Recycle problem waste

We will accept household batteries and car batteries.

Car batteries only - To reduce fire hazards, tape the battery terminals on both ends with regular, non-conductive tape, like duct tape, clear sticky tape or electrical tape. We can accept up to 3 car batteries per vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist.

We will accept all types of bikes and push scooters including kids and adults, road, mountain, hybrid/electric. These items can be in any condition, good or bad.

Vinnies will be receiving these items for resale. Please make sure Items are clean and in good condition.

We will accept:

• Clean, great condition blankets (no doonas), sheets, towels, handbags, shoes and hats.
• Working, great condition, medium-sized hard toys such as figurines, board games, blocks.
• All items must be clean and in great condition for second-hand sale.
• Only drop off items you would give to a friend.

We will not accept these items and you will be asked to take them back home:

• Carpets, rugs, curtains, doonas, pillows, underwear, socks or accessories.
• Soft, broken or unclean toys; oversized toys such as ride-on cars, play kitchen sets.

Packing tip: Bring textiles in plastic bags or boxes

We are accepting all types of household light globes (halogen, LED, incandescent) and fluorescent tubes. Please take care in handling the bulbs as we can’t accept broken bulbs or tubes.

Packing tip: Carefully pack your light bulbs, separating them from heavier items to minimise any breaks

Before disposing of your scans, it’s always good to check if your doctor has copies saved electronically beforehand.

Packing tip: Bring them loose or in a bag or envelope.

Polystyrene can’t be recycled in our recycling bins at home and is often lost to landfill, but if separated and collected in bulk can be recycled.

We will accept polystyrene used to pack furniture/household items etc. However, we will not accept packing peanuts/beanbag balls/filling or polystyrene wrap.

Packing tip: Big pieces are fine on their own, but smaller pieces get flighty and should be kept together in a bag.

Bring large bulky, flattened boxes that won’t fit into your recycling bin at home.

Packing tip: Bring cardboard flattened, unless you’re using it to pack other items

Before recycling your phone, please remember to delete your data. It’s your responsibility to wipe the data from your devices.

Packing tip: Bring them loose or in a bag or box

If your item has a plug, a power cord or a battery we can recycle it. Do not forget to delete your data. It’s your responsibility to wipe the data from your devices.

E-waste includes the following list of items:

• Computers and related products including hard drives, monitors, mice and keyboards
• Cables, networking equipment
• DVD players, VCR players, video cameras, cameras
• Notebooks/laptops/tablets
• Printers, projectors, scanners
• Televisions
• Mobile phones and landlines
• Gaming consoles and headphones
• Household appliances  like toasters, kettles, vacuums,  irons, blenders, pedestal fans, mixers, microwaves
• Power tools, leaf blowers and lawn mowers - NO gas or petrol powered items
• Vapes

Packing tip: Bring old electronics in a box where possible

Gas bottles - includes nitrogen, soda stream and LPG

Individual items must weigh under 10kg and must be made mostly of metal. No whitegoods.

• Aluminium coffee pods (place in a plastic bag)
• Metal kitchen items: cutlery, pots, pans, colanders, steel bowls, baking trays, sieves, graters
• Wire coat hangers (no plastic coated hangers)
• Keys, locks and jewellery including gold and silver made from metal only - no beads, gems or non-metal items
• Metal drinking bottles and bottle caps
• Tins/cans
• Metal dust bins
• Metal handheld tools: hammers, screw drivers, wrenches, nails, nuts, bolts, nail clippers.

These are pill packets made of plastic and aluminium. Please make sure blister packs are empty and are not contained within cardboard packaging.