A to Z Waste and Recycling Guide
Key
How to use this guide
Garden Organics Bin
Each household item below is colour coded to explain which household bin to use when disposing
of or recycling your household items. This icon [ ] suggests alternative ways to reuse, recycle or
dispose the materials instead of placing them in a bin. Certain items will have two symbols; this is
because there are multiple disposable options. Use the corresponding number/s on reverse page to
find out more information about the different recycling or disposal options.
A
Adhesives and glues - 12
Aerosol containers (Empty)
Aerosol containers (full or half empty) - 13
Air conditioner - 1, 2, 10
Aluminium and steel cans
Aluminium foil and trays (clean)
Aluminium foil and trays (with leftover food)
Animal litter/droppings (bagged)
Asbestos - 14
Ash (cold) - 4
Audio tapes and reels - 1, 2
B
Baby furniture and toys - 1, 2, 10
Baits (pest and rodents) - 13
Band-Aids/Dressings
Batteries (household) - 11, 13
Batteries (vehicle) - 13, 14
Beds and sofas - 1, 2, 10
Bicycle - 1, 2, 10
Biscuit inner rigid tray (paper/plastic)
Books - 1, 2, 12
Branches and pruning (size < 75mm diameter and 75cm length is acceptable
in the bin) - 10
Bricks, concrete, and building materials - 14
Buckets (plastic) - 10
C
Camera - 1, 2
Candle
Car body and parts - 14
Carcasses - dead pets/animals - 14
Cardboard
Cardboard (waxed)
Cardboard rolls (inner roll of paper towel/toilet paper)
Carpet and underlay - 10, 14
Cartons (Juice, Milk, etc.)
CDs/DVDs and Cases - 1, 2
Cellophane
Ceramic pots and jars - 1, 2
Cereal inner bags - 3
Chemicals - 13, 14
Christmas lights - 1, 2, 10
Christmas tree (plastic) - 2, 10
Christmas tree - live (size < 75mm diameter and 75cm length is acceptable
in the bin) - 10
Cigarette butts/ Cigars
Recycling Bin
General Waste Bin
Other Options (see over)
Cleaning products - 13, 14
H
Clothing (reusable) - 1, 2, 5, 6 Hair (human/animal) - 4
Heater - 1, 2, 10
Hot water systems - 10, 14
I
Ice cream container
Inkjet cartridges - 11
Insulation batts - 14
J
Junk mail (paper) - collect a free Clothing (not reusable) - 10
Coat hangers - 1
Coffee grounds - 4
Computers and accessories - 1, 2, 16
Cooking oil (put in locked bag/ bottle or
soak in tissue before placing in the bin) - 13
Corks
Cutlery (plastic or metal) - 1
Cups (paper) if it is tearable, it is paper
Cups (plastic or Styrofoam)
D
Dentures
Detergents - 13
Drink cans and bottles
Drinking glasses - 1
E
Egg boxes
Elastic bands
Electrical cord Electronic goods (radios, stereos etc.) - 1, 2, 10
Envelope
Exercise equipment - 1, 2, 10
F
Facial tissues
Fencing - 14
Fire extinguishers - 13
Flowers (plastic)
Flowers (real) - 4
Fluorescent light globe - 11
Fluorescent tube - 13, 14
Foam
Food scraps/Fruit and vegetable peels - 4
Food containers (plastic)
Food containers (Styrofoam)
Food containers (composite of ‘No advertising mail’ from customer service
K
Kitchen appliances - 1, 2, 10, 14
Kitchen towel - 4
Knives - wrap it securely before placing in the bin - 1, 2
L
Laminated paper
Laptops and keyboards - 1, 2, 16
Laundry baskets - 10
Lawn mowers - 2, 10
Leather goods - 10
Leaves and barks
Light bulbs - 11
Lino Flooring - 10
Lunch boxes (rigid plastic)
M
Magazines - 12
Margarine tubs (empty)
Mattresses - 10
Meat trays (Plastic)
Meat trays (Styrofoam)
Medicines - 15
Microwave ovens - 1, 2, 10 Milk bottles/cartons
Mirrors - wrap it securely before placing
in the bin - 14
Mobile phones and accessories - 11
Motor oil - 13, 14
N
cardboard and aluminium)
Nail polish
Fruit punnet
Nappies
Furniture - 1, 2, 10
Needles/Syringes - 9
G
Newspaper
Garden clippings - 4
O
Garden tools and hoses - 1, 2, 10
Gas cylinders and bottles - 13Oil containers - household size (empty)
Oven - 10
Glass bottles and jars
Glass (broken window) - wrap it securely
before placing in the bin
Greeting card and wrapping papers
P
Paint - 13
Paper (office paper, paper bags)
Paper plates and towels (clean)
Paper plates (waxed or used)
Paper towels (used)
Pen, pencil & crayons - 12
Photos and frames - 1, 2
Pill packaging
Pizza box (no food scraps)
Other Reuse, Recycling and Disposal Options
Match items marked with this icon [
reuse, recycle or dispose of them.
