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Household chemical cleanout

Household Chemical Cleanout - SUNDAY 4 FEBURARY

Camden Council is hosting a Chemical Cleanout day, inviting residents to bring in their unwanted chemical materials to be disposed of.

Items to be collected on the day include:

  • Solvents and household cleaners;
  • Floor care products;
  • Ammonia-based cleaners;
  • Pesticides and herbicides;
  • Poisons;
  • Pool chemicals;
  • Hobby chemicals;
  • Motor fuels;
  • Fluorescent globes and tubes;
  • Acids and alkalis;
  • Smoke detectors;
  • Paint and paint-related products;
  • Gas bottles;
  • Fire extinguishers;
  • Car and household batteries; and
  • Motor oils and cooking oils.

The event will be held at Narellan Sports Hub, entry via Millwood Avenue, Narellan on Sunday 4 February 2024, from 9am-3.30pm.

   

Return and Earn - 10 billion containers returned in NSW!

Since Return and Earn began in NSW, over 10 billion containers have been returned through Return and Earn return points!

By recycling bottles, cans and cartons, you’re helping our environment and earning along the way, putting money back into the hands of the community.

Return and Earn is the rewarding way to recycle your drink containers. Every container returned makes an impact.

Check the status of your nearest return point before visiting and avoid peak times where possible.

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RecycleSmart - To help recycle the tricky items!

Council encourages residents to sort out and recycle their waste items where possible. At times, there may be some confusion or uncertainty as to which items belong in which bin.

To make it easier to recycle, Council has joined RecycleSmart to provide our residents the Recyclopedia App to provide helpful information on these items. Residents can download the App and check out what and where to recycle.

Residents can also organise a Power PickUp of those tricky-to-recycle items from their doorstep – via the downloaded App or website.

Tricky-to-recycle items collected by RecycleSmart:

  • E-waste – small electronic items eg laptops, tablets, charging cords, gaming consoles, kettles, toaster 
  • Soft Plastics – plastics that can be scrunched up into a ball eg plastic bags, bread bags, bubble wrap - Please note, collection of soft plastics has been temporarily suspended as of 9 November 2022. 

  • Textiles – wearable clothing and accessories eg shoes, belts, handbags
  • Misfits – eg household batteries, polystyrene, fluorescent light globes, printer cartridges, X-ray films, smoke alarms.

Check the full list of what RecycleSmart can pick up.

Try the first Power Pickup for FREE with code "FIRSTFREE" at recyclesmart.com.

As a participating Council of RecycleSmart, our residents have access to FREE monthly Pickups of 2 bags per month! For more information, visit FREE monthly Pickups and schedule yours in now!

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REDcycle soft plastics recycling suspended... What now?

Due to unforeseen challenges, the REDcycle Group has temporarily stopped accepting and processing soft plastics from 9 November 2022.

Soft plastics collections have been suspended via REDcycle drop off points at Woolworths and Coles supermarkets across Australia, and also via RecycleSmart’s Pickup service from residents.

However, residents are still encouraged to divert soft plastics from landfill – by reusing and/or avoiding it. Check out ‘Soft Plastics’ for tips!

For the time being, any soft plastics stored in cupboards and drawers, residents are advised to place these in their red garbage bin, not in the yellow recycling bin.

For more information about the suspension to soft plastic recycling, refer to REDcycle