A to Z of waste disposal
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Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Advertising material (junk mail) | Recycling bin |
Aerosol cans (empty) | Recycling bin |
Aluminium cans (empty) |
Recycling bin, or take to a Containers for Change collection point for a 10 cent refund or they can be recycled at our waste and recycling facilities |
Aluminium foil / trays | Recycling bin |
Animal waste | General waste bin |
Appliances (electrical) |
You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities. Some appliances (e-Waste) are recyclable - ask at the waste facility. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Asbestos | You can only dispose of asbestos at our Browns Plains Waste and Recycling facility (handling, packaging and safety conditions apply). For more information about disposal, see Asbestos. |
B
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Batteries (household) |
You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities. For more information or drop-off locations see Battery disposal – Logan City Council. |
Batteries (car) | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities, Battery World or Supercheap Auto. |
Beds | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Bicycles | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities by placing in the scrap metal bins or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Books | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Bottle tops / lids | General waste bin |
Branches (large) | You can take these to our waste and recycling facilities as garden waste for composting. |
Branches (small) | You can take these to our waste and recycling facilities as garden waste for composting. |
Bricks | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Building waste | You can dispose of this at our waste and recycling facilities. Limits apply at certain waste facilities. |
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Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Cameras | You can dispose of these at to our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Cardboard | Recycling bin or bulk cardboard bin at our waste and recycling facilities. |
Carpet | You can dispose of this at our waste and recycling facilities |
Cars |
Contact a vehicle dismantler for disposal or recycling. Some companies will come and pick up the vehicle from your property and pay you for it. |
Car parts |
You can take these 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 these for recycling to our waste and recycling facilities, Cartridge World or Officeworks. |
CD’s / DVD’s | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Ceramics (broken) | General waste bin or disposal at our waste and recycling facilities. |
Ceramics (intact) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Cereal inner bags (soft plastic) | You can place this in your general waste bin or in a soft plastic collection bin at participating supermarkets. |
Christmas tree | You can dispose of 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 soft plastic collection bin at participating supermarkets. |
Clothes | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Coffee cups | General waste bin. |
Coffee grounds | You can compost these 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 recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
Concrete | You can dispose of this at our waste and recycling facilities. Limits apply at certain sites. |
Construction waste | You can dispose of this to our waste and recycling facilities. Limits apply at certain sites. |
Cooking oil (up to 25L) | You can recycle this at our waste and recycling facilities |
Cooking oil (domestic source more than 25L) | You can recycle this at our waste and recycling facilities (fees apply) |
Cork (bottle stoppers) | General waste bin |
Crockery | General waste bin or you can dispose of this at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Curtains | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Cutlery (plastic) | General waste bin |
Cutlery (metal) | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
D
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Deodorant bottles (empty - with or without lid) | Recycling bin |
Detergent bottles - plastic or glass (empty) | Recycling bin |
Drinking straws (plastic) | General waste bin |
E
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Electronic waste | Some appliances are recyclable - ask at our waste and recycling facilities. You can take some to charities like Substation 33. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Exercise equipment | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
F
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Facial tissues | You can compost these or place them in your general waste bin. |
Fire extinguisher (domestic) | You can take these to our Household Paint and Chemical Drop Off days. |
Fire extinguisher (commercial) | You can take these back to the supplier. |
Flowers | You can compost these or place them in your general waste bin or green waste bin if you have one. |
Florescent lights | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities |
Food waste (fruit and vegetable) | You can use compost or place them in your general waste bin. |
Food waste (other e.g. meat, bread, dairy) | General waste bin |
Fridges | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Fruit / vegetable punnets (empty) | Recycling bin |
Fuel / petrol containers |
Empty containers only. Remove lid and air out for a few days.
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Furniture | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity - subject to them being in suitable and acceptable condition. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
G
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Gas bottles (BBQ only - empty) | You can take these to our waste and recycling facilities . |
Gas canisters/cartridges (small disposable camping-style) |
Empty disposable gas canisters can be placed in metal recycling bins at our waste and recycling facilities. Note: these canisters cannot be placed in kerbside recycling or waste bins. |
Gas - helium party balloon canisters (empty) | Empty disposable helium canisters can be placed in the LPG gas cages at each of our waste and recycling facilities. Canisters with gas can be only be accepted at our household chemical drop off days. Please visit Paint and chemical disposal for more information. |
Glass (bottles / jars) | Recycling bin |
Glass (plate / window) – whole | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. |
Glass (plate / window) – broken | General waste bin or take to our waste and recycling facilities. |
Glasses (eye) | You can take these to some Lions Clubs and optometrists, call in advance |
Glassware (drinking) – whole | General waste bin or take 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) - disposal fees apply. |
H
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Hair (human or animal) | You can compost this or place in your general waste bin. |
Hard waste | You can dispose of this at our waste and recycling facilities (site limits apply) |
Helium canisters | You can take these to our Household Paint and Chemical Drop Off days |
Household chemicals | You can take these to our Household Paint and Chemical Drop Off days |
I
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Ice cream container (with or without lids) | Recycling bin |
Insulation batts | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities |
J
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Jars (glass - empty, with or without lids) | Recycling bin |
Juice bottle / carton (empty, with or without lids) | Recycling bin |
K
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Kitchen towel (paper) | You can compost this or place in your general waste bin. |
L
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Laptops | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate to charities like Substation 33. |
