A–Z Waste
Disposal Guide
AVOID, REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE
Not sure how to recycle or properly
dispose of an unwanted item?
Browse through the list below, and find
out what options are available. If there is
more than one option, the first listed is the
most preferred or convenient.
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Organics for Compost GREEN LID BIN
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Waste to Landfill RED LID BIN
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Compost/Worm Farms
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Donate to a charitable organisation such as Diabetes SA T.
8234 1977, Salvation Army T. 137 258, St Vincent De Paul
T. 8112 8777 or Goodwill T. 8202 5070. ACS PC Recyclers
accepts donated computers in working order, 54 King William
St, Kent Town 5067, T. 7127 1581
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EPA
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S5
Printer Cartridges
• Any Australian Post, JB Hi-Fi, Dick Smith, Tandy, the Good
Guys, Harvey Norman and Officeworks.
S6
Batteries (General)
• Any Battery World, 460 Payneham Rd, Glynde, T. 8365
3709
S7
Batteries (Car/Boats)
• Battery World, North Terrace Tyres, Repco Auto Parts,
Super Cheap Auto & Peter & Rick’s Auto Workshop.
S8
Fluorescent tubes/globes/halogens (excluding
commercial globes/quantities)
• Mitre 10 (Hectorville, Glenunga).
• Delights, 37 Anzac Highway, Ashford.
• Ikea, 397 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Adelaide Airport.
S9
Needles/Sharps
• Eastern Health Authority, 49 George St, Norwood, T. 8132
3600 provides a syringe disposal service and sells sharps
containers.
S10
Tyres
• Beaurepaires & K-Mart Tyre & Auto (Coles Express).
• Some tyre service centres will recycle your tyres for free
when you purchase new ones. Other retailers may accept
tyres for recycling for a small fee.
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X-Rays
• You can drop off x-rays for recycling at Red Cross Centres
or Siltech’s Adelaide office at 1 Deeds Road, Camden
Park, 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday – free of charge.
• Standard film and negatives are not recyclable and should
be placed in the waste (RED LID) bin.
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Polystyrene
• Must be clean & free of contaminants. Recycle at
Coolfoam, 3/12 Kingstag Crescent, Elizabeth West, T.
8287 3666.
Recycling and Reuse YELLOW LID BIN
E-Cycle Recovery, 12-14 Baulderstone Road, Gepps Cross,
T. 8262 4074
Contact the Environment Protection Authority 8204 2000
Zero Waste SA Household Hazardous Waste Depot, Cnr
Magazine Rd and Henschke St, Dry Creek T.8204 1947 Hours:
9am –12pm, first Tues of the month, including public holidays.
HW Hard Waste Kerbside Collection (Jan/Feb/Mar Annually)
Newton Transfer Station, 9 Virginia Road Newton T. 8365 0025
OR Metro Waste, 18 Murray Street Thebarton T. 8443 8827 OR
WT
Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre, 412 Hanson Road North
Dry Creek T. 8345 4318
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Metal Recycling: Scrap-Away (Free Pick-up) M. 0400 557 821
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Recycle via Plastic Bag Recycling Bins at Supermarkets
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Special Service/Drop-off Points (see key below)
S1
Pharmacy
• Ask your local pharmacist if they take part in the Return
Unwanted Medicines (RUM) program.
S2
Gas Bottles
• ELGAS ‘Swap and Go’ locations T. 131 161 or Maxbilt
Trading Centre, 30 Beulah Rd, Nowood, T. 8363 1955
S3
Mattresses
• Adelaide Eco Bins, call T. 8280 6533.
S4
Mobile Phones
• Residents can drop off mobile phone, along with its
battery, charger and SIM Card (please remove private
information first) in the recycling bin located inside the
Burnside Library, 401 Greenhill Road, Tusmore.
• Any Allphones, Australia Post, Cartridge World, Dick Smith
Electronics, Fonebiz, Officeworks, TLife & 3 Shop.
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Scouts Recycling Centre (at Payneham) T.8363 0869 or
Newton Transfer Station 1300 362 362
* Where you see this star, please refer to the Recycle Right Tips on the final page of this publication.
