Sanitary products Avoid waste by using reusable options e.g. menstrual cups, period pants, and washable padsDispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Satellite navigation systems (GPS) - Reuse by selling, swapping, or giving away. Try eBay, Gumtree or local Buy Swap Sell pages- Recycle as e-waste at a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (no cost)
Seafood - Recycle in your Bokashi bin or green cone solar composter- Dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Shelving units (metal frame) - Reuse by selling, swapping, or giving away. Try eBay, Gumtree or local Buy Swap Sell pages- Contact Bacchus Marsh Rotary: Western Emergency Relief Network (WