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Vacuum cleaner dust (from wooden/tiled floors only)
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)
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
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).