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Magazines
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre.
Makeup, cosmetic, beauty products (empty)
- Recycle with Terracycle via David Jones, MECCA or Priceline
- Recycle via Kew East Community Recycling on Facebook, a local community group that accepts difficult-to-recycle materials
- Dispose of in your household waste bin.
Makeup, cosmetic, beauty products (full)
Recycle through Detox your Home.
Makeup pads (cotton or other)
- Avoid waste by using reusable face cloth instead
- Dispose of in your household waste bin.
Massage chairs
- Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
- Give it another life by posting on Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, Ziilch or Gumtree.
- Dispose of at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply)
- Dispose of by booking a hard waste collection.
Massage mats/pads (electric)
- Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
- Give it another life by posting on Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, Ziilch or Gumtree.
- Dispose of at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Dispose of by booking a hard waste collection.
Mattresses
- Give it another life by posting on Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, Ziilch or Gumtree.
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply)
- Recycle by booking a hard waste collection
- Recycle via Bed Collect, Soft Landing or Ecosa (fees apply)
Meat, meat scraps, fat and bones
- Recycle in your Bokashi bin or green cone solar composter
- Recycle in your FOGO bin.
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)
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre.
Mirrors
- Give it another life by posting on Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, Ziilch or Gumtree.
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply). Must be wrapped in cardboard.
Mobile phones
- Reduce waste by only upgrading at the end of the product's life
- Recycle at a local mobile muster location or request an envelope and post to them
- Recycle via Zoos Victoria’s They’re Calling On You program
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at one of our local e-waste collection banks.
Mobile phone chargers
- Avoid waste by keeping the charger with the phone
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at one of our local e-waste collection banks.
Mobility aids (wheelchairs, crutches etc)
- Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
- Give it another life by posting on Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, Ziilch or Gumtree
- Donate to Rotary's Donations in Kind
- Dispose of at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Dispose of by booking a hard waste collection.
Modems
- Reuse by 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.
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
- Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
- Give it another life by posting on Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, Ziilch or Gumtree.
Musical instruments (electrical)
- Reuse by donating to your local charity/op-shop
- Give it another life by posting on Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, Ziilch or Gumtree.
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle by booking a hard waste collection.
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)
- Avoid waste by using modern cloth reusable nappies
- Recycle with DiaperRecycle service
- Dispose of in your household waste bin.
Newspapers (clean and dry)
- Avoid waste by reading news online
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre.
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)
Office paper (clean and dry)
- Reuse the blank side of office paper to create a notebook
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre
- Recycle by shredding and adding to your compost bin.
Olive pips
Onion (flesh and skins)
Ovens/stoves
- Give it another life by posting on Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, Ziilch or Gumtree.
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply)
- Recycle by booking a hard waste collection.
Oyster shells
Dispose of in your household waste bin.