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Vacuum cleaner dust (from wooden/tiled floors only)

• Recycle in your home compost 
• Recycle in your FOGO bin.

Vacuum cleaner dust (from carpeted floors)

Dispose of in your household waste bin.

Note: dust from carpets contain micro-plastics and can’t be composted.

Vacuum cleaners

• Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
• Sell or give away by posting to the Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, local buy/sell/swap Facebook groups, the Ziilch website or the Gumtree website
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (remove hose)
• Recycle by booking a hard waste collection (remove hose).

Vacuum cleaner hose

Dispose of in your household waste bin.

Vape cigarettes (remove liquid cartridge)

See e-cigarettes

Vegetables and offcuts

• Avoid through smart shopping - plan ahead, write a list and stick to it. Store food correctly, use leftovers and keep track of your food supplies
• Reuse by making a stock or soup
• Recycle by feeding home chickens and pets (where appropriate)
• Recycle by adding to your compost bin, worm farm, Bokashi bin or green cone solar composter
• Recycle in your FOGO bin.

Note: remove plastic stickers and dispose of these in your household waste bin.

VHS and cassette covers (paper insert removed)

See Tape covers and casings (cassette and VHS – tapes removed).

VHS and cassette tapes

See Tapes (cassette and VHS).

Video cassette recorders (VCR)

• Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
• Sell or give away by posting to the Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, local buy/sell/swap Facebook groups, the Ziilch website or the Gumtree website
• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre 
• Recycle at one of our local e-waste collection banks.

Video game consoles/devices

• Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop
• Sell or give away by posting to the Boroondara Hard Rubbish Rehome Facebook group, Facebook Marketplace, local buy/sell/swap Facebook groups, the Ziilch website or the Gumtree website
• 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.

Vinyl floor covering

• Dispose of at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply)
• Dispose of by booking a hard waste collection (up to 3 rolls).