Have we forgotten anything? Send us your suggestions here× × A-Z Waste Disposal and Recycle Guide – New Item to Add Please fill out the form below and we will add your waste item to our A-Z Waste Disposal and Recycle Guide. Waste Item:* Would you like us to let you know how to dispose of this item? Yes No If Yes, please enter your contact details below:Name* Email Address* Contact Phone Number* CAPTCHA A-Z Waste Disposal and Recycling Guide Search: Please enter keywords. All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Legend: Yellow Lid Recycle Bin Green Lid Garden Vegetation Bin Red Lid General Waste Bin Search result for "" Waste type not found. Please try another keywords. A Acid and alcalis Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Aerosol cans (contains product) If your aerosol can is not empty, you can take it to the next Household Chemical CleanOut for safe disposal. Chemical Aerosol cans (empty) Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Remove plastic lid and also place this in your yellow lid recycling bin. Note, this is for household spray cans only (no garden, garage or paint spray cans). Coast Yellow Aluminium cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin or take to a Return and Earn collection point. Coast Yellow Aluminium foil (clean) Scrunch into a ball and put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Aluminium foil (dirty) Put in your red lid garbage bin. Generalwaste Appliances Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Truck Asbestos Visit the SafeWork NSW website to find a licenced contractor or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities (please see rules around asbestos drop off). Local Gov Ash (bagged) Place cooled ash in a bag and put in your red lid general waste bin. Alternatively you could mix into your home compost bin. Generalwaste B Baby formula tins Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Baskets & buckets Put in your red lid general waste bin or book in a bulk kerbside clean-up collection. Generalwaste Batteries (car & marine) Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day or to various retailers. Visit the B-Cycle Website for your closest retail location. Coast Council Recycling Batteries (household) Any brand of AA, AAA, C, D and 9V batteries (both rechargeable and non-rechargeable) are accepted for recycling through special collection programs, including: Councils Waste Management Facilities and various retailers. Visit the B-Cycle Website for your closest retail location. Coast Council Recycling Bedding Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put in your red lid general waste bin or put out for your kerbside clean-up collection. Coast Charity Beer bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin or take to a Return and Earn collection point. Coast Yellow Bicycles Sell items, give good quality items to charity or put out for your kerbside clean-up collection. Coast Charity Biscuit tins (metal) Put in your yellow lid recycle bin. Coast Yellow Biscuit trays Put empty trays in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Blister packs (medicinal) Drop off at Pharmacycle Collection Point for recycling or put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Books (hard cover) Sell items, give good quality items to charity or second-hand bookstore, remove cover and place pages in your yellow lid recycling bin and the cover in your red lid garbage bin Coast Charity Books (paper) Sell items, give good quality items to charity or a second-hand bookstore or put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Charity Bottle tops Put in your yellow lid recycling bin separated from bottle. Coast Yellow Branches Put in your green lid garden vegetation bin or put out for your kerbside clean-up collection. Coast Green Bricks Take to a recycled building material supplier or to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Local Gov Brochures Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. If you no longer wish to receive place a No Junk Mail sticker on your letterbox. Coast Yellow Broken glass Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Bubble wrap If clean and dry, place in your curby bag, with curby tag attached and place in the yellow lid recycle bin for recycling, or if not participating in curby put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Yellow Building materials Take to a recycled building material supplier or to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Local Gov Butane canisters Take to the Community Recycling Centre at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility or to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical C Car batteries Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day or to Battery World for recycling. Coast Council Recycling Car parts (metal) Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Coast Council Recycling Cardboard Flatten and put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Carpet & underlay Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Truck Cartons (fresh juice and milk) – non long-life Remove liquid, squash and put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Cartons (long life milk, juice, stock, custard, soup, etc) – Tetra Pak / Long Life Smaller poppers can be taken to a Return and Earn collection point or put in your red lid general waste bin. Put larger long life cartons in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste CDs / DVD’s / Videos / Floppy disks / DVD covers Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Cement Take to a recycled building material supplier. Mining Ceramics Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. . Coast Charity Cereal boxes Flatten and put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Chemicals Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Chlorine Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Christmas tree (fake) Sell items, give good quality items to charity, book a kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Christmas tree (real) Put real trees (dead or alive) in your green lid garden vegetation bin or put out for your green kerbside clean-up collection. Coast Green Cleaning spray bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Cling wrap If clean and dry, place in your curby bag, with