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Cardboard

Binders

Best option for disposal:

Place in the red lid rubbish bin.

Otherwise:

Terracycle offer a paid recycling service for binders and other hard to recycle stationery and office supplies.

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Bread tags

Best option for disposal:

Cardboard bread tags should be placed in your yellow lid kerbside recycling bin. As they are so small, it is best if you place them inside a larger paper item such as an envelope or paper bag first.

Plastic bread tags can be dropped off at one of the below locations for recycling:

Bakers Delight, Shop 8, 164 High St, Belmont
South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt. Pleasant Rd, Belmont
Bakers Delight, 159 Pakington St, Geelong West
Surf Coast Hearing Clinic, Suite 5, 6 Walker St, Torquay
Urban Upcycle in Geelong: Note this is a pop-up collection point - email [email protected] or text 0434 832 391 for next date and location

Plastic bread tags recycled at the above locations are used by Aussie Bread Tags for Wheelchairs to raise funds to provide wheelchairs to those in need.

Otherwise:

If you are unable to drop your plastic bread tags at one of the listed recycling points, place in you red lid rubbish bin.

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Cardboard boxes

Best option for disposal:

Cardboard boxes can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

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Up to 0.5 cubic metres of paper and cardboard - (excluding any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons) can be dropped off at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres for free. Please ensure it is clean, dry and flattened.

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Cardboard packaging

Best option for disposal:

Cardboard packaging can be placed in your yellow lid recycling bin.

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Cereal boxes

Best option for disposal:

Place in your yellow lid recycling bin.

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Egg cartons

Best option for disposal:

Place in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Otherwise:

Excess paper and cardboard - (excluding any cardboard container designed to hold liquids such as coffee cups, milk or juice cartons) can be dropped off at the Geelong or Drysdale Resource Recovery Centres for free. Check the relevant website for more details.

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Greeting cards

Best option for disposal:

Place in your yellow lid recycling bin.

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Juice carton (juice box)

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

Otherwise:

You can receive a refund for returning eligible drink cartons through the Container Deposit Scheme.

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Kitty litter

Best option for disposal:

Place any kitty litter, clean or dirty, in your red lid rubbish bin.

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Laundry powder box

Best option for disposal:

Place empty box in your yellow lid recycling bin.

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Long life containers

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

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Milk carton

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

No cartons can be recycled in household bins in Geelong, even if the carton has a label on it saying it is recyclable.

Otherwise:

You can receive a refund for returning eligible flavoured milk cartons through the Container Deposit Scheme.

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Pizza box

Best option for disposal:

Separate the bottom from the top.

Place the top of the pizza box in your yellow lid recycling bin.

Place the greasy bottom in your red lid rubbish bin.

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Tissue box

Best option for disposal:

Place in your yellow lid recycling bin. If present, remove the plastic insert first.

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Toilet paper rolls

Best option for disposal:

Place empty roll in your yellow lid recycling bin.

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Waxed boxes

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

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Waxed ice cream containers

Best option for disposal:

Place in your red lid rubbish bin.

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Wine casks

Best option for disposal:

Place the cardboard packaging into your yellow lid recycling bin.

Place the plastic skin in your red lid rubbish bin.

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