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Ice block sticks (wooden)
- Recycle in your FOGO bin
Ice cream containers/lids (plastic)
- Reuse to store food or household items
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre
Ice cream containers/ lids (waxed cardboard with plastic lining)
- Dispose of in your household waste bin
Inverters (power inverter)
- 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
Irons (clothes irons)
- 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
Jar lids (metal or plastic)
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre
Jars (glass or plastic, leave lids on)
- Reuse to store food, liquids or household items
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre
Jex pads/steel wool
- Reuse until cannot be used anymore
- Dispose of in your household waste bin
Juice cartons (tetrapak, foil-lined)
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre
Kitty litter
- Dispose of in your household waste bin
Note: this cannot go in your FOGO bin as it contains synthetic materials.
Lamps
- 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
Laptops
- 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
Lawn clippings
- Recycle by adding to your compost bin
- Recycle in your FOGO bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
Lawn mowers
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply)
- Recycle by booking a hard waste collection
Leaf blowers
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply)
- Recycle by booking a hard waste collection
Leaves
- Recycle by adding to your compost
- Recycle in your FOGO bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply)
Leftover food
- Recycle in your FOGO bin
Light bulbs/tubes
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle through Detox your Home-external site
Lollies (no wrappers)
- Recycle in your FOGO bin
Lolly wrappers (plastic or plastic with foil)
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Soft plastics can no longer be recycled through REDcycle at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets. If you have space, hold on to your soft plastics until further updates become available. Alternatively, soft plastics can be disposed of in the kerbside waste bin or as waste at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre.
Long-life milk or juice cartons (tetrapak, foil-lined)
- See Tetrapaks
Lunch boxes (plastic)
- Reuse to store food, toys or tools, or by donating to your local charity or op-shop
- Recycle in your recycling bin
- Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
- Recycle at the Kew Depot Recycling Drop-off Centre