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The City of Canada Bay Council provides a weekly domestic waste collection service to residential and commercial properties.
What can I put in my garbage bin? The garbage bin is for your general domestic waste only. This applies to both residential and commercial properties. The following guidelines relate to the collection of your general waste and should be followed to ensure that your bin can be collected.
Items that CAN be disposed of in your garbage bin include:  food packaging food scraps nappies non-recyclables plastic bags/garbage bags broken household items that cannot be reused or fixed
Items that CANNOT be disposed of in your garbage bin include (but are not limited to):  liquids hazardous or chemical substances hot ashes or lit items medical waste building waste car parts syringes recyclables garden organics (except noxious weeds, thorny stems and palm fronds).
Disposing of Other Wastes
Household Chemical CollectionOld and leftover chemicals around the home can be hazardous to the health of both our families and our environment. The Department of Environment and Conservation has established the Household Chemical Collection service to assist residents in disposing of household chemicals in an appropriate manner. Drop-off centres have been established around Sydney, as well as the Hunter and Illawarra regions, for residents to dispose of old or leftover household chemicals.
Drop-off centres will accept household quantities of materials including: paint and paint-related chemical products, pesticides & herbicides, solvents and household cleaners, motor oils & fuels, batteries, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, flares, pool chemicals, acids & alkalis, and hobby chemicals such as photography chemicals.
Please call the Clean Out Info Hotline on 1300 787 870 or visit http://www.resource.nsw.gov.au for drop-off centre location and further details
Mobile Phone RecyclingMobile phones and their batteries can cause significant environmental problems if disposed of to landfill. As part of the Clean Up Mobile Phones campaign, run by Clean Up Australia, unused mobile phones can now be dropped off at all Council libraries and at Canada Bay Civic Centre Drummoyne – 1a Marlborough Street Drummoyne 2047. Donated phones that are repairable and not too old are cleaned, repaired and sent overseas for resale in developing countries. This is a great way to provide affordable access to telecommunications in areas which currently have little modern telecommunications infrastructure. Donated phones which are old or unrepairable are fully recycled by experienced e-waste recycler, MRI. Council does not receive any monetary gain by supporting this program. For more information visit www.cleanup.com.au
Printer Cartridge RecyclingAustralians throw away more than 18 million printer cartridges every year. This amounts to over 5,000 tonnes of material that will eventually end up in landfill. Placing old printer cartridges into landfill can cause problems for the environment. Cartridges can now be dropped off at all Council libraries and at Canada Bay Civic Centre Drummoyne – 1a Marlborough Street Drummoyne 2047.
For more information about cartridge recycling visit www.planetark.org.
Unwanted MedicinesThe National Return and Disposal of Unwanted Medicines Ltd, known as the RUM program, is a national not-for-profit company, set up to enable consumers to return unwanted or out-of-date medicines to local pharmacies. The medicines returned are disposed of in an appropriate manner and are in no way reused or recycled.
Check with your local pharmacy if they are a participating pharmacy.
Call 1300 650 835 or visit http://www.returnmed.com.au/ for more information.
Medical WasteSyringes and Medical Sharps can be placed in any rigid container with a lid and dropped off, free of charge to:
Natoli's Pharmacy 89-91 Great North Road Five Dock
Burts Pharmacy 233 Concord Rd North Strathfield
Concord Hospital Medical Centre Pharmacy Hospital Road Concord West
Excess WasteWSN Environmental Solutions operations operates a network of Waste Management Centres within metropolitan Sydney, where residents can dispose of unwanted excess waste. Please note that charges may apply for disposal of some waste types.
Contact WSN Environmental Solutions Customer Service Centre between 7.30am and 5.30pm Monday through Friday, or access a pre-recorded message system that provides information on services, facility locations and charges 24 hours, seven days a week, on 1300 651 116.
In many cases the materials thrown away can be re-used rather than being disposed of to landfill.
There are organisations that will take your unwanted goods, if they are in good condition and put them to good use. The Bower Reuse and Repair Centre Co-operativeAcceptable items: reusable household and light commercial goods including furniture, fridges, building materials, tools, hardware, desks, electrical appliances and lots of similar stuff.
For more information contact the Bower to check on acceptable items. Phone: 9568 6280, email: info@bower.org.au or visit www.bower.org.au
Reverse GarbageAcceptable items: re-usable household and commercial quantities of plastic and foam, paper and cardboard, building materials, computer parts, containers, display materials, fabrics, knick-knacks, haberdashery, leather, metals and office furniture.
For more information or to arrange free pick up call Reverse Garbage on 9569 3132 or visit http://www.reversegarbage.org.au/
The Smith FamilyTo donate clothing to The Smith Family call 1300 737 166 or visit http://www.smithfamily.com.au/ for more information.
Salvation ArmyThe Salvation Army will accept re-usable household goods. To arrange collection phone the Salvation Army on 13 16 40 or visit http://www.salvos.org.au/ for further information.
St Vincent de PaulSt Vincent de Paul will accept re-usable clothing, household items and books. For more information phone St Vincent de Paul 9745 3744 or visit http://www.vinnies.org.au/
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