Lawn mower | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities. |
Leaves |
You can use these for:
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Light bulbs / tubes | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities . |
M
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Magazines | Recycling bin |
Mattresses | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities and place in mattress collection areas - disposal fees will apply. See Mattress resource recovery for more information. |
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- with or without lids) | Recycling bin, or you can take these for recycling at our waste and recycling facilities. |
Milk cartons (empty - with or without lids) | Recycling bin |
Milk bottles (empty - with or without lids) | Recycling bin or you can take these for recycling at our waste and recycling facilities. |
Mirrors | You can take these for disposal at our waste and recycling facilities. |
Mobile phones (E-waste) | You can take these for recycling at our waste and recycling facilities, some Council libraries and service centres, Officeworks, Salvos stores, Battery World, or Substation 33. Other organisations may also collect these. |
Motor oil - no more than 25L | You can take this to any of our waste and recycling facilities. If you have more than 25 litres of oil you can dispose of it at a cost of 40 cents per litre. |
N
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Nappies | General waste bin |
Newspaper | Recycling bin |
O
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Office furniture | You can dispose of this at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
P
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Paint / paint tins (dry) | Empty dry paint tins with lids removed can be placed in the general waste bin. Dry paint and paint cans can also be disposed of at waste and recycling facilities. Fees apply. |
Paint / paint tins (wet) | Wet paint in paint cans can be taken to our waste and recycling facilities and placed in the Paint Back collection containers for recycling. See Paint and chemical disposal for more information. |
Pallets | You can take this for recycling at the Browns Plains waste facility or for disposal at our other 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 for disposal to our waste and recycling facilities |
Plastic bags | You can place this in your general waste bin. Note that soft plastic collections at supermarkets have been suspended until further notice. |
Plastic bottles from the kitchen, bathroom and laundry (lids can be left on) | Recycling bin |
Polystyrene | General waste bin or take this for disposal at our waste and recycling facilities. Council can not recycle polystyrene even if it displays a number. For commercial quantities contact Carton Warehouse / Polystyrene Recycling on 07 3277 9999 if you would like to ask about recycling. |
Pot plants (plastic) | Plant pots are not recyclable. You can place small empty pots in your general waste bin or dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. We may collect some items from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Printers | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Pyrex glass containers | General waste bin |
Q
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Quilt | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
R
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Razors | General waste bin |
Refrigerator | You can take these for recycling at our waste and recycling facilities. Some scrap metal businesses will pick up items from your property for free. |
S
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Sanitary products | General waste bin |
Sauce bottles (lids can be left on) | Recycling bin |
Scrap metal | You can take this for recycling to our waste and recycling facilities. Some scrap metal businesses will pick up items from your property for free. |
Shampoo / conditioner bottles (lids can be left on) | Recycling bin |
Sharps (syringes / needles) | Please see Sharps Disposal |
Shoes | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Smoke detectors | Individual or small numbers can be disposed of at our waste and recycling facilities or the general waste bin. |
Soil less than 0.25m3 (clean fill) | You can take this to our waste and recycling facilities for disposal. |
Soil (clean fill) more than 0.25m3 | You can take this to our Browns Plains Waste and Recycling facility only - for use as clean fill. |
Solar panels | You can take these to our waste and recycling facilities for disposal. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Sponges | General waste bin |
Spray Paint | Empty paint cans can be placed in the yellow lid recycling bin. Empty paint cans can also be disposed of at waste and recycling facilities. Full or partially full spray paint cans can be disposed of during our Free Household Paint and Chemical Drop Off Program days. |
Stationery (pens, pencils, markers) | General waste bin |
Steel cans | Recycling bin |
Styrofoam (polystyrene) | General waste bin or take this for disposal at our waste and recycling facilities. We can not recycle polystyrene even if it displays a number. For commercial quantities contact Carton Warehouse / Polystyrene Recycling on 07 3277 9999 if you would like to ask about recycling. |
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Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Tables / chairs | You can take these to our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity |
Take away containers (empty) | Recycling bin |
Tea bags | You can compost these or place them in your general waste bin |
Televisions | You can take these for recycling to our waste and recycling facilities or Substation 33. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Tiles | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Timber | You can dispose of this at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Tools (remove batteries first) | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market. |
Toothpaste tubes (empty) | You can place these in your general waste bin or take them to a Terracycle drop off point |
Toys | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities or donate the items to charity. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market |
Tyres | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. |
U
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Umbrella | General waste bin |
V
Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Vacuum cleaner dust | General waste bin |
Video tapes | General waste bin |
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Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Weeds |
You can dispose of weeds by:
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White goods | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities |
Windows (whole) | You can dispose of these at our waste and recycling facilities. Some items may be collected from our waste and recycling facilities for resale at the Logan Recycle Market . |
Wine / beer bottles (lids can be left on) | Recycling bin or beer bottles can be taken to a Containers for Change drop off point for a 10 cent refund. |
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Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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X-ray film | You can recycle these at our waste and recycling facilities. |
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Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Yogurt containers (squeeze bags) | General waste bin |
Yogurt containers (tubs) | Recycling bin |
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Type of waste | How to dispose of it |
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Zip lock bags | You can place this in your general waste bin or in a soft plastic collection bin at participating supermarkets. |
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