Some other household items can’t be recycled in your kerbside bin including:
They can be recycled in special locations:
Recycling Stations in Moonee valley and Hume Recycling Stations
Officeworks:
Bring It Back program in store.
accepts battery recycling in store Recycle mobile phones with Mobile Muster or Zoos Victoria . Green Collect accepts various household e-waste and stationery items. And most council Transfer Stations have dedicatee-waste sorting bins and services.Personal & Household Items. These can be donated to opportunity shops and charities , like Savers and Upparel But they must be in good condition and immediately usable
Other Recycling For specialised recycling try TerraCycle
Other places are: Plastic bread tags – Aussie Bread Tags for Wheel chairs or The Bread Tag Project Plastic bottle tops – Lids4Kids
Plastic Cutlery & Picnic Ware – Banish CupRescue
stations at 7-Eleven stores accept all brands of disposable cups, plastic lids and straws
Plastic Coat Hangers – YCA Recycling
Source: Alina’s Eco Ideas – Recycling
Australians are producing 540kg of household waste per person each year ( 2020 data ).
As a result, the country is generating around 67 million tonnes of waste, but only 37% of this being properly recycled.
One of the biggest contributors to plastic waste in Australia is packaging, of which there is one million tonnes in our shops and supermarkets at any given time. Only about 32% of this is recovered and less than 5% is made of already recycled plastic.
The Australian Government has pledged to ensure that 100% of Australian packaging will
be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 and has charged the AustralianPackaging Covenant Organisation (APCO)with delivering on that target, but there is no requirement for manufacturers to choose recycled over virgin plastic. Nor are they responsible for waste disposal at the end of a product’s life.
Council kerbside recycling rules can beconfusing. Most councils allow you to recycle: paper and cardboard, some plastics, somemetals and glass containers
Here are a few guidelines for recycling
If you are unsure – most councils have a detailed waste, recycles, and green waste list. The Moonee Valley Council list is
Some councils provide green bins that allow you to recycle food scraps and organic waste from the garden, which is then composted saving them from landfill. You can also home compost.
Soft Plastics are accepted at a few locations in Moonee Valley including:
All paper labels must be removed, and plastics must be clean and dry.
Moonee Valley’s Transfer Station accepts many items including: