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

Magazines

Makeup, cosmetic, beauty products (empty)

Makeup, cosmetic, beauty products (full)

Recycle through Detox your Home.

Makeup pads (cotton or other)

Massage chairs

Massage mats/pads (electric)

Mattresses

Meat, meat scraps, fat and bones

Meat trays (rigid plastic only, washed)

Recycle in your recycling bin.

Note: do not put polystyrene trays that snap easily in your recycling bin. Dispose of these in your household waste bin.

Medical waste

Contact your local GP for correct disposal of various types of medical waste or for permission to use their on-site medical waste bin.

Medicines (old)

Dispose of them safely by returning to your local pharmacy via the Return Unwanted Medicines (RUM) scheme.

Note: do not flush down the toilet or put in your waste bin.

Medicine bottle (glass or plastic, empty, leave lids on)

Mirrors

Mobile phones

Mobile phone chargers

Mobility aids (wheelchairs, crutches etc)

Modems

Motor oil (max. 10L in 5L cans)

Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre.

Motor oil container (empty)

Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre.

Musical instruments

Musical instruments (electrical)

Napkins and serviettes (paper)

  • Avoid waste by using reusable cloth napkins
  • Recycle by tearing into small pieces and adding to your compost bin
  • Recycle in your FOGO bin.

Nappies (disposable, wrapped/bagged)

Newspapers (clean and dry)

Newspapers (solid or wet)

  • Avoid waste by reading the news online
  • Recycle by tearing into small pieces and adding to your compost bin
  • Recycle in your FOGO bin.

Nuts, shells and seeds (pistachio or peanut shells)

Recycle in your FOGO bin.

Office paper (clean and dry)

Olive pips

Recycle in your FOGO bin.

Onion (flesh and skins)

  • Recycle in your Bokashi bin
  • Recycle in your FOGO bin.

Ovens/stoves

Oyster shells

Dispose of in your household waste bin.