curby tag attached and place in the yellow lid recycle bin for recycling, or if not participating in curby put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Yellow Clothing Sell items, give good quality items to charity, use as cleaning rags, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Coat hangers Sell items, give good quality items to charity, use as cleaning rags, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Coffee cups – disposable Put in your red lid general waste bin, or check here for drop off locations Generalwaste Coffee pods / capsules Check if your brand is accepted for recycling through a Terracycle collection point or dispose of in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Coffee tins Put empty tins in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Computers Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities for recycling through the e-waste program. Coast Council Recycling Concrete Take to a recycled building material supplier or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities Mining Construction materials Take to a recycled building material supplier or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities Mining Contact lens blister packs Take to an Opticycle drop off point for recycling, or use your Red-Lidded General Waste Bin General Waste Cooking oil spray cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Covid related waste Put in your red lid garbage bin. COVID related waste including at home tests, tissues, paper towels, wipes, gloves and face masks should be bagged and disposed of in your Red Lid General Waste Bin. Any individuals asked to self-isolate, either as a precaution or because they are confirmed to have Coronavirus (COVID-19), should observe the following advice to dispose of their household waste to ensure the virus is not spread via personal waste: • Individuals should place all personal waste such as used tests, tissues, gloves, paper towels, wipes, and masks securely in a plastic bag or bin liner; • Bag should be filled no fuller than 80% so that it can be tied securely without spillage; • This plastic bag should then be placed in another plastic bag and securely tied; • These bags must be disposed of in your red lidded garbage bin. Generalwaste Crockery Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Cutlery Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity D Demolition materials Take to a recycled building material supplier or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Mining Deodorant spray cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Remove plastic lid and also place this in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Detergent bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Detergents Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Dialysis waste Dispose of liquid wastes through your toilet and place empty dialysis bags in a sealed plastic bag and place in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Disposable face mask Put in your red lid garbage bin. Any individuals asked to self-isolate, either as a precaution or because they are confirmed to have Coronavirus (COVID-19), should observe the following advice to dispose of their household waste to ensure the virus is not spread via personal waste: • Individuals should place all personal waste such as used tests, tissues, gloves, paper towels, wipes, and masks securely in a plastic bag or bin liner; • Bag should be filled no fuller than 80% so that it can be tied securely without spillage; • This plastic bag should then be placed in another plastic bag and securely tied; • These bags must be disposed of in your red lidded garbage bin. Generalwaste Dressing / Syringe packaging / Tweezers / Gloves Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Drink cans Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin or take to a Return and Earn collection point. Coast Yellow E E-waste / electronic equipment Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities for recycling through the e-waste program. Coast Council Recycling Egg cartons Put empty cartons in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Embedded batteries Take to the Community Recycling Centre at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility for safe disposal via the EPA’s embedded batteries trial. Hazardous Waste Envelopes Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow F Fabric Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Fencing Colourbond, Pool, Timber Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection (Must fit size & weight restrictions – will only accept sections being replaced – not a whole boundary section) or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Truck Fire extinguishers Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, or take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Local Gov Flares Contact Service NSW about drop off days for expired flares. We do not have any facilities to dispose of these. DO NOT place in any of your domestic bins as they are an explosion risk. Flammable Flowers and weeds Put in your green lid garden vegetation bin. Coast Green Fluorescent tubes and globes Tubes can be taken to Buttonderry Waste Management Facility. Globes can be put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Council Recycling Fly spray cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Foam packaging Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Foil bags (coffee beans – solid) Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Foil lined bags (Chips, Crackers, etc.) If clean and dry, place in your curby bag, with curby tag attached and place in the yellow lid recycle bin for recycling, or if not participating in curby put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Yellow Foil pie or BBQ trays Put empty trays in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Food cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Food scraps Put in your red lid general waste bin or dispose of in a home compost bin or worm farm. Generalwaste Food wrappers If clean and dry, place in your curby bag, with curby tag attached and place in the yellow lid recycle bin for recycling, or if not participating in curby put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Yellow Fridges Sell items, give