It is also accepted at some landfills, see below for more information.

Dispose large amounts of paper and cardboard for free at all Landfill and Transfer Stations. Place in the paper and cardboard bins.

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For more information on detox your home, please visit Sustainability Victoria's website.

Tip: Donate to local garden groups, the Bairnsdale Tip Shop, or check with your local op shop.

Can be accepted at all transfer stations as general waste.

Accepted at Bunnings stores at various locations throughout Melbourne.

Tip: Donate to gardening groups, op shops or second hand dealers.

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Find participating Woolworths soft plastic drop-off sites here. (Note: Gippsland not yet part of pilot program)

Avoid single-use plastics by choosing reusable or compostable options. Sustainability Victoria has information about alternatives to single-use plastics.

The following single-use plastic items are banned from sale or supply in Victoria:

• drinking straws
• drink stirrers
• cotton bud sticks
• plastic plates, including paper plates lined with plastic
• cutlery, including knives, forks, spoons, chopsticks, splayds, food picks and sporks
• expanded polystyrene food service items and drink containers, including plates, cups, bowls, clam shells and covers or lids
• any single-use plastic item integrated into food or drink packaging by a machine-automated process – for example, a single-use plastic spoon included in a yoghurt tub (from 1 January 2026).

A banned single-use plastic item is made wholly or in part of plastic and is not reusable. You can report banned single-use plastic items to the EPA.

Clean polystyrene can be taken to landfill and transfer stations for transport to Bairnsdale Transfer Station where it is processed for recycling.

Contaminated polystyrene goes in general waste.

Bean bag filling should be double bagged and taken to a transfer station.

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Electronic equipment in safe working order can be offered to op shops and second-hand stores.

If batteries are included, please remove and recycle batteries through B-cycle.

Anything with a plug, battery or cord is e-waste. ‍

Note: The Victorian Government banned all e-waste from landfill as of 1 July 2019.

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Dispose of all pump dispenser mechanisms in general waste and at all transfer stations.

Tip: Use shampoo, soap and conditioner refill packs.

For more information on detox your home, please visit Sustainability Victoria's website.

If batteries are included, please remove and recycle batteries through B-cycle.

Anything with a plug, battery or cord is e-waste. ‍

Note: The Victorian Government banned all e-waste from landfill as of 1 July 2019.

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If in good condition, donate to an opp shop. If it cannot be worn again, this is also accepted in General Waste.

Repair if possible.

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Take shredded paper to a transfer station.

If it is chemical-free, shredded paper can be used in compost.

Silage wrap in recycled at:

• Benambra
• Maro
• Omeo
• Swifts Creek

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IMPORTANT: Remove the batteries first. If batteries are included, please remove and recycle batteries through B-cycle.

You can dispose of domestic smoke alarms or detectors in your normal household general waste bin.
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Check battery information for safe disposal options.

Please don’t dismantle, crush or shred your smoke alarm.

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Alternatively plastic bottles with plastic codes 1, 2 and 5 are accepted in the household recycling bin.

Lids can be loosely screwed on.

For disposal of pump packs, please see page for disposal of Pump packs.

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We only accept residential solar panels for recycling at Bairnsdale Landfill.

Customers may bring in one or two residential solar panels at a time, measuring 1.7m to 2.1m, by 1m. $6 per panel.

Smaller solar panels, such as those used for garden lighting or charging batteries, are accepted as e-waste at Bairnsdale Landfill and transfer stations where e-waste is accepted. Disposal of e-waste is free.

Solar panels are recycled, with aluminium, copper and glass recovered.

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Donate to an opp shop or to Boots For All or Tread Lightly at selected Rebel, Sports Power, SWF and Athletes Foot stores.

Sports equipment can be donated to op shops.

Sporting shoes and equipment is also accepted in General Waste.

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If in working order, donate.

This is accepted in general waste.

Donate to local op shop if clean and in good condition. If the best option doesn’t work for you, this is also accepted in general waste.

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Electronic equipment in safe working order can be offered to op shops and second-hand stores.

Anything with a plug, battery or cord is e-waste. ‍

Note: The Victorian Government banned all e-waste from landfill as of 1 July 2019.

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Donate untreated timber to Men's Shed. Check with building material resellers, or list on a buy/swap/sell group.

Untreated timber is accepted at transfer stations if under 300mm in diameter.

Raw untreated timber is accepted in your Green waste bin up to 75mm in diameter and 750mm in length.

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Accepted in general waste at transfer stations and landfills.
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Do not put treated timber or other building materials in kerbside bins.

If in safe working condition, donate to op shops or second-hand dealers.

Tip: Avoid using a plastic toothbrush as it will never break down in landfill.

Bamboo toothbrushes can be found at most supermarkets and pharmacies. They break down in your home compost.

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WARNING: Never bin your batteries! All rechargable devices contain a battery.

Please remove and recycle batteries through B-cycle or at a participating transfer station.
If a battery is embedded in your toothbrush, dispose of the entire product.

Anything with a plug, battery or cord is e-waste. ‍

Note: The Victorian Government banned all e-waste from landfill as of 1 July 2019.‍

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This  item is accepted for recycling at Bairnsdale Landfill  https://www.upcycle4better.com/

Please never bin your batteries!

For more community battery disposal locations visit the B-cycle website.

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Donate or sell if in good condition. If the best option doesn’t work for you, this is also accepted in General Waste.

If it only contains dust, it can be composted. If there are any plastics or inorganic material, place in general waste.

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It is best practice to compost or wormfarm your food scraps at home. Refer to the Home Composting Guide.‍

If you're in Mallacoota, Kitchen to Compost collects food and garden waste, and composts it locally. Beginning in 2010 as a collaboration between Council, Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group, and the Mallacoota community, the program aims to reduce the amount of organic waste in landfills.

You can send unwanted video tapes to Gram Destruction. If the best option doesn’t work for you, this is also accepted in General Waste.

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Only accepted if the plastic code (chasing arrows symbol with a number) is 1,2 or 5. If in doubt, leave it out!

White goods are washing machines, dishwashers, fridges etc.

If still working, donate or sell. Otherwise, free to dispose at transfer stations

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Send your old x-rays to Siltech PMR. If the best option doesn’t work for you, this is also accepted in General Waste.

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Only accepted if the plastic code (chasing arrows symbol with a number) is 1,2 or 5. If in doubt, leave it out!

Find participating Woolworths soft plastic drop-off sites here. (Note: Gippsland not yet part of pilot program)

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