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.

Plastic

What to do with it?

Can be dropped off at GDP Industries at 6-8 Baxter Rd, North Geelong for free.


What to do with it?

Biscuit trays can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

Biscuit packets (outer wrapper only) can be dropped off at participating supermarkets.

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

 


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What to do with it?

Black plastics items such as meat trays and plastic plant pots go into the rubbish bin.

 

 


Did you know?

Black plastic items can not be detected by the infra light that is used to sort plastics.

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What to do with it?

Blenders including stick blenders are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

Place blister packs in your rubbish bin.

 

 

 


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What to do with it?

Bread bags can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.


Did you know?

Bread bags can be dropped off at participating Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.

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


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What to do with it?

Bread Makers are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

Bubble wrap can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Bubble wrap (large sheets cut into A3 size pieces) 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.


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What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Cat and dog food pouches (as clean and dry as possible) can be dropped off at participating Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.



Did you know?

Find out what other items can be recycled through the REDcycle program.
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What to do with it?

DVD and CD disks and covers can be dropped off for recycling at the following Customer Service Centres:

  • 163 High St Belmont (inside the library)
  • 153a Pakington St Geelong West
  • 18-20 Hancock Street Drysdale
  • 100 Brougham St Geelong
  • The Grove Centre 66-70 The Avenue Ocean Grove
  • 230 Pioneer Road Waurn Ponds (inside the library)
  • Corio Shopping Centre Corner Bacchus Marsh and Purnell Roads Corio

Did you know?

CD/DVD covers that look like a book can also be place in the containers at the Customer Service Centres.

What to do with it?

CDs are not recyclable through the kerbside recycling bin, however there are several recycling/reuse options;

DVDs and CDs can be dropped off for recycling at the following Customer Service Centres:

  • 163 High St Belmont (inside the library)
  • 153a Pakington St Geelong West
  • 18-20 Hancock Street Drysdale
  • 100 Brougham St Geelong
  • The Grove Centre 66-70 The Avenue Ocean Grove
  • 230 Pioneer Road Waurn Ponds (inside the library)
  • Corio Shopping Centre Corner Bacchus Marsh and Purnell Roads Corio

Did you know?

Once processed, the discs are used in the production of concrete.

DVD covers are turned into outdoor furniture, garden pots and worm farm containers.

Every part can be recycled, even the soft plastic sleeves of DVD covers; they become bin liners.

It's all processed at GT Recycling's Moolap facility, and the recycled products are used locally and overseas.


What to do with it?

Cereal box liners can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.

They can be recycled at specially marked bins at participating Coles and Woolworths 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.


What to do with it?

Chip packets can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.

They can be recycled at specially marked bins at participating Coles and Woolworths 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?

Broken ornaments (glass or plastic) cannot be recycled and must be placed in the general rubbish bin.

Wrap broken glass ornaments in paper.


What to do with it?

Cling wrap goes into your rubbish bin.

Cling film - GLAD, COLES HOME brand and WOOLWORTHS Essentials Home brand ONLY can be dropped off at participating Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.


Did you know?

Find out what other items can be recycled through the REDcycle program.
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What to do with it?

Plastic coat hangers can be donated to selected opportunity and voluntary shops.
Damaged plastic coat hangers can be disposed of in your household garbage bin.

These are NOT recyclable.


What to do with it?

Only the plastic lids can go in your yellow lid recycling bin.

The cups go into your rubbish bin.

Did you know?

Find out more about recycling coffee cups through the Simply Cups initiative through 7-Eleven.

What to do with it?

Coffee machines are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

Nespresso and Nescafé Dolce Gusto have recycling programs for coffee pods.

These items can not be recycled in your recycling bin.


Did you know?

Visit Nespresso and Nescafé Dolce Gusto for more details.

Should you recycle your coffee pods?

Signe Dean from SBS writes about recycling coffee pods. Follow the story.


What to do with it?

Compact disks players are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

Place in the recycling bin.

What to do with it?

TerraCycle and Colgate® have partnered to create a free recycling program for oral care product packaging as well as a fundraising opportunity for participants.

Toothpaste tubes cannot be recycled in your yellow-topped recycling bin.

Did you know?

Visit TerraCycle for details.
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What to do with it?

Place in your recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Desk phones are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

Detergent bottles can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Plastic lids should be removed and placed in the rubbish bin.

 

 



Did you know?



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What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.


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What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin.

Disposable razor blades cannot go in your recycle bin because they are the wrong shape to be properly separated by the sorting machines.

 

 



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What to do with it?

Dry pet food bags can be dropped off at participating Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.

Did you know?

Find out what other items can be recycled through the REDcycle program.
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What to do with it?

You can now drop them off at our Customer Service Centres and they will be recycled.

DVDs and CDs can be dropped off for recycling at the following Customer Service Centres:

  • 163 High St Belmont (inside the library)
  • 153a Pakington St Geelong West
  • 18-20 Hancock Street Drysdale
  • 100 Brougham St Geelong
  • The Grove Centre 66-70 The Avenue Ocean Grove
  • 230 Pioneer Road Waurn Ponds (inside the library)
  • Corio Shopping Centre Corner Bacchus Marsh and Purnell Roads Corio

Did you know?