], to the related number below to identify how you can
1 Check if your local charities such as St Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army or the Smith Family,
etc. would like your items donated to their store. If they do not require these materials, you can
also donate them to a reuse and repair centres such as The Bower 9568 6280 or
Reverse Garbage 9569 3132
2Sell your items online via eBay, Facebook, Gumtree and Trading Post or donate via
Freecycle (fees may apply)
Plastics (e.g. shopping bags, cling wraps, food packets, bread bags, rice and pasta bags
lolly wrappers & bubble wraps) - 3
3Take them to nearest REDCycle collection bin located at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets
Plastic bottles
Plastic lids (off takeaway cups)
Pump bottle (soap dispenser)
5Donate clothes using the Council clothing bins, find your nearest clothing bin at
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/ClothingBins
Pyrex containers (ovenware) - 1, 2
R
Razors
Refrigerator - 1, 2, 10
Reusable supermarket bags - 3
S
Sanitary products
Sauce bottle (glass or plastic) - empty
Seedling trays and flower pots
Shampoo/conditioner bottles
Shoes - 1, 10
Spectacles - 8
Sponges and rags
4 Place material in a compost bin or worm farm
6Take unwanted clothing (any brand or condition) to nearest H & M Clothing Store for reuse
and recycling. For further information, visit http://about.hm.com/en/About/sustainability/
commitments/reduce-waste/garment-collecting.html
7Recycle small quantities of X-ray films by posting them to Quantum Technical Services
(call 1300 247 266) or CMA Ecocyle Australia (call 1300 32 62 92)
8 Recycle your old and unwanted glasses (any brand) at your local Specsavers store for recycling
9Drop off your syringes and dialysis tubing at local participating pharmacies.
For locations or for more information on where to collect your free sharps container visit
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/MedicalWaste
10Pre-book a Household Cleanup Collection Service (5 free services per calendar year).
For more information or to pre-book your collection call 9952 8222 or visit
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/cleanup
11 Take batteries, light globes, ink cartridges and mobile phones to a Specialised Recycling Station
Smoke alarms - 13
Styrofoam/Polystyrene
T
Table Lamps - 1, 2, 10
Tables and chairs - 1, 2, 10
Specialist recyclable items
Drop off locations
Household batteries, light bulbs/ globes, ink
cartridges, mobile phone and accessories
To find out where the council drop off bins are
located, call 9952 8222 or visit
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/recyclabledropoff
Alternative drop off points
Tea bag - 4
Television - 1, 2, 16
Household Batteries
Aldi, Battery World or IKEA
Ink Cartridges
JB HiFi, Australia Post or Officeworks
Mobile muster drop off point for Mobile
phones and accessories
Battery World, Officeworks or pick a free reply
satchels from Australia Post and JB Hi-Fi
Tools (hammer, saw, electrical tools, etc.)
- 1, 2, 10
12Check with local Schools or Community centres in your neighbourhood to see if they
want these items
Toothbrush
13Drop off chemicals, paints and solvents to the household chemical cleanout.
For dates and further details, please visit www.cleanout.com.au or
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/chemicalcleanout
Toys - 1, 2, 12
Tyres - 14
U
Underwear
V
Vacuum - 1, 2, 10
Vacuum cleaner dust - 4
W
Wardrobes - 1, 2, 10, 14
Washing machine - 1, 2, 10
Weeds
Window frame and panes - 1, 14
Wine/beer bottles
X
X-ray films - 7
Y
Yogurt containers
Z
Zip-lock bags - 3 14Take your items to the nearest transfer station (Fees may apply).
For more information, call 1300 651 116.
Ryde Resource Recovery Centre, 145 Wicks Road, North Ryde NSW 2113
Artarmon Resource Recovery Centre, 12 Lanceley Place, Artarmon NSW 2064
Auburn Resource Recovery Centre, Old Hill Link, Homebush Bay NSW 2144
15Take unwanted or out-of-date medicines to any pharmacy for safe disposal. For more
information about Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) Program, visit www.returnmed.com.au
16Television and computer collection service. Call 9952 8222 to book.
For further information, visit www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/tvcollection
Garage Sales
Consider holding a second hand garage sale by gathering a number of unwanted
reusable household items instead of throwing them away in your bin or booking a
household clean up service. Your pre-loved items might be useful to your neighbours or
other community members. This will also help to reduce the amount of reusable items
going to landfill. For further information visit www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/garagesales
For further information about waste and recycling in City of Ryde visit www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/waste or call Customer Service 9952 8222.