Some of our services are closed or have different hours over Easter, from Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April.

Baby accessories (e.g. safety gates, high chairs, cots, single beds, baby baths)

Note: Ensure that baby accessorises are in good working condition before donating.
Check for manufacturing dates and evidence of deterioration before receiving used baby accessories.

Baby/toddler car seats

Note: For safety reasons, car seats must be in good reusable condition, less than 8 years old with mandatory AS/NZS1754 safety stickers. They must not have been in an accident, however minor.

Baby wipes

  • Avoid by using reusable cloth wipes that can be laundered
  • Dispose of in your household waste bin.

Note: Even if labelled ‘flushable’, do not flush these down the toilet, as they cause major sewer blockages.

Bakery and cake boxes

Bakeware, Pyrex and glass food containers

Note: All broken glass should be wrapped prior to disposing

Baking paper

Balls (sporting)

See Sporting goods on our Recycling and waste guide R-S page.

Band-aids

Dispose of in your household waste bin.

Barbecues (mostly metal)

Batteries (household – alkaline, NiMH, NiCad)

Note: It is illegal to put batteries in any household or street bins. Batteries are toxic and can explode. They can cause major fires in our collection trucks and at our waste processing facilities. Please only recycle batteries using one of the above methods.

Batteries (car)

Note: It is illegal to put batteries in any household or street bins. Batteries are toxic and can explode. They can cause major fires in our collection trucks and at our waste processing facilities. Please only recycle batteries using one of the above methods.

Bean bag balls (polystyrene)

Note: Polystyrene bean bag balls cannot go in your recycling bin or be disposed of through hard waste.

Bed base or bed head

Bedding

Berry punnets

Beverage can clips

  • Recycle via Endeavour Group's beverage can clip recycling scheme. Drop off locations available at Dan Murphy’s Brunswick East, Dan Murphy’s Collingwood, Dan Murphy’s Prahran, BWS Richmond, BWS Brunswick and BWS Fitzroy.
  • Cannot be recycled in your recycling bin.

Bicycles

Binders/folders (plastic with metal rings)

Biscuit trays (plastic tray inside packet of biscuits)

Blankets

  • Reuse by donating blankets in reusable condition to your local charity/op-shop (see our Op shops in Boroondara page), or to an animal shelter or vet.
  • Recycle via RCYCL, a local Melbourne business that takes your unwanted clothes and fabrics that are too soiled, stained or torn to donate. RCYCL shred these and turn them into yarn to be made into items like rugs, felt and carpet underlay.

Blankets (electric)

Blister packs (for medicine/pills)

Bones (cooked and raw, from meat and seafood)

Books

Bottles (plastic or glass)

Boxes (unwaxed cardboard)

Boxes (waxed cardboard)

Branches (large, up to 20cm diameter each and 1.5m long)

Branches (small, up to 7.5 cm diameter)

Bread, cakes and pastries

Bread bags (plastic)

Bread tags (cardboard)

  • Recycle in your recycling bin by putting in an envelope (do not add loose as it is too small)
  • Recycle by adding to your home compost bin
  • Dispose of in your household waste bin.

Bread tags (plastic)

Bricks, rubble, rocks, concrete and building materials

Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply).

Brochures/Glossy paper

Bubble wrap