Once processed, the discs are used in the production of concrete. CD covers are also used for this purpose, as well as to create building materials.

DVD covers are turned into outdoor furniture, garden pots and worm farm containers.

Every part can be recycled, even the soft plastic sleeves of DVD covers; they become bin liners.

It's all processed at GT Recycling's Moolap facility, and the recycled products are used locally and overseas.


What to do with it?

DVD players are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

DVDs and CDs can be dropped off for recycling at the following Customer Service Centres:

  • 163 High St Belmont (inside the library)
  • 153a Pakington St Geelong West
  • 18-20 Hancock Street Drysdale
  • 100 Brougham St Geelong
  • The Grove Centre 66-70 The Avenue Ocean Grove
  • 230 Pioneer Road Waurn Ponds (inside the library)
  • Corio Shopping Centre Corner Bacchus Marsh and Purnell Roads Corio

Did you know?

Once processed, the discs are used in the production of concrete. CD covers are also used for this purpose, as well as to create building materials.

DVD covers are turned into outdoor furniture, garden pots and worm farm containers.

Every part can be recycled, even the soft plastic sleeves of DVD covers; they become bin liners.

It's all processed at GT Recycling's Moolap facility, and the recycled products are used locally and overseas.


What to do with it?

Electric fans are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

Flower seeding punnets can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

All clean rigid plastic bottles and containers can be placed in the recycling bin.


What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

The external plastic wrapping including frozen food bags (e.g. frozen chips, vegetables etc), bread bags, biscuit packets (not the inside tray), plastic insert of cereal boxes, chip packets, muesli bar & confectionary wrappers.

This plastic wrapping cannot be recycled through your recycling bin.

It can be recycled at specially marked bins at participating Coles  and Woolworths supermarket.


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What to do with it?

Freezer bags can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.

It can be recycled at specially marked bins at participating Coles and Woolworths 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.


What to do with it?

Frozen food bags can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.

They can be recycled at specially marked bins at participating Coles and Woolworths 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?

Fruit punnets can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

All clean rigid plastic bottles and containers can be placed in the recycling bin.
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What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Hairdryers are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

Hand food mixers are classified as e-waste and cannot be placed in any kerbside collection bins.


Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

Take your e-waste to a better place. Find out more.


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What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Cannot be recycled through the kerbside recycling bin.


Did you know?

Laserlite sheets can be taken to either the Geelong or Drysdale Resource and Recovery centres. Disposal fees apply.


What to do with it?

Can only be recycled at specially marked bins at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.


What to do with it?

Margarine and butter containers can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin. Lid off.


Did you know?

All clean rigid plastic bottles and containers can be placed in the recycling bin.
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What to do with it?

Place in your 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?

Can be recycled at Coles supermarkets via the REDcycle program.


Did you know?

Mountain wrap packaging is normal plastic wrapping, so can be REDcycled. Please ensure that the pieces are no larger than A3.


What to do with it?

Newspaper wrap can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.

They 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.


What to do with it?

TerraCycle and Colgate® have partnered to create a free recycling program for oral care product packaging as well as a fundraising opportunity for participants.


Did you know?

The City is investigating the establishment of Geelong based drop off location.

In the meantime visit the TerraCycle site for details.


What to do with it?

Drop off for free at the Resource Recovery Centre for recycling.


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.


Related information


What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin

What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Plastic Australia Post satchels can be dropped off at participating Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.

Did you know?

Find out what other items can be recycled through the REDcycle program.
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What to do with it?

To recycle plastic bags, drop them off at specially-marked recycling bins at the front of most Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.

Plastic bags can not be put into the yellow lid recycling or the green lid garden bin.


Did you know?

For safety reasons, staff at the recycling centre will not open plastic bags, no matter what the contents are. So anything in plastic bags will end up in landfill.


What to do with it?

Remove the plastic bottle tops and place the empty plastic bottles in the recycling bin.

Place plastic lids that are bigger than a credit card in the recycling bin. Place smaller plastic lids in the rubbish bin.

 

 


Did you know?

The tops or lids are made from a different type of plastic from the bottle. Hence they need to be separated. They are also to small and lightweight for current recycling technology to sort.

There are organisations that will recycle plastic tops, such as Lids4Kids. However, it’s advisable to call first to ensure they can accept them as they often reach their limits quickly.

You could also set up your own collection box through your local community group, workplace or school. For details contact Terracycle .







What to do with it?

Plastic buckets can be recycled at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery centres


What to do with it?

Place in the recycling bin

What to do with it?

Plastic carrier bags from all stores can be dropped off at participating Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.


Did you know?

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

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What to do with it?

Place in your general rubbish bin.

Did you know?

They can't go in the recycling bin because they are also to small and lightweight for current recycling technology to sort.
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What to do with it?

