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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Baskets & buckets Put in your red lid general waste bin or book in a bulk kerbside clean-up collection.
Aerosol cans (contains product) If your aerosol can is not empty, you can take it to the next Household Chemical CleanOut for safe disposal.
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.
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.
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.
Toothpaste tubes Can be recycled via Terracycle drop off at participating Dentists or dispose of in your red lid general waste bin.
Toothbrush Can be recycled via Terracycle drop off at participating Dentists or dispose of in your red lid general waste bin.
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.
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.
Vegetables (Food Scraps) Put in your red lid garbage bin or dispose of in a home compost bin or worm farm.
Fruit (Food Scraps) Put in your red lid garbage bin or dispose of in a home compost bin or worm farm.
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.
Brochures Put in your yellow lid recycling bin. If you no longer wish to receive place a No Junk Mail sticker on your letterbox.
X-rays X-rays can be posted or dropped off to a number of facilities in NSW for recycling, or can be taken to a Household Chemical CleanOut day
Wood Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
Window panes / Glass Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
Whitegoods Sell items, give good quality items to charity or put out for your kerbside clean-up collection
Washing baskets Put in your red lid general waste bin or book in a bulk kerbside clean-up collection.
Underlay Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
Tyres Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities. Please note, Tyres cannot be placed in the kerbside clean-up collection.
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
Tree trunks/stumps Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
Treated timber and lattice Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
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.
Timber Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
Tiles Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
Televisions Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities for recycling through the e-waste program.
Tablet blister packaging (ie: panadol tablets) Drop off at Pharmacycle Collection Point for recycling or put in your red lid general waste bin.
Smoke detectors Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, or take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day
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.
Scrap metal Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
Roofing Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
Renovation material Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
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.
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.
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.
Porcelain Put in your red lid general waste bin or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
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.
Plasterboard Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
Paving Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities or to a recycled building material supplier.
Paper cups (including disposable coffee cups, soft drink cups etc) Put in your red lid general waste bin.
Oil (motor) Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, or take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day.
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
Mirrors Put in your red lid general waste bin or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
Mattresses Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
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.
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.
Ink cartridges Visit the Planet Ark website to find your nearest drop-off location or put in your red lid general waste bin.
Hot water heaters Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
Gas bottles and cylinders Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, or take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day.
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.
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.
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.
Fluorescent tubes and globes Tubes can be taken to Buttonderry Waste Management Facility. Globes can be put in your red lid general waste bin.
Fire extinguishers Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, or take to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day.
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.
E-waste / electronic equipment Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities for recycling through the e-waste program.
Drink cans Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin or take to a Return and Earn collection point.
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.
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.
Demolition materials Take to a recycled building material supplier or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
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.
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.
Construction materials Take to a recycled building material supplier or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities
Concrete Take to a recycled building material supplier or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities
Computers Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities for recycling through the e-waste program.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. .
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.
Cartons (fresh juice and milk) – non long-life Remove liquid, squash and put in your yellow lid recycling bin.
Carpet & underlay Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
Car batteries Take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities, to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day or to Battery World for recycling.
Butane canisters Take to the Community Recycling Centre at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility or to the next Household Chemical CleanOut day.
Building materials Take to a recycled building material supplier or to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
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.
Bricks Take to a recycled building material supplier or to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
Branches Put in your green lid garden vegetation bin or put out for your kerbside clean-up collection.
Books (paper) Sell items, give good quality items to charity or a second-hand bookstore or put in your yellow lid recycling bin.
Bicycles Sell items, give good quality items to charity or put out for your kerbside clean-up collection.
Beer bottles Put empty bottles in your yellow lid recycling bin or take to a Return and Earn collection point.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Appliances Put out for your kerbside clean-up collection or take to one of Council’s Waste Management Facilities.
Aluminium cans Put empty cans in your yellow lid recycling bin or take to a Return and Earn collection point.
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).
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.