good quality items to charity put out for your kerbside clean-up collection, or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Coast Charity Fruit (Food Scraps) Put in your red lid garbage bin or dispose of in a home compost bin or worm farm. Generalwaste Furniture Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection, or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Coast Charity G Garden clippings Put in your green lid garden vegetation bin. Coast Green Garden hose Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Gas bottles and cylinders Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, or take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Local Gov Glass bottles and jars Put empty bottles and jars in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Glasses (optical) Take to an Opticycle drop off point for recycling or put in your red-lidded general waste bin. General Waste Grass Put in your green lid garden vegetation bin. Coast Green Greeting cards Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow H Hair spray cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Hay / Straw Put in your green lid vegetation bin. Coast Green Herbicides Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Hot water heaters Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Truck Household chemicals Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical I Ice cream tubs Put empty tubs in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Incontinence pads Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Ink cartridges Visit the Planet Ark website to find your nearest drop-off location or put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Insect spray cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow IV fluid bags / Tubing Place in a plastic bag and put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste J Juice bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Junk mail Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow K Kerosene Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Kitty litter Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste L Laundry liquid bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Laundry powder boxes Put empty boxes in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Lids Put in your yellow lid recycling bin separated from the bottle, container or jar. Coast Yellow Light globes Put into your red lid general waste bin. Coast Council Recycling Linen Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Logs and stumps Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection. Truck Long life cartons (milk, juice, stock, custard, soup, etc) – Tetra Pak / Long Life Smaller poppers can be taken to a Return and Earn collection point or put in your red lid general waste bin. Put larger long life cartons in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste M Magazines Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Make-up (old) Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Margarine tubs Put empty tubs in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Mattresses Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Truck Meat trays Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Medicine jars Put empty jars in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Medicines Take to a participating Chemist. Syringes Metal cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Mirrors Put in your red lid general waste bin or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Generalwaste Mobile phones Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Coast Council Recycling Mugs Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste N Napkins Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Nappies Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Needles Take to a participating Chemist. Syringes Netted bag (example onion) If clean and dry, place in your curby bag, with curby tag attached and place in the yellow lid recycle bin for recycling (remove metal clips prior to recycling). If not participating in curby put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Yellow Newspapers Put in your yellow lid recycling bin, once the plastic wrap has been removed. Coast Yellow O Oil (cooking – deep fryer etc.) Once oil is cool place in a disposable container and let solidify/harden. Dispose of in red lid general waste bin. Smaller quantities can be soaked up with paper towel and put in a home compost bin. Large amount can be disposed of via the next Household Chemical CleanOut day Generalwaste Oil (motor) Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, or take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Local Gov P Paint Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Paint tins (empty and under 15 litres) Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Paper Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Paper cups (including disposable coffee cups, soft drink cups etc) Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Paper plates Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Paper towel Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Paving Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Pesticides Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Pet food cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Pet waste including kitty litter Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Petrol Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Phone books Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Pizza boxes (clean) Put empty boxes in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Plasterboard Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Plastic bags – foil lined (Chips, Cracker Bags etc.) If clean and dry, place in your curby bag, with curby tag attached and place in the yellow lid recycle bin for recycling. If not participating in curby, place in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Yellow Plastic bags and wrappers If clean and dry, place in your curby bag, with curby tag attached and place in the yellow lid recycle bin for recycling, or if not participating in curby put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Yellow Plastic buckets and baskets Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Plastic casing such as toys and easter