Other Waste and Recycling Options

Sometimes you have extra waste that can not go into any of your household bins or the hard waste collection.

By recycling and recovering our waste, we can reduce the amount of waste that is sent to landfill.

Download Council's A to Z Waste and Recycling Guide - 1.39MB

Disposal of specific items

Visit websites below to read about how to recycle and dispose of specific items. Many items are accepted free of charge while some incur a fee. It is always best to contact the companies before driving there, to confirm opening hours and any fees.

Planet Ark A to Z Recycling Directory - This directory will help you find recycling near you and provide detailed information on waste items.

Recycle mate - Go to the website or download the app to find out where to recycle or dispose of a wide range of waste items near you.

Other Waste Options

Compost Bins and Worm Farms

Learn more about setting up a compost bin or worm farm at home.

Not in any Bin

Batteries and gas bottles don’t belong in bins.

Transfer Stations and Recycling Centres

Locate the transfer station or recycling centre nearest you.

Container Deposit Scheme

Victoria’s container deposit scheme is here.

Soft Plastic Recycling

Residents can recycle their soft plastics at conveniently located drop off points.

Recycling Stations

Recycling stations allow residents to safely dispose of problem waste items that are not allowed in the kerbside garbage, recycling and garden waste bins.

Residents can now recycle their household batteries, mobile phones, CD's, DVD's and light globes. Recycling stations can be found at each of our Customer Service Centres.

Recycling Stations are available at Dandenong, Springvale, Parkmore locations, as well as Paddy O’Donaghue Centre in Noble Park.

If the wrong waste is placed in any of the kerbside bins, they can contribute to the contamination of recyclable materials or leachate in landfill.

They also contain heavy metals and components harmful to human health and the environment.

It is best to dispose of them safely and correctly.

Accepted Items

Batteries

Any brand of AA, AAA, C, D and 9V batteries (both rechargeable and non-rechargeable)

Batteries used in cameras, torches, toys, appliances.
Please do not bring in any leaky batteries.
Car batteries are not accepted.

Mobile phones

All mobile handsets, batteries and accessories.

CD’s and DVD’s

VHS tapes are not accepted.

Fluorescent light globes and bulbs

Accept all sized compact fluorescent globes (energy efficient globes) - household lights only.
Please do not bring broken light globes.
Fluorescent tubes are not accepted.

Detox Your Home

Safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals

Detox Your Home is a free Victorian Government program that helps households safely dispose of unwanted or hazardous chemicals.
Household chemicals — such as bleach, pesticides, weed killers and cleaning products — should never be put in your kerbside bins or poured down the drain.

The program is managed by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) in partnership with local councils across Victoria.

Why safe disposal matters

If household chemicals are disposed of incorrectly, they can:

Contaminate soil and waterways
Harm people, pets and wildlife
Increase pollution and fire risks

The Detox Your Home program helps to:

Keep chemicals out of landfill
Reduce pollution and environmental harm
Protect the environment
Recover and recycle valuable materials where possible

How Detox Your Home collection works?

Detox Your Home collection events are safe, contactless and easy to use.

Register online for a scheduled event.
Drive to the site at your allocated time.
Stay in your vehicle while trained staff collect and unload your items.

Collected chemicals are then sorted, packed and sent to licensed facilities for safe treatment, recycling or disposal.

Detox Your Home is for households only. Business, commercial or farm waste is not accepted.

What can you bring?

You can drop off a range of household chemicals and hazardous items from your home, shed or garage, including:

Acids and alkalis (e.g. bleach, spirit of salts, oven cleaners)
Garden chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, fertilisers, poisons)
Automotive products (brake fluid, coolants, petrol, diesel, old lawnmower fuel)
Painting products (thinners, strippers, solvents, turpentine)
Pool chemicals
Fire extinguishers (red, non-halon only)
Camping stove gas cylinders and small household gas canisters

Visit the Detox Your Home website for full list of accepted items.

What can’t you bring?

The following items are not accepted through the program:

Waste from businesses, farms or commercial premises
Asbestos
Electronic waste (e waste)
Paints
Motor oil
Car batteries

To find other recycling and disposal options, use the Recycle Mate search tool.

Find a Detox Your Home event

Detox Your Home events are held across Victoria all year round.

Visit the Detox Your Home website to:

Find your nearest event
Check accepted items
Register for an event near you

Register for an event near you

Quick links

•    Detox your Home official website
•    Council Waste Events
•    Recycle Mate search tool

To find out more about events, visit the events calendar.

Electronic waste (E-waste)

E-waste (electronic waste) refers to electronic products that are no longer wanted or working.

If it’s got a plug, battery or cord and is unwanted, it’s e-waste.

It covers a whole range of items from work, home or even the garden shed. From old phones, computers and household appliances to power tools and toys. E-waste (or electronic waste) is full of valuable resources we can reuse, as well as some nasty materials that are bad for the environment.

E-waste is not accepted in the kerbside garbage, recycling and garden waste bins.

Where can I take my e-waste (electronic waste)?

While you can’t put your e-waste in your kerbside rubbish, recycling and garden waste bins, residents can take it to one of many different locations around the state to recycle it.

Find your nearest e-waste recycling depot by visiting Sustainability Victoria e-waste page, or have your e-waste collected from your home through eMeals - a national program that tackles electronic waste whilst helping people in need through meal donations.

There are a range of recycling and disposal options available within (or in the vicinity of) Greater Dandenong - depending on what the e-waste item is.

Please click links below to see options:

Reuse and Recycle Drop Off Day events (see below section for more information)
- Electronic appliances (such as printers, rice cookers, toasters, anything with a cord) are accepted.
Hard Waste Collection
- All e-waste items are accepted, as part of the one free ‘at-call’ service per financial year
Transfer Stations and Recycling Disposal Centres

Many e-waste items are accepted free of charge, while other e-waste items incur a fee. It is always best to call first to confirm opening hours, specific e-waste items accepted and if there are any disposal fees.

Waste and recycling events

Council hosts a range of waste and recycling events throughout the year.

Find out more about these events visit the events calendar.

Reuse and Recycle Drop Off Days

Council's Reuse and Recycle Drop Off Day occurs four times a year.

The event gives you the opportunity to get rid of any larger unwanted household goods suitable for donating or electronic and household goods suitable for recycling.

This service is in addition to your free 'at-call' annual hard waste collection.

To avoid missing out, it is highly recommended for residents to attend as early as possible.

You can register for an SMS reminder, and we will let you know when the next Reuse and Recycle Drop Off Day will be held.

Complete the registration form for SMS reminders.

What items does Council accept?

Items accepted for reuse:

Furniture (chairs, tables, couches, desks)
Bicycles
Homewares (toys, cookware, sporting items, baby equipment)
Clothes and linen (clothing, shoes, fashion accessories, towels, sheets)

Items accepted for recycling:

TVs and computers
Electrical appliances (printers, rice cookers, anything with a cord and battery)
Whitegoods (fridges, washing machines, dryers, microwaves)
Mattresses (limit of two per car)

Attendee's postcodes will be confirmed upon entry. Residents are no longer required to bring their brochure to attend this event.

Not sure what to do with a particular waste item?

Haven't found how to dispose of a certain waste item?

Visit Recycling Near You - a Planet Ark A to Z recycling directory, providing detailed information on waste items and where you can take them to be recycled.