A-Z disposal guide

Try the 'paper rip test':

  If the paper tears cleanly, put it in the recycling bin.

  If the paper is quite tough to tear or you can identify a laminate backing, put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

Organic, homemade and manufactured dough is commonly full of salt, so it cannot be composted.

Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

Bicycle

Bicycle tyres should not go in your household bins. Contact a waste to landfill site or vehicle tyre recycler. (fees may apply)

Some tyre service centres will accept bicycle tyres:

• Tyre Stewardship Australia: http://www.tyrestewardship.org.au/

• Tyre Service Centres:http://recyclingnearyou.com.au/tyres/AdelaideSA

 Tyre inner tubes – Put these in the red/waste to landfill bin.

Car / vehicle

These CANNOT go in your household bins or to landfill. 

Contact a waste to landfill site (fees apply). When disposed of via these sites, tyres and their component materials can be used to make a wide range of new products including:

• rubber products such as soft fall surfaces, artificial turf and conveyer belts
• road construction and surfacing
• or as an alternative fuel source for producers of energy and cement

If end-of-life tyres are not managed properly they create a number of issues, including:

• the cost of monitoring and removal
• taking up valuable landfill space
• if ignited, they release toxic chemicals
• providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other vermin.

Visit Tyre Stewardship Australia for more information.

 Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

OR

Book a hard waste collection.
The material must be cut up / rolled up and bound. No longer than 1.5m in length and rolled up to a maximum 30cm in diameter.

  Put it in the yellow/recycling bin.

Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

Contact a scrap metal recycler.

Reverse cycle units or ducted evaporative units

If replacing your air conditioner, request that retailers or installers remove and dispose of the old machine. Some major retailers offer “take-back services” and removal of packaging, including polystyrene

OR

Contact a scrap metal recycler.

Air conditioner pads

There are chemicals in the cooler pads that deem the cardboard not recyclable.

 Put in the red/waste to landfill bin.

OR

Contact a waste to landfill site.

Portable evaporative coolers

E-waste items CANNOT go into your household bins or to landfill.

Drain out water.

If it's in working condition consider giving it away, swapping or selling it.

OR

• drop-off at an Unplug N’Drop hub for free e-waste recycling

• Contact a scrap metal recycler.

Ducting

Contact a scrap metal recycler.

OR

Contact a waste to landfill site.

These are not recycling symbols.

They are Plastic Resin Identification Codes; and indicate the type of plastic the item is made from, NOT their recyclability.

Please search the A-Z guide for the item description (e.g. soft drink bottle) for appropriate disposal information.

Remove the inner lining/bladder.

 Put the box the yellow/recycling bin.

These CANNOT go in your household bins or to landfill.

Fuels, paints and household chemicals can be dangerous if they are not stored or disposed of safely and also please be aware that Hazardous Wastes cannot be disposed of in the general waste bin as they are harmful to human health and the environment.

You can take your unwanted paint and household chemicals to:

Adelaide Waste and Recycling Centre
181 Morphett Road
North Plympton
Ph: 08 8295 5077

Open: Monday to Friday 7am–4pm, Saturday 8am–3pm, Sunday 10am–3pm.

OR

Heathfield Resource Recovery Centre
32 Scott Creek Road
Heathfield
Ph: 08 8339 4323

Open: Monday to Friday 7.30am–4pm, weekends 9am–4pm.

If it's in reasonable condition consider giving it away or selling it.

OR

Contact a scrap metal recycler.

Plastic

   Put it in the yellow/recycling bin.

Metal

Contact a scrap metal recycler.

or

   Put it in the yellow/recycling bin.

Put it in the red/waste to landfill bin.

This CANNOT go in your household bins or to landfill.

They are classified as building material and recovered for recycling at specific locations.

If in reasonable condition consider selling or giving away to someone who can use it.

OR

Contact a waste to landfill site.