Recycle more tricky items closer to home

Our free recycling stations have had a makeover. They now accept empty medication blister packs, household batteries, light bulbs and small electronics.

About 85% of our residents live within 750m of a recycling station, making it easier than ever to get rid of items sustainably.

Here’s what you can drop off:

Empty medication blister packs – these are tablet or pill packets made of plastic and foil. If your blister pack came in a cardboard box, recycle the box in your yellow lid bin at home.
Small electronics – must be less than 10cm wide to fit inside the collection hole. Think vapes, mobile phones, chargers, cords, headphones, smartwatches, webcams and small digital cameras. No large items, such as laptops and iPads. Learn how to recycle bigger electronics.
Household batteries – tape battery terminals for safety before dropping them off.
Light bulbs and globes – all types accepted, as long as they fit through the 10cm collection hole.

Batteries, blister packs, light bulbs and electronics don’t belong in your bins at home. By recycling them, you’re helping save precious resources, reducing the need to mine raw materials and keeping items out of landfill.

Find your nearest free recycling station:

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