A-Z Recycling Guide

Important message

Changes to Library access and book drop

Construction of the new Civic Centre building will soon commence. The current Civic Centre carpark and nearby entrance will be closed from Monday 28 April and remain closed while works take place. The City Library will remain open and will be accessible from the Civic Centre Customer Services’ entry near Civic Park. 

Please note that the City Library returns chute will be temporarily unavailable. A new Book Drop will be installed at the Cavenagh St side of the Civic Centre soon. 

We kindly ask all customers to:

  • return items inside the Library during opening hours, or
  • use one of the 24/7 return chutes located at Casuarina, Nightcliff or Karama libraries.

For more information about the project, please go here.

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Find out how to dispose of different items responsibly in Darwin with our simple A - Z Recycling Guide.

This guide is for Darwin residents only. Recycling and disposal options may differ for commercial operators.

Category

A

Aluminium Cans
Aluminium Foil
Aluminium lids (from glass wine and soft drink bottles)
Aluminium trays

E

E-waste (residential only)
Electrical equipment (reusable)
EPIRBs and flares (expired)

H

Household items (broken)
Household items (reuseable)

K

Kitchenware (reusable)

L

Light bulbs and globes
Long life cartons (remove plastic lid)

M

P

Pizza boxes (clean, no food)
Plant pots (reusable)
Plastic containers (hard)
Plastic lids (large)
Plastic lids (small)
Plastic spray and pump heads
Printers and scanners (reusable)

S

Shoes (reusable)
Solar panels (reusable)
Steel cans and tins
Steel lids (from glass jars and beer bottles)

T

Take away food containers (plastic)
Takeaway coffee cups & lids
Tiles (reusable)
Toilet Paper Rolls
Toothpaste tubes
Toys (reusable)
TVs (reusable)
Tyres (domestic only)

V

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