items we collect
'Do what you can, when you can'
Blister packs (empty/no medication)
Recycling stream supported by Pharmacycle®

Needle caps, plastic twist/snap off stoppers off IV lines/off bags or from lancets. (NO sharps/NO biological contamination)
Recycling stream supported by APR Plastics
PVC Poly-Vinyl Chloride -IV bags, tubing, masks (stripped of other materials/NO biological contaminants)
Recycling stream supported by Vinyl Council Australia®
as part of the PVC Recycling in Hospitals Program
Polystyrene eg. trays supplied with test tubes, packaging
Recycling stream supported by Styrocycle®
Clear, Soft, Plastic (CSP) - LDPE only
We engage Waste Choice services
freeflex® IV bags
Recycling stream supported by APR Plastics




barrels and plungers
Recycling stream supported by APR Plastics


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Saline Ampoules
Recycling streams supported by APR Plastics

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medical curtains
Recycling stream supported by Medcycle®
Oral care items (tooth brushes, floss packet, toothpaste tubes,
electric toothbrush heads)
Recycling stream supported by Colgate®
Batteries and e-waste
Recycling streams supported by Envirostream® and Ecoactiv®

PVC masks and tubing -tubing and masks (stripped of other materials/NO biological contaminants)
Recycling stream supported by Vinyl Council Australia®
as part of the PVC Recycling in Hospitals Program



single use PPE and patient gowns (clean)
Recycling stream supported by Medcycle®

mouth pieces for alcohol testing
Recycling streams supported by APR Plastics


“Although most batteries have always been recyclable, up to 90% of them have been thrown out and contaminating the environment for decades. Many still have some charge, and they can spark against other metals and cause fires.” - energy.gov.au
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“Clean, expanded polystyrene can be 100% recycled.” - Foamex