Your waste and recycling guide

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The Geelong Resource Recovery Centre has moved to an interim site at 21 Slevin Street. See the list of items accepted for drop-off and alternative sites.

Paper

What to do with it?

Advertising material can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

 

 


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What to do with it?

Place in your kerbside rubbish bin.

What to do with it?

Remove the covers and place in the recycling bin.


What to do with it?

Clean Deli/butcher paper can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

Paper and cardboard - (excluding any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons) can be dropped off at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres for free.

What to do with it?

Confectionary wrappers can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.

It can be recycled at specially marked bins at participating Coles supermarkets.


Did you know?

The material will be collected and processed by RED Group and then shipped to Australian-based manufacturer Replas where it will be reprocessed into amazing new products.

Find out what other items can be recycled through the REDcycle program.


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What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin

What to do with it?

Envelopes can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin. This include window faced envelopes.

What to do with it?

Place in your rubbish bin.

What to do with it?

Gift wrapping paper can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Place in your kerbside rubbish bin.

Did you know?

Any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons cannot be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin.

There is no facility in Australia that can separate the different components.



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What to do with it?

Junk mail can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.
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What to do with it?

Laminated paper is not recyclable. Please dispose of in your household rubbish bin.

What to do with it?

Place in your kerbside rubbish bin.

Did you know?

Any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons cannot be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin.

There is no facility in Australia that can separate the different components.
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What to do with it?

Magazines can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.
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What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin.

What to do with it?

Newspapers can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

Paper and cardboard - (excluding any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons) can be dropped off at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres for free.


What to do with it?

Office paper can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

Paper and cardboard - (excluding any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons) can be dropped off at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres for free.

What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin

What to do with it?

Paper bags can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

Paper and cardboard - (excluding any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons) can be dropped off at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres for free.


What to do with it?

Clean paper plates can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Place in your recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Phone books can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

Paper and cardboard - (excluding any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons) can be dropped off at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres for free.


What to do with it?

Place in your kerbside rubbish bin.

Did you know?

Any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons cannot be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin.

There is no facility in Australia that can separate the different components.

 


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What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin.

What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin. Small pieces of paper cannot be sorted at a recycling facility and contaminate the other recyclables.

What to do with it?

Place in your kerbside rubbish bin.


Did you know?

Any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons cannot be recycled in your kerbside recycling bin.

There is no facility in Australia that can separate the different components.

What to do with it?

Put in the red lid rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Wrapping paper can be placed in your yellow-lid recycling bin.


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