CDs, DVDs, records
CDs, DVDs and cases do not go in the recycling bin.
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Cameras, video cameras/recorders
Cameras, video cameras/recorders must not go in your household recycling bin.
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Car batteries
Car batteries are classed as hazardous waste and must not go in your household recycling or landfill bins for safety and environmental reasons.
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Car parts and car bodies
Car parts and bodies can be reused, repurposed, resold or recycled to avoid being wasted in landfill.
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Cardboard
Cardboard can be recycled in your recycling bin. Please flatten boxes.
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Carpet and underlay
Carpet and underlay that are in good condition can be reused. If your unwanted carpet is no longer usable you will need to take it to a Resource Management Centre (Mitchell or Symonston) or ask your carpet fitter to dispose of it on your behalf when they are installing new carpet.
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Cars
Cars contain a large proportion of metal which is recyclable. Search online for companies who recycle vehicles for scrap metal or resale.
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Cassettes, video tapes and cases
Cassette, video tapes and cases do not go in your recycling bin.
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Ceramics
Ceramics cannot be recycled in your recycling bin.
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Chemicals
Household chemicals such as ammonia, bleach, brake fluid, chlorine, caustic soda, coolant, drain cleaner, poisons and oven cleaner are hazardous wastes. Do not dispose of in your recycling or rubbish bin.
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Children’s car seats
It is recommended that a child car seat should not be used if it is more than 10 years old, has been in a severe accident, or if the seat has cracks, other damage or frayed straps.
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Christmas decorations, lights and trees
Christmas decorations and lights are not recyclable in ACT recycling bins.
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Christmas trees (real/green waste)
Christmas trees are garden waste. Please do not put green waste in your rubbish or recycling bin. They are also too large to put whole into your green waste bins.
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Cigarette, cigars, e-cigs and vapes
Cigarette butts and cigars are not recyclable or classed as organic material and must not go in your household recycling or green waste bins.
Vapes and e-cigarettes are classed as hazardous waste and must not go in your household landfill, recycling or green waste bins.
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Clinical and medical waste
Clinical waste such as needles and sharps, human waste tissue, animal waste and waste from dental, medical or veterinary treatments have the potential to cause disease and must not go in any household bin.
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Clothing, blankets and fabrics
Clothing and textiles that are in good condition can be donated and sold for re-use. Items that aren’t suitable to be passed onto someone else can sometimes be recycled and made into new items.
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Coat hangers
Coat hangers are not household packaging and cannot be recycled via recycling bins in the ACT.
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Coffee grounds
Coffee grounds can be disposed of in rubbish bins in the ACT. However, there are many options that offer better environmental outcomes such as composting or worm farming. Coffee grounds cannot go in ACT green waste bins.
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Coffee packaging
Coffee packaging for beans and ground beans is not recyclable as it is made from mixed materials. To avoid this waste, bring your own jar or container to your coffee supplier.
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Coffee pods/capsules
Coffee pods/capsules cannot be recycled in your recycling bin as they are a mixed material product and are too small. Coffee pods/capsules can be disposed of in the rubbish bin, however, there are many options that offer better environmental outcomes.
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Computers and computer accessories
Computers and computer accessories are electronic waste and can be reused or recycled. Make sure that you permanently delete all files and programs on your computer’s hard-drive before recycling or giving away.
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Concrete
Concrete is a construction or demolition waste. Do not placed in your rubbish or recycling bin.
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Cooking oil
Cooking oil is hazardous if disposed of in large quantities down ACT drains. Do not put in recycling bin.
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Corflute signs
Recycle corflute signs via the drop off points at the Mugga Lane and Mitchell Resource Management Centres. Corflute must not go in your household recycling bin.
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Cork
Cork is not recyclable in your recycling bins.
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Cosmetics
Cosmetic containers and plastic tubes such as sunscreen, toothpaste and lipsticks cannot be recycled at our Materials Recovery Facility in the ACT.
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Credit cards/bank cards
Plastic cards such as credit cards and plastic loyalty cards cannot be recycled in ACT recycling bins.
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Cutlery (compostable)
Cutlery made of plant-based, renewable fibres such as wood or bamboo can be composted at home or via specialised commercial composting services. Compostable cutlery is not accepted in the ACT green waste garden organics bins.
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Cutlery (metal)
Metal cutlery is not household packaging so is not recyclable in ACT recycling bins.
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Cutlery (plastic)
Plastic cutlery cannot be recycled in the ACT.
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Cutlery (reusable)
Reuseable cutlery made from metal or reusable plastics (dishwasher safe and designed to be reused) are not recyclable in ACT recycling bins.
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