eggs Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Plastic drink bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Plastic food containers Remove food and put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Plumbing- PVC pipes Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Poisons Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day Chemical Polystyrene and Styrofoam Put in your red lid general waste bin. Clean material is currently accepted at the Community Recycling Centre at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility for specialised recycling. Generalwaste Pool chemicals Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Porcelain Put in your red lid general waste bin or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Generalwaste Pots (plants) There are a number of drop off points for plant pot recycling on the Central Coast. Visit www.pp5.com.au to find where. Location Pots and pans Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Pyrex Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity R Rapid antigen test (at home Covid test) Put in your red lid garbage bin. Any individuals asked to self-isolate, either as a precaution or because they are confirmed to have Coronavirus (COVID-19), should observe the following advice to dispose of their household waste to ensure the virus is not spread via personal waste: • Individuals should place all personal waste such as used tests, tissues, gloves, paper towels, wipes, and masks securely in a plastic bag or bin liner; • Bag should be filled no fuller than 80% so that it can be tied securely without spillage; • This plastic bag should then be placed in another plastic bag and securely tied; • These bags must be disposed of in your red lidded garbage bin. Generalwaste Renovation material Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Rocks (small) Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Roofing Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Rubber inner tubes Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste S Sauce bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Sauce jars Put empty jars in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Scrap metal Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Shampoo / Conditioner bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Shoes Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Shredded paper Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Smoke detectors Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, or take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day Local Gov Soft plastic bags and wrappers If clean and dry, place in your curby bag, with curby tag attached and place in the yellow lid recycle bin for recycling. If you are not participating in curby, place soft plastics in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Yellow Soil Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Local Gov Solar panels Can be recycled at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility for a fee. Solvents Take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day. Chemical Steel cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Strawberry punnets Put empty punnets in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Styrofoam Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Syringes / Sharps Take to a participating Chemist. Syringes T Tablet blister packaging (ie: panadol tablets) Drop off at Pharmacycle Collection Point for recycling or put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Take-away food containers (plastic) Remove food and put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Telephone books Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Televisions Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities for recycling through the e-waste program. Coast Council Recycling Tiles Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Timber Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Tissues Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Toilet rolls Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Tomato punnets Put empty punnets in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Toothbrush Can be recycled via Terracycle drop off at participating Dentists or dispose of in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Toothpaste tubes Can be recycled via Terracycle drop off at participating Dentists or dispose of in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Toys Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin. Coast Charity Treated timber and lattice Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Tree trunks/stumps Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Truck Tupperware Sell items, give good quality items to charity, put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or put in your red lid general waste bin Coast Charity Tyres Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Please note, Tyres cannot be placed in the kerbside clean-up collection. Local Gov U Underlay Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Truck Untreated timber Put in your green lid garden vegetation bin. Coast Green V Vapes Take to the Community Recycling Centre at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility for safe disposal via the EPA’s embedded batteries trial. Hazardous Waste Vegetables (Food Scraps) Put in your red lid garbage bin or dispose of in a home compost bin or worm farm. Generalwaste W Washing baskets Put in your red lid general waste bin or book in a bulk kerbside clean-up collection. Generalwaste Waxed cardboard Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Webster packs Put in your red lid general waste bin. Generalwaste Whitegoods Sell items, give good quality items to charity or put out for your kerbside clean-up collection Coast Charity Window panes / Glass Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Wine bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow Wood Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier. Local Gov Wrapping paper (not foil or plastic) Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow X X-rays X-rays can be posted or dropped off to a number of facilities in NSW for recycling. Find out more here. Chemical Y Yoghurt tubs Put empty tubs in your yellow lid recycling bin. Coast Yellow