Your waste and recycling guide

What to do with it?

Put in the rubbish bin if in poor condition.

Donate to charity if in good condition. Drop off during business hours to ensure goods are accepted.

Items left at the front of charity stores are often stolen.

Did you know?

Blankets can not go into the yellow lid recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Take to the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres for disposal. Fees will apply.

Did you know?

Alternatively, residents are now able to have their bulky household items picked up from their property.

For more details on booking and what items can be included visit the hard waste page.

What to do with it?

Clothes in good condition can be donated to charities.

Clothes should not be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Clothes not suitable for reuse can be placed in your red lid bin.

Did you know?

When donating clothes to charities it is best to drop off during business hours.

Some charities provide bags and do residential collection. Keep an eye out information in your letter box.

What to do with it?

Put in red lid garbage bin if in poor condition.

Donate to charity if in good condition. Drop off during business hours to ensure goods are accepted.

Items left at the front of charity stores are often stolen.

What to do with it?

After using disposable face coverings and surgical masks, cut the ear loops.

This prevents wildlife from getting entangled. Place your face coverings or surgical masks in a separate bag before disposing of it in your general waste bin.

If the covering has touched any other recyclables such as cardboard and paper, those should go into the general waste bin as well.

What to do with it?

Put in red lid garbage bin.

Did you know?

Mats can not be recycled via your yellow lid recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.

What to do with it?

Put in your red lid garbage bin.

Did you know?

Rugs can not be recycled via your yellow lid recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Sheridan Geelong in Pakington Street does take old sheets and blankets of any brand, as long as they’re clean. These are recycled into items like tea towels

What to do with it?

Think about selling or donating your item if it's still in good condition.

Drop off sports shoes, gum boots and sneakers to Treadlightly bins for recycling (see link below).

Otherwise, put in your red rubbish bin. Shoes should never be put in your recycling bin. 

Did you know?

What to do with it?

Put in red lid garbage bin if in poor condition.

Donate to charity if in good condition. Drop off during business hours to ensure goods are accepted.

Items left at the front of charity stores are often stolen.

Did you know?

Textiles can not go into the yellow lid recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Put in the rubbish bin if in poor condition.

Donate to charity if in good condition. Drop off during business hours to ensure goods are accepted.

Items left at the front of charity stores are often stolen.