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Council’s free Recycling Drive and Drop event

Cardinia Shire Council’s Christmas drop-off event just got bigger and better!

This year Council is expanding its usual cardboard drop-off event, accepting a wider range of those hard-to-recycle items that pile up over the festive season.

At the upcoming Recycling Drive and Drop event, residents can drop off e-waste, polystyrene, soft plastics, textiles, and excess cardboard — all for free.

Running over two days as a convenient drive-thru, all accepted items will be reused, repurposed or recycled.

Event details

When: Saturday 10 January, 9am–1pm

Sunday 11 January, 9am–1pm

Where: Council depot, 18A Purton Road, Pakenham.

Residents need to register for this event.

Accepted items

e-waste (batteries, electrical devices, appliances and vapes)

polystyrene (packaging and produce boxes)

soft plastics (plastic bags, bread bags, chip packets etc)

textiles (good quality and end of life clothes, shoes, fabrics, towels, bed linen etc)

excess cardboard (clean and flat)

This event is open to Cardinia Shire residents only. Residents must present photo ID as proof of residence within Cardinia Shire to access the free service. Residential volumes of accepted items allowed, no commercial vehicles.

To register and for more info, go to www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/dropoff

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