
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Magazines | Recycling bin |
| Mattresses | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Meat trays (plastic - hard) | Recycling bin |
| Meat trays (polystyrene - foam) | General waste bin |
| Medicines | You can take these to your local pharmacy for safe disposal |
| Medicine bottles (empty) | Recycling bin |
| Milk cartons | Recycling bin |
| Milk bottles | Recycling bin |
| Mirrors | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Mobile phones (E-waste) | You can take these to our waste and recycling facilities, Aldi, Battery World, Ikea or Substation 33 |
| Motor oil - no more than 25L | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
N
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Nappies | General waste bin |
| Newspaper | Recycling bin |
O
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Office furniture | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Oil (motor oil, waste oil) - no more than 25L | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
P
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Paint / paint tins (dry) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Pallets | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Paper | Recycling bin |
| Pet bedding | General waste bin |
| Phone books | Recycling bin |
| Pizza box (empty) | Recycling bin |
| Plasterboard | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Plastic bags | You can place this in your general waste bin or in a RedCycle bin at participating supermarkets. |
| Plastic bottles(1,2,3,4,5 and 6) (no lids) | Recycling bin |
| Polystyrene | General waste bin. Our waste and recycling facilities can not recycle polystyrene even if it displays a number. Contact Carton Warehouse / Polystyrene Recycling in Acacia Ridge if you would like to ask about recycling. |
| Printers | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| PVC | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Pyrex glass containers | General waste bin |
Q
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Quilt | You can donate these items to charity |
R
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Razors | General waste bin |
| Refrigerator | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
S
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Sanitary products | General waste bin |
| Sauce bottles | Recycling bin |
| Scrap metal | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Shampoo / conditioner bottles | Recycling bin |
| Sharps (syringes / needles) | Please see Sharps Disposal |
| Shoes | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Smoke detectors | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Soil (clean fill) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Soil (clean fill) more than 0.25m2 | You can take this to our Browns Plains Waste and Recycling facility (only) |
| Solar panels | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Sponges | General waste bin |
| Stationery (pens, pencils, markers) | General waste bin |
| Steel cans | Recycling bin |
T
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Tables / chairs | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Take away containers (empty) | Recycling bin |
| Tea bags | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
| Televisions | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities, Aldi, Battery World, Ikea or Substation 33 |
| Tiles | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Timber | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Tools | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Toothpaste tubes (empty) | You can place these in your general waste bin or take them to a Terracycle drop off point |
| Toys | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
| Tyres | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
U
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Umbrella | General waste bin |
V
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Vacuum cleaner dust | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
| Video tapes | General waste bin |
W
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Weeds | You can use these for compost or place them in your general waste bin |
| White goods | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Windows (whole) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
| Wine / beer bottles | Recycling bin |
X
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| X-ray film | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities |
Y
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Yogurt containers (squeeze bags) | General waste bin |
| Yogurt containers (tubs) | Recycling bin |
Z
| Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
|---|---|
| Zip lock bags | You can place this in your general waste bin or in a RedCycle bin at participating supermarkets. |