Air conditioners (split systems) Air conditioners (split systems) Drop off to Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill) for free recycling. Find scrap metal merchants in your local area. Check the Yellow Pages, or Recycling Near You.
Aluminium foil, trays and cans Collect foil until you can make a ball about the size of a lemon, and put in your recycling bin. Take to the recycling bins at Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill) for free recycling. Aluminium ring pulls: it's recommended that you don’t fully remove the ring pull as the can and the ring pull can get recycled as a whole. Find out more at Aluminium Can Recycling - Planet Ark Recycling Near You. aluminium soft drink and alcohol cans are accepted through the Container Deposit Scheme.
Asbestos Asbestos is accepted at Wollert Landfill but must meet their guidelines for small quantities. You must meet EPA guidelines when transporting and removing large quantities of asbestos. Visit Asbestos in Victoria website for information on the risks of asbestos and how to safely manage or remove it.
Ash Let cool, then put on your garden or in your home compost bin. Let cool, bag and place in your household rubbish bin.
Balloons Put in your rubbish bin Please do not use balloons outdoors. Use flags, bubbles, bunting or banners instead. Council-run community events are balloon-free. Balloon litter is a particular hazard for seabirds. Find out more on the Zoos Victoria website.
Bassinettes (old or damaged) Take to Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill). Book a free kerbside hard rubbish collection.
Bassinettes (suitable for reuse, less than 10 years old) Donate good quality baby products to Big Group Hug.
Batteries - household Take to the designated recycling box beside one of our recycling stations Find your closest drop off location see bcycle.com.au Woolworths, Aldi, Battery World, Bunnings and Officeworks stores may accept batteries for recycling Take to Heidelberg Materials (Wollert landfill) for free recycling Take to Hume City Council Resource Recovery Centre Campbellfield Take to Darebin Resource Recovery Centre Take to Banyule Waste Recovery Centre Australia’s national product stewardship scheme for battery recycling has commenced and it is called B-cycle. This scheme provides convenient, safe, and free (except for some commercial services) battery recycling options. B-cycle will ensure the production, distribution, and recycling of batteries is managed sustainably in Australia. The program will manage a voluntary group of battery retailers, importers, and producers who are taking responsibility for these products.