What to do with your waste and recycling

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Item Ways to dispose
Bones (raw and cooked - including chicken, poultry, seafood and fish)

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Bread, cakes and pastries

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Cereal and grains

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Coffee filter papers

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Coffee grounds and beans

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Dairy products (such as yoghurt and cheese)

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Eggs and eggshells

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Fats (absorbed in paper towel or newspaper)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Flowers

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Food scraps (fruit, leftovers, rice, pasta, pits, seeds, vegetables)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Garden waste (leaves, grass/lawn, plant prunings, weeds, sticks)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Stonnington Waste Transfer Station

Hair

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Hay and straw

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Lollies and candy

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Meat and meat scraps (including chicken)

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Napkins or serviettes (paper)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Newspaper (soiled or wet)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Nuts, shells and seeds

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Oil (cooking, absorbed in paper towel or newspaper)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Paper (shredded)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Recycling bin (in box)

Paper towel

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Pet food

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Seafood (including fish, prawns and raw bones)

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Straws (paper)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Tea (loose leaf)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Tissues

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Tree branches, stumps and roots (smaller than 10cm wide, bundled)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Stonnington Waste Transfer Station

Tree branches, stumps and roots (smaller than 40cm wide, bundled)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin

Stonnington Waste Transfer Station

Wooden items (uncoated - such as toothpicks, skewers, chopsticks)

Compost at home

Food and green waste bin

Garbage bin