D-E

Dairy food products

• Avoid through smart shopping - plan ahead, write a list and stick to it. Store food correctly, use left-overs and keep track of your food supplies
• Recycle in your Bokashi bin or green cone solar composter
• Recycle in your FOGO bin

Detergent bottles (plastic)

• Reuse by refilling from a bulk source store
• Recycle in your recycling bin
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
• Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre

Disposable face masks (see Face masks (disposable))

Disposable gloves

• Avoid by using hand sanitiser and washing hands thoroughly instead - only as appropriate
• Dispose of in your household waste bin

Disposable plates (plastic, clean)

• Avoid waste by using reusable plates
• Reuse by washing and reusing until no longer usable
• Recycle in your recycling bin
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
• Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre

Dog poo (all pet poo)

• Recycle using a pet poo composter or green cone solar composter
• Dispose of in your household waste bin

Note: this cannot go in your FOGO bin.

Doors (metal)

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

Doors (timber)

• Dispose of at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply)

Dryer lint

• Dispose of in your household waste bin

DVDs

• Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
• Reuse by stringing up in your garden to deter pests or for craft projects
• Dispose of in your household waste bin

DVD players

• Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
• Recycle by booking a hard waste collection

Eggs and shells

• Recycle in your home compost bin, worm farm, Bokashi bin or green cone solar composter
• Recycle in your FOGO bin
   

Egg cartons (cardboard only)

• Reuse by giving to people with chickens or to kids for craft projects
• Recycle by adding to your compost
• Recycle in your FOGO bin
• Recycle in your recycling bin
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre 
• Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre

Electric scooters (mobility)

• Reuse by selling online, swapping or donating to your local charity or op-shop
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fee applies)

Electric toothbrush

• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre 
• Recycle at one of our local e-waste collection banks

Electrical appliances (small)

• Reduce waste by purchasing high-quality items, keeping them maintained and only replacing at end of product life 
• Reuse by selling online, swapping or donating to your local charity or op-shop
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre 
• Recycle at one of our local e-waste collection banks
• Recycle by booking a hard waste collection

Electrical appliances (medium and large)

• Reuse by selling online, swapping or donating to your local charity or op-shop
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply for large items)
• Recycle by booking a hard waste collection

Electrical cords and cables

• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre 
• Recycle at one of our local e-waste collection banks

Electronic cigarettes (remove liquid cartridge)

• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre 
• Recycle at one of our local e-waste collection banks

Envelopes (paper) (always remove clear window first and put in waste bin)

• Reuse as scrap paper
• Recycle in your recycling bin
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
• Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre
• Recycle in your home compost bin
• Recycle in your FOGO bin

Expanded polyethylene foam packaging (bendable foam that does not snap)

• Dispose of in your household waste bin