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Three-Bin System A to Z Guide

Below you can find the A to Z guide for the three-bin system. Find out which items go into each bin or to alternative drop off points.
 

View the items below starting with the letter A through to Z.

A
Items Type
Acids Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Aerosol cans Henderson Waste Recovery Park or City Administration Building (free drop-off)
Aluminium cans Recycle bin 
Ammonia Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Animal droppings General waste bin 
Antennas Bulk Waste Collection 
Asbestos Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Ash (cold)  General waste bin 
Auto Batteries Henderson Waste Recovery Park or retailer
B
Items Type
Balloons General waste bin 
Band-aids General waste bin
Barbecues Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Barbecue charcoal (cold) General waste bin 
Baskets (cane/wooden/plastic) Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection  
Batteries Henderson Waste Recovery Park or any of City libraries (free drop-off)
Beer cartons Recycle bin 
Bicycles and parts Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Blankets Give to charity or general waste bin 
Bleaches Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Blinds Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Books Give to charity or general waste bin 
Bottles (plastic/glass) Recycle bin 
Bottle tops (metal)  Recycle bin 
Bottle tops (plastic)  General waste bin
Brake fluid Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Bread tags  General waste bin or Breadtags for Wheelchairs drop-off point
Bricks Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Broken glass Recycle bin 
Bubble wrap  General waste bin
Building materials/waste Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Bulky items Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
C
Items Type
Candles and wax General waste bin 
Cans (aluminium/steel) Recycle bin  
Cat litter General waste bin
Cardboard  Recycle bin 
Cardboard (bulk) Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Car parts Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Carpet/underlay Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Cartons (juice/milk etc - silver lined Tetra Pak) General waste bin 
Cartons (juice/milk etc - not silver lined)  Recycle bin 
Cassette tapes General waste
CDs and DVDs General waste
Cellophane General waste bin
Ceramic (broken plates, tiles, pots) General waste bin
Cereal boxes Recycle bin 
Chemical drums Henderson Waste Recovery Park 
Christmas decorations General waste bin 
Cigarette butts General waste bin 
Cleaning products Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Cling wrap General waste bin 
Clothing/fabric (reusable) Give to charity
Clothing/fabric (Not reusable) General waste bin
Cockroach bait Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Coffee cups (disposable) General waste bin or Simply Cups drop-off point
Coffee jars/cans Recycle bin 
Coffee pods General waste bin 
Compostable packaging General waste bin 
Computer components/accessories Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Computer paper Recycle bin 
Concrete Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Condoms General waste bin 
Cooking fat General waste bin 
Cork General waste bin
Cotton wool/buds General waste bin
Cups and saucers General waste bin
Cutlery (metal) General waste bin or give to charity
Cutlery (plastic) General waste bin
D
Items Type
Deodorant bottles Recycle bin 
Dirt and soil Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Disposable nappies General waste bin
Disposable razors General waste bin 
E
Items Type
Egg cartons Recycle bin 
Electrical appliances Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Electrical cables  Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Electrical equipment Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Envelopes Recycle bin 
EPIRB locator beacons Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
F
Items Type
Fertiliser Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Fire extinguishers Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Flares Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Flooring Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Fluorescent tubes Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Fly tape General waste bin
Foil Recycle bin 
Food scraps General waste bin
Fridges Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Furniture (broken) Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Furniture (intact) Give to charity
G
Items Type
Garden chemicals/poison Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Garden waste (small prunings and grass clippings) Garden organics bin
Garden waste (large) Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Garden Organics Collection 
Gas cylinders Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Glass bottles/jars Recycle bin 
Glossy magazines/brochures Recycle bin 
Greaseproof paper General waste bin
H
Items Type
Hose (garden) Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Household goods Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
I
Items Type
Ice cream containers (plastic) Recycle bin 
Insecticides Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
J
Items Type
Juice bottles (plastic) Recycle bin 
Junk (small items) General waste bin
Junk (too large for bin) Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Junk mail Recycle bin 
L
Items Type
Light globes/fluorescent tubes Henderson Waste Recovery Park or any of City libraries (free drop-off)
M
Items Type
Magazines Recycle bin 
Meat trays (coloured or clear) General waste bin
Meat tray pads General waste bin
Medicines Return to pharmacy
Mineral turpentine Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Mobile phones Any of City libraries
Motor oil Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
N
Items Type
Nappies (disposable) General waste bin
Needles Return to pharmacy
Newspapers Recycle bin 
O
Items Type
Oil (cooking) General waste bin
Oil (motor) Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
P
Items Type
Paint Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Paint tins Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Paper (not shredded) Recycle bin 
Paper (shredded) General waste bin
Pens/biros/textas/pencils General waste bin
Pest control concentrates Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Petrol and flammable liquids Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Phone books General waste bin 
Picture frames (broken) General waste bin
Picture frames (intact) Give to charity
Pizza boxes (clean) Recycle bin 
Pizza boxes (soiled) General waste bin 
Placemats General waste bin
Plastic containers Recycle bin 
Plastic containers (black) General waste bin 
Plastic containers (large) Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Plastic cutlery  General waste bin
Plastic (soft, scrunchable)  General waste bin
Plastic plant pots General waste bin
Plastic plates General waste bin 
Plastic punnet Recycle bin 
Plate glass Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Poisons (liquid/solid) Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Polystyrene (small items) General waste bin
Polystyrene (large items) Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Pool chemicals Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Pots and pans  General waste bin or Henderson Waste Recovery Park 
Printer cartridges Any of City libraries
R
Items Type
Rat poison Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Rope Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Rubber tyres Henderson Waste Recovery Park
S
Items Type
Sanitary pads General waste bin
Seedling containers General waste bin
Shoes (reusable) Give to charity
Shoes (not reusable) General waste bin 
Smoke alarms Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)
Soap General waste bin
Soil Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Spectacles General waste bin or Specsavers recycling drop-off point
Straw (disposable)  General waste bin or Simply Cups drop-off point
T
Items Type
Takeaway food containers (plastic) Recycle bin 
Takeaway food containers (polystyrene) General waste bin 
Tampons General waste bin
Terracotta tiles/pots General waste bin
Timber Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Timber (treated) Henderson Waste Recovery Park
Tissues General waste bin
Toothbrushes General waste bin
Toothpaste tubes General waste bin 
Toys (broken) General waste bin
Toys (intact) Give to charity
Tyres Henderson Waste Recovery Park
V
Items Type
Vacuum cleaner dust General waste bin
Vinyl school bags (broken) General waste bin
Vinyl school bags (intact) Give to charity
Other vinyl (kitchen tiles etc) General waste bin
W
Items Type
Waxed cardboard General waste bin
Waxed paper General waste bin
Weeds Garden organics bin
White goods Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Windowpanes Henderson Waste Recovery Park 
Wood (garden prunings) Garden organics bin
Wooden planks/ furniture Henderson Waste Recovery Park or Bulk Waste Collection 
Wrapping paper Recycle bin 
X
Items Type
X-rays Henderson Waste Recovery Park (free drop-off)

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