Plastic forks, spoons and knives cannot go in your recycle bin because the utensils are the wrong shape to be properly separated by the sorting machines.

Wash and reuse

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What to do with it?

Clear plastic document sleeves can be dropped off at REDcycle bins at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.

Cut off any thicker plastic (usually white) along the hole punch lines - reinforcement strips are a different type of plastic.


Did you know?

Find out what else you can drop at REDcycle bins at their website.

Related information


What to do with it?

Plastic food containers can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Did you know?

All clean rigid plastic bottles and containers can be placed in the recycling bin.


What to do with it?

Plastic ice cream containers can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin. Remove the lid.

 


Did you know?

All clean rigid plastic bottles and containers can be placed in the recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Place in the recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Clear plastic meat trays can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin. Just a quick rinse.

Remove any plastic film.

Place black plastic meat trays  in your rubbish bin.


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What to do with it?

Place in your recycling bin. No black plastic plant pots. These can not be separated by the optical sorting machinery.


What to do with it?

To recycle plastic bags, drop them off at specially-marked recycling bins at the front of most Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.

Plastic bags can not be put into the yellow lid recycling or the green lid greenwaste bin.


What to do with it?

Place plastic shrink wrap in your rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Separate spray nozzles from the bottle. Place the bottle in the recycling bin.

Put the spray nozzle  in the rubbish bin.

 


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What to do with it?

Plastic straws go in your rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Takeaway container should be empty and placed in your yellow lid recycling bin with the lid off.


What to do with it?

Plastic lids should be removed from bottles or containers.

Place plastic lids that are bigger than a credit card in the recycling bin. Place smaller plastic lids in the rubbish bin.

 

 

 

 

 


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What to do with it?

Place broken plastic toys in your rubbish bin.


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What to do with it?

Plastic vegetable punnet should be empty and placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

What to do with it?

Plastic washing or laundry baskets can be recycled at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres.

What to do with it?

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) or styrofoam can be recycled for free at Geelong Resource Recovery Centre.

Alternatively this material goes in the rubbish bin.

The material cannot be recycled using your yellow lid recycling bin.


Did you know?

Polystyrene is a lightweight, rigid cellular plastic that is used widely as a packaging medium.

Its shock absorbing characteristics lend it to uses as storage and transport of fragile and expensive items such as electronic equipment, chemicals and wines.


What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Free drop off at the Geelong Resource Recovery Centre, 100 Douro St,North Geelong.

This option is not available at the Drysdale Resource Recovery Centre.


Did you know?

Polystyrene can not be recycled via your kerbside collection.


Related information


What to do with it?

Potting mix and compost bags - both the plastic and woven polypropylene types (cut into A3 size pieces and free of as much product as possible) can be dropped off at participating Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.

Did you know?

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

Put in your garbage bin.


What to do with it?

Can not be place in the recycling bin.


What to do with it?

Some charity shops will take glasses. These can also be recycled through Recycle for Sight. 

Please remove the glasses from any cases and pop them in a padded bag or bubble wrap. Post to:

Reply Paid 3021
Lions Recycle for Sight
PO Box 3021
CLONTARF  MDC  4019


Did you know?

More information is available at Lions Australia Recycle for Sight

What to do with it?

Rice and pasta bags can not be recycled in your yellow lid recycling bin.

They 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?

Shampoo bottles should be empty and placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Plastic lids should be removed from bottles and placed in the rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

These item go in the general waste bin. There are no recycling options available.

Silicone kitchen utensils include such items as tongs, spatulas, ladles, whisks and mix spoons.


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What to do with it?

Snap lock bags / zip lock bags can be dropped off at participating Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.

Did you know?

Find out what other items can be recycled through the REDcycle program.
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What to do with it?

Put in the red lid garbage bin.


Did you know?

Strapping can not be recycled through your recycling bin as it gets tangled in the sorting machinery.

 


What to do with it?

Takeaway container should be empty and placed in your yellow-topped bin with the lid off.

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?

TerraCycle and Colgate® have partnered to create a free recycling program for oral care product packaging as well as a fundraising opportunity for participants.

Toothpaste tubes cannot be recycled in your yellow-topped recycling bin.


Did you know?

Visit the TerraCycle site for details.


What to do with it?

Place Tupperware marked 1-5 in your recycling bin.
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What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin.


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What to do with it?

Place in the rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Put in your rubbish bin.

There is no recycling option currently available.


Did you know?

Video tapes don’t get recycled because its not financially viable. The collection system and the machinery would cost more the than value of the materials recovered. Also the feedstock would soon run dry as VHS tapes are no longer produced on mass.


What to do with it?

Washing baskets are not accepted in the kerbside recycling bin.They are too bulky to be sorted by the machinery at the recycling facility.

Did you know?

They can be dropped off for free at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres.

What to do with it?

Place the cardboard packaging into the yellow lid recycling bin.

Place the plastic skin in the kerbside rubbish bin.


What to do with it?

Yoghurt containers should rinsed and placed in your yellow lid recycling bin with the lid off.

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