Your waste and recycling guide

Best option for disposal:

Drop off for free at a Detox Your Home event. 

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming events visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Drop off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update 

For a list of upcoming Detox Your Home events, visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Small quantities: Drysdale Landfill accepts small domestic quantities (no larger than 6 x 4 trailer) of asbestos. Asbestos disposal must be booked in advance. 

Otherwise:

Large quantities: Large quantities of asbestos must be disposed of using a licenced contractor. 

Best option for disposal:

Drop off barbecue gas bottles (up to 9kg) for free at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres.

Do not place BBQ gas bottles in your kerbside wheelie bins, even if the bottles are empty. 

Otherwise:

Contact the retailer who you purchased your BBQ bottle from. Most brands will take back empty or damaged bottles. 

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox your Home event.

To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming events visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Drop off for free at a Detox your Home event. 

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Do not place canisters in your kerbside bin. They are a safety hazard. 

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Check the labelling on the chemical container for specific disposal instructions or ask your chemical supplier or retailer.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong.  To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

E cigarettes (vapes) must not be placed in any of your kerbside bins.

It is against the law to place e-waste in kerbside bins in Victoria.

If the battery can be removed safely it can be taken to one of many local battery drop off points.

Hold onto both vapes that cannot have the battery removed as well as vapes that have had it removed. Check back on this page soon for updates on what to do with them. 

Otherwise:

You can receive email updates on how to safely dispose of vapes, as well as other recycling tips by subscribing to Rethink Your Rubbish. 

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

You can dispose of up to six fire extinguishers at the Drysdale or Geelong Resource Recovery Centres. The first two will be accepted for free, each additional extinguisher is $6.50. 

Otherwise:

Domestic quantities of fire extinguishers also can be dropped off for free at a Detox your Home event. Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. 

To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability  Victoria

Best option for disposal:

Expired/out of date flares can be disposed of at selected police stations and Battery World stores. 

Do not place flares in any kerbside bin. 

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update 

For a list of upcoming Detox Your Home events, visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event, even if expired.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.  

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Do not place in any kerbside bin. 

Search the specific waste type using the search bar for this guide.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.  

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Almost all light types cannot be placed in any kerbside wheelie bin. They should be taken to the Geelong Resource Recovery Centre for free drop off.

Otherwise:

Incandescent globes are the only exception. They should be wrapped in paper and placed in your red lid rubbish bin.

Incandescent globes, LEDs and fluorescent tubes can be dropped off for free recycling at all IKEA stores. 

Best option for disposal:

Drop off motor oil for free at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres.

Check the websites before visiting for volume and storage guidelines. 

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.  

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Photographic film negatives can be recycled for free by dropping them off at:

Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct, 37-149 Mercer Street, Geelong

They should be placed in the dedicated x-ray slot in the recycling station located in the foyer.

X-rays and photographic film negatives are recycled here in Australia. They are a valuable source of silver and plastic. 

Otherwise:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Residents can drop off domestic quantities of paint - up to 100 litres in one transaction, for free at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres.

Paints eligible for drop off include:
- water and oil-based paints (interior and exterior)
- deck coatings
- floor paints
- primers and undercoats
- shellacs and stains
- undercoats
- sealers (including urethane)
- varnishes
- wood coatings (containing no pesticides) and
- empty paint tins.

Do not place any type of paint in any kerbside bin.

Otherwise:

Empty paint tins (lids off, no wet paint) can be disposed of via the hard waste collection service many residents have as part of their rates payment.

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

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update. 

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Drop off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoriahttps://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/recycling-and-reducing-waste/at-home/dispose-of-household-chemicals-detox-your-home.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Place it in your red lid rubbish bin.

Smoke detectors are exempt from e-waste laws.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.  

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming Detox Your Home events visit Sustainability Victoria.

Find out how to clean up mercury spills in your home at the EPA Victoria website.

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.

Otherwise:

Best option for disposal:

Can be dropped off for free at a Detox Your Home event.

Detox Your Home events usually occur once or twice a year in Geelong. To get advance notice subscribe to the Rethink Your Rubbish monthly update.

For a list of upcoming locations visit Sustainability Victoria.