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Aerosol Can (empty)
R
Fluorescent Tubes/Globes
S8
Aerosol Can (not empty)
H
Foam Containers/Trays/Packaging
W
Aluminium Foil*
R
Food Waste*
O
C
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Animal Droppings*
O
Fridges*
D
M
HW
Furniture*
D
HW
C
B
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Batteries - General
S6
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Batteries - Car
S7
H
Garden Waste
O
C
Biodegradable Items*
W
Gas Bottles
S2
T
Bottles – Glass & Plastic
(with lids removed*)
R
T
Glass – Drink/Wine
R
Glass – Broken (wrapped)
W
Bottle Tops/Lids*
R
W
Greeting Cards
R
Bread tags (square plastic)*
R
W
Bricks/Rubble/Building Materials
Bubble Wrap
H
WT
Hair
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Household Chemicals
H
Hoses
W
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Cans-Drink/Food
R
T
Cardboard
R
T
Cartridges-Printer/Toner
S5
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Cassette & VCR Tapes
W
Jars - Glass & Plastic (with lids removed*)
R
CDs & DVDs
E
W
Jar Lids – Plastic & Metal*
R
Chemicals
H
EPA
Juice Cartons
R
Cigarette Butts/Ash
W
Junk Mail (plastic wrap removed)
R
Cleaning Sponges/Cloths/Rags
W
K
Clothing*
D
Coffee Cups & Lids – Takeaway (rinsed)
C
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Ice Cream Sticks (wooden)
O
Kitty Litter – Compacted Paper/Sawdust
O
R
Kitty Litter – Stone/Clay/Crystallised
W
Corks
W
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Crockery
W
Laminated Paper
W
Lawn Clippings
O
Light Bulbs – incandescent/old style
W
Lolly Wrappers
W
W
D
Disposable Nappies
W
E
Electrical Waste*
D
Envelopes (with or without windows)
R
Egg Cartons
R
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HW
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M
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Magazines
R
Scrap Metal
M
Mattresses
S3
HW
Seedling Containers (clean)
R
Medicines
S1
H
Smoke Alarms*
W
Medicine Bottles (empty & rinsed)
R
Steel
M
Milk Bottles/Cartons
R
String / Ropes
W
Mobile Phones
S4
Styrofoam
W
Syringes
S9
N
Nappies – disposable
W
T
Needles – hypodermic
S9
Takeaway Containers (foil / plastic – clean)
R
Newspapers
R
Tea Bags (including tag)
O
Telephone Books
R
Televisions
E
O
Office Paper
R
Oil – cooking*
H
Oil – motor
H
Ovens
M
C
T
P
W
HW
Timber
R
Tissues
O
Toilet Paper Rolls
R
Paint Tins (empty)
R
Paint Tins (not empty)
H
Paper
R
Paper (shredded)*
O
Paper Towel (used)
O
W
Paper Towel Roll
R
Washing Machines
M
Pet Hair
O
Waxed Paper
W
Phone Books
R
Whitegoods
M
Pizza Boxes
(only recycle if clean, otherwise compost)
R
Wrapping Paper
R
Plant Pots (plastic – cleaned)
R
Plasterboard
Plastic Containers (ie. icecream, margarine)
R
Plastic Strapping
W
Plastic Trays (can hold shape)
R
Polystyrene*
W
Printer / Toner Cartridges
S5
HW
C
HW
V
R
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Vacuum Cleaner Dust
W
Vinyl
W
X-Rays
WT
P
T
S10
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Plastic Bags / Wrapping
HW
WT HW
Tins
Tyres
T
S11
Y
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Yoghurt Containers
S12
For more options visit www.recyclingnearyou.com.au or www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au/at-home/recycle-right
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Recycle Right Tips - Did You Know?
Aluminium Foil
• Roll into a ball (larger than a tennis ball) and place in your recycle (yellow lid) bin.
Animal droppings
• Place pet waste loose into your organics (green lid) bin and not in plastic bags even
those bags labelled biodegradable.
• If you have collected your pet’s poo in a plastic bag, these will need to be emptied into
your organics bin (green lid) and the bag placed in the waste bin (red lid).
• Kitty litter must be the compostable type that is made of compacted paper otherwise
place in your waste (red lid) bin.
Biodegradable Items
• Biodegradable is NOT compostable. Biodegradable items may only be placed in the
waste (red lid) bin.
Cooking oil
• Small amounts of cooking oil can be disposed of in home garden composts.
Household cooking oil can be stored in a sealable jar or wiped up with absorbent
paper and placed in your waste (red lid) bin.
Food Waste
• Council provides a Kitchen Organics Basket and roll of liner bags to collect food
scraps, napkins, tissues and paper towel for disposal into the organics (green lid) bin.
Lids & Tags
(Plastic & Metal)
Remove all lids from jars, bottles and plastic containers.
• Plastic lids and bread tags can be collected in an empty plastic milk bottle and put in
the recycling bin. If lids are too big (e.g. from margarine or ice cream containers) to be
placed in the top, a slit can be created down one side to slip these through.
• Metal bottle tops and jar lids may be collected in a rinsed can, crushed to seal and
placed into recycling (yellow lid) bin.
Paper (Shredded)
• Small amounts of shredded paper can go in the organics (green lid) bin, along with
your garden and food waste
• Otherwise, you can put the shredded paper in a large paper bag, old envelope or
cardboard box, so that it cannot clog the recycling machinery, and then put it into the
recycling (yellow lid) bin.
Smoke Alarms
• Ionisation type smoke alarms can be identified by the black and yellow radiation
symbol which appears on the smoke alarm casing. An exemption under the
Environment Protection Act 1995 permits up to two ionisation smoke alarms to be
disposed of into your general waste (red lid) bin over a seven day period.
• Old photo-electric smoke alarms (no radiation symbol) can be discarded into your
general waste (red lid) in any amount.
The information contained in this publication is intended to be for general advice purposes.
Information was correct at the time of publication.