Where does it go?
Where does it actually go?
The short answer
Thirteen things every declutter turns up. Eight have one answer everywhere in Australia: batteries, medicines, books and discs, clothes, kitchenware and glass, kids' gear, paperwork and sentimental things. Five change at the state border: electronics, drink containers, soft plastics, paint and chemicals, and furniture and mattresses. Those five are written per state, so pick yours.
Which answers are the same in every state?
- Batterieswhere to recycle batteries Australia
- Books, DVDs & CDswhere to donate books Australia
- Clothes & textileswhere to donate clothes Australia
- Kids' toys & gearcan you donate a car seat australia
- Kitchenware & glasscan you recycle drinking glasses australia
- Medicines & sharpshow to dispose of old medication australia
- Paperwork & documentshow long to keep tax records australia
- Sentimental thingshow to declutter sentimental items
Which answers depend on your state?
Pick a state to get the answer that is true where you live.