Baby items
Clean and unbroken baby items can be reused or sold. These items do not go in ACT recycling bins.
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Bagasse
Bagasse is a pulp-based cardboard-like compostable material made from sugar cane fibres. It is not accepted in ACT household recycling or green waste bins.
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Baits
Baits are hazardous waste. Do not dispose of in recycling or rubbish bins in the ACT.
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Bamboo and plant-based products
Products made from plant-based materials such as bamboo or wood pulp have increased in popularity as we move away from plastic items.
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Baskets
Plastic or cane baskets are not household packaging and are not recyclable in recycling bins in the ACT.
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Batteries (household)
All batteries are classed as hazardous waste and must not go in your household landfill or recycling bin for safety and environmental reasons.
Household batteries can be recycled through specialised battery recycling programs such as B-cycle. If you cannot find a suitable B-cycle location you can drop off for free at the hazardous waste area of the ACT Government Resource Management Centres.
B-cycle does not accept damaged batteries. Damaged or fire affected batteries must be dropped off at the hazardous waste area of the Resource Management Centres.
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Bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters and electric skateboards
Bicycles and personal mobility devices are reusable, fixable, and can be sold or recycled for scrap metals. They must not go in your household recyclable bin.
Personal mobility device are small lightweight vehicles operating at low speeds. These include bikes, electric bikes, electric scooters, electric skateboards, shared bicycle fleets, and electric pedal assisted (pedelec) bicycles. Many of these devices contain batteries which are hazardous waste at their end of life.
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Bioplastics
Bioplastics are not recyclable in the ACT.
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Bird netting
Bird netting is not household packaging so cannot be placed in the recycling bin.
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Boats
Boats (sailing) and motorised can be sold for reuse or spare parts.
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Books, comics, magazines, newspapers and pamphlets
Books, comics, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets and encyclopaedias can be donated for reuse, sold, given away or put in your household recycling bin.
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Bottles (glass and plastic)
Glass and plastic bottles such as milk, beer and juice bottles go in your recycling bin.
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Bras
Disposal: Rubbish Reuse
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Bricks and pavers
Bricks and pavers are often reusable or recyclable. Do not put them in your rubbish or recycling bin.
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Building and construction materials
Building and construction materials do not go in kerbside bins. Building and construction materials can often be reused or recovered. There are also private operators that can provide construction and demolition disposal and recovery services in the ACT.
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