| Item | Disposal Method | |
|---|---|---|
| A | Aerosol cans (empty) | Recycle bin |
| Aluminium cans | Recycle bin | |
| Asbestos | Contact Environment and Health Department * | |
| B | Batteries (car) | Recycling centre at Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Stations * |
| Batteries (mobile phone) | Return to mobile phone store for recycling | |
| Batteries (dry cell) | Garbage bin | |
| Bike | Recycling centre at Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Station | |
| Bricks | Transfer station or landfill * | |
| Building Waste | Transfer station or landfill * | |
| C | Cardboard | Recycle bin |
| Carpet | Transfer station or landfill * | |
| Chemicals and cleaning products | North Queensland Resource Recovery ^ | |
| Ceramics/Porcelain | Garbage bin | |
| Clothing | Charity organisations or clothing bins | |
| Computers | Transfer station or landfill * | |
| Concrete | Recycle bin | |
| Cooking oil | Recycling centre at Ayr/Home Hill transfer station or an Authorised Collection Agency # * | |
| Chemical containers | DrumMUSTER program ~ | |
| D | Detergent cartons | Transfer station or refuse bin |
| E | Electrical Appliances | Recycling centre at Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Station * |
| F | Furniture | Recycling centre at Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Station |
| Fridges/freezers | Recycling centre at Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Station * | |
| Food Scraps | Compost bin/worm farm | |
| G | Glass bottles and jars | Recycle bin |
| Gas cylinders | Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Station * | |
| Garden clippings | Compost bin | |
| H | Household goods | Ayr and Home Hill Transfer station * |
| Herbicides | North Queensland Resource Recovery^ | |
| I | Ice cream containers | Recycle bin |
| J | Juice cartons/bottles | Recycle bin |
| K | Kittly litter | Garbage bin |
| L | Lawn mowers | Recycling centre at Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Station* |
| Light bulbs | Garbage bin | |
| M | Milk cartons/bottles | Recycle bin |
| Mattresses | Recycling centre at Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Station* | |
| Magazines | Recycle bin | |
| Marine flares | Recycling centre at Ayr and Home Hill Transfer Station* | |
| N | Nappies | Garbage bin |
| Newspapers | Recycle bin | |
| O | Oil filters | Recycling centre at Ayr/Home Hill transfer station or an Authorised Collection Agency # |
| Ovenware and pyrex | Garbage bin | |
| P | Paint tins (empty and dry) | Transfer station or return to supplier |
| Paper | Recycle bin | |
| Pesticides | North Queensland Resource Recovery ^ | |
| Petroleum products (oil) | Recycling centre at Ayr/Home Hill transfer station or an Authorised Collection Agency # | |
| Plastic Bags | Plastic bag recycling bins at Coles/Woolies Supermarket. | |
| Plastic bottles/containers (Plastic codes 1-7) | Recycle bin | |
| Polystyrene boxes and packaging | Transfer station or landfill | |
| Q | ||
| R | ||
| S | Scrap metal | Recycling centre at Ayr/Home Hill transfer station or an Authorised Collection Agency # |
| Scrap rubber | Recycling centre at transfer station or landfill * | |
| Shampoo bottles | Recycle bin | |
| Smoke detectors | Contact Environment and Health Department | |
| Softdrink drink bottles (no lids please) | Recycle bin | |
| Steel cans | Recycle bin | |
| Syringes | Contact Environment and Health Department | |
| T | Televisions | Recycling centre at Ayr/Home Hill transfer station or an Authorised Collection Agency |
| Tyres | Recycling centre at Ayr/Home Hill transfer station or an Authorised Collection Agency # * | |
| Tyre tubes | Recycling centre at Ayr/Home Hill transfer station or an Authorised Collection Agency # * | |
| U | ||
| V | ||
| W | White goods | Recycling centre at Ayr/Home Hill transfer station or an Authorised Collection Agency * |
| Window glass | Garbage bin | |
| Wood | Green waste section of a Transfer Station | |
| X | X-rays | Garbage bin |
| Y | Yellow pages | Recycle bin |
| Z |
* A fee is charged for the disposal of these items therefore please refer to Council's Fees and Charges. These items can only be disposed of at staffed sites.
~ Council holds a drumMUSTER collection on the first Wednesday of every month at the Ayr Transfer Station. Please contact the Environment and Health Department to make an appointment.
^ Council may hold an annual chemical/hazardous waste program. Check local papers for details.
# Please contact the Environment and Health Department.
Salvagable goods are available for sale at staffed sites.
Staffed sites: Ayr Transfer Station, Home Hill Transfer Station, Giru Transfer Station, Clare Transfer Station, Kirknie Landfill.