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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 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
• 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
• Dispose of at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre
• Dispose of by booking a hard waste collection

Mattresses and bed bases

• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre (fees apply, bed bases are disposed of)
• Recycle by booking a hard waste collection

Meat, meat scraps, fat and raw bones

• Recycle in your Bokashi bin or green cone solar composter
• Recycle in your FOGO bin

Note: Cooked bones are not accepted in FOGO bins. Dispose of in your household waste 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-external site (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

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-external site
• Recycle via Zoos Victoria’s They’re Calling On You-external site 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

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

Musical instruments

• Reuse by donating to your local charity or op-shop

Musical instruments (electrical)

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

Motor oil (max. 20L in 5L cans)

• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre 

Motor oil container (empty)

• Recycle at the Boroondara Recycling and Waste Centre 

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-external site
• 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)

• Recycle in your FOGO bin 

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
• Recycle in your FOGO bin 

Olive pips

• Recycle in your FOGO bin 

Onion (flesh and skins)

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

Ovens/stoves

• 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