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Working for our future – today FACT SHEET A-Z Waste and recycling guide

Gold Coast City CouncilA-Z Waste and recycling guideR Household recycling bin

G Household garbage bin (bagged)

Gr Greenwaste collection at WTS#

C Contact Council (07) 5581 6799

WTS Recycling station at Waste TranserStation (WTS)*

W Home compost bin/worm arm

LF Disposal at WTS or landll

B Local recycling business^

S Local supermarket

OCharity shop(saleable quality items)

Key to Symbols

A-Z Waste and recycling guide

A

R Aerosol cans (empty)

R Aluminium cans

R Aluminium oil

C G Animal carcasses

G Animal droppingsC LF## Asbestos

B

G Bag ties

G Band aids

G O Baskets

WTS GBatteries (Alkaline:household/single use)

B WTS Batteries (lead-acid: car)

B WTS Batteries (rechargeable)

G BBQ chicken bags

R Beer bottles/cans

R Bottle tops (plastic)R Bottle tops (metal)

R Bottles (glass, plastic)

B R Boxes (cardboard)

Gr Branches

LF Bricks

G Bubble wrap

B LF Building materials

C

R Cake trays (plastic)

R Cans

B WTS Car parts

B LF Car tyresG Carbon paper

R Cards

R Cardboard

B LF Carpet/carpet underlay

B Cartridges (printer/toner)

G Cassette tapes

G Cellophane

G Ceramics

R Cereal boxes

G Cereal box inserts

G Chip packets

B WTS** Chemicals

LF% Chemical drums (empty),drumMUSTER

G Cigarette butts

RCigarette packets(remove plastic)

G Cleaning rags

G Cling wrap

G Cockroach baits

O G Clothing

R Coee tins/jars

G W Coee grounds

R Computer paper

B WTS** Computer equipment

B LF Concrete

B WTS Cooking oil

G Corks

R Cosmetic jars

G Cotton reels

G Cotton wool budsG Cups and saucers (broken)

O Cups and saucers (intact)

O Cutlery (metal)

R Cutlery (plastic)

D

R Detergent bottles (plastic)

G Disposable nappies

G Dog poo

LF B Doors

R Drink cans

LF B%% Drums (empty)

G Dust (wrapped)

E

W R Egg cartons

WTS** Electrical appliances

B WTS** Electronic waste (eWaste)

WTS G Engine oil containers

R Envelopes (plastic window)

R Envelopes (no window)

O Eye glasses

F

B C Fluorescent tubes

B C Fire extinguisher

G Foam boxes/cups

G Foam meat trays

G Foam underlay

R Foil (aluminium)

R Food cans

G W Food wasteLF WTS Fridges (de-gassed)

G W Fruit and vegetable scraps

B LF Furniture

B O Furniture (good quality)

G

W Gr Garden waste

B WTS Gas bottles/cylinders

R Git wrapping paper

G Glad wrap

WTS R Glass bottles and jars

GGlass (other than bottles

and jars)W Gr Grass clippings

R Greeting cards

H

WTS** Hazardous waste

G Heat resistant glass (pyrex)

B WTS Hot water systems

WTS** Household chemicals

C Hypodermic needles

I

R Ice-cream containers

R Ice-cream container lids

B Ink cartridges

J

R Jar lids (metal)

R Jar lids (plastic)

R Jars

R Juice cartons

R Junk mail

K

G Kitty litter

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FACT SHEET Project NameFACT SHEET A-Z Waste and recycling guide

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L

W Gr Leaves

R Lids (plastic or metal)

G Light bulbs (incandescent)

B CLight bulbs (compactfuorescent)

M

R Magazines

G W Manure

R Margarine tubs

G Matchboxes

LF Mattresses

G Meat scraps

G Meat trays (oam)

C B^^ Medicines

R Medicine bottles (glass)

R Milk cartons

R Milk bottles (plastic)

O Mirrors (intact)

G Mirrors (broken)

B WTS Mobile phonesB WTS Motor oil

WTS G Motor oil containers

N

G Nappies (disposable)

G Nappies (cloth)

C Needles

R Newspapers

O

B R Oce paper

B WTS Oils

WTS Ovens

G Oven proo glass (pyrex)

P

G WTS** Paint

LF Paint tins (dry/empty)

B Gr Pallets

G Paper plates

G Paper towel

R Paper towel rolls

G Pens and pencils

B R Pet ood tins (rinsed)

B^^ C Pharmaceuticals

R Phonebooks

G Picture rames

G Pill packets

R Pizza boxes (clear o ood)

O G Placemats

W Gr Plant cuttings

G Plant pots (terracotta)

WTS R Plant pots (plastic)

LF Plasterboard

S G Plastic bagsR Plastic containers (codes 1-6)

R Plastic lunch boxes

G Plastic strapping

G Plastic trays/baskets

G Plastic wrappers

B G Plate glass (wrapped)

B G Polystyrene

B C Printer/toner cartridges

G Pyrex ovenware (broken)

O Pyrex ovenware (intact)

R

G RibbonsO G Rope

S

R Sauce bottles

G Seedling containers

B WTS Scrap metal

G Shoes

R Sotdrink bottles/cans

G Smoke alarms

O Spectacles

R Spirit bottles

G Sporting goods (broken)

O Sporting goods (intact)R Steel cans

B G Styrooam

G Sweet wrappers

C Syringes

G String

T

R Take away containers (clean)

GTake-away cups (milkshake/ sotdrink)

G W Tea bags

R Telephone books

B WTS** Televisions

O G Textiles

B Gr Timber (untreated)

LF Timber (treated)

R Tin cans

G Tissues

R Toilet paper rolls

B Toner cartridges

O ToolsG Toys (broken)

O Toys (clean and intact)

Gr Tree prunings

G Twine

B LF Tyres

U

G Umbrellas (broken)

O Umbrellas (intact)

V

GVacuum cleaner dust(wrapped)

G W Vegetable scraps

G Vinyl

W

G Washing baskets

WTS Washing machines

G Waxed cardboard

G Waxed paper

G Gr Weeds

B WTS White goods

G Window glass

R Wine bottles

B Gr Wood (untreated/ocuts)

LF Wood (treated/large)

R Wrapping paper

X

B Xrays

Y

R Yoghurt containers

Z

G Zip lock bags

Remember to remove lids and rinse all containers of food/residue before placing in your household recycling bin

# Clean green waste can be deposited in separate collection points at all Council Waste Transer Stations and Landlls.

##Asbestos can be disposed o or a ee at Stapylton Landll and Reedy Creek Landll. Residents can dispose o 10m2 o asbestos material and it must be wetteddown, double wrapped in builders’ grade black plastic, securely taped and labelled with ‘asbestos’ in white writing or transportation. These bundles must beplaced on the ground intact when directed at the landll (EPA Guidelines). Contact Council or ull details.

*Separate collections o recyclable materials at Council Waste Transer Stations and Landlls may vary at dierent locations. For ull details please contact Council orcheck www.greengc.com

** Household hazardous waste and eWaste collections are currently located at Helensvale Waste Transer Station and Merrimac Waste Transer Station.

^ For local businesses that accept waste materials or recycling please consult www.greengc.com, contact Council or check local business directories.

^^Unwanted or unused medications and pharmaceuticals may be returned to your local pharmacy or chemist or sae disposal. Do not fush them down the toilet orput them in your rubbish bin.

% Disposal o empty, clean drumMUSTER chemical containers is available by appointment at the Stapylton Landll (07) 3287 1238. Contact Council or ull details.

%%Disposal o empty, clean drums is available at all Council landlls. Steel drums are to be punctured at the top, middle and bottom along their height in two rowson opposite sides. The punctures must be at least 30mm by 30mm. Labels must also be removed rom drums. Contact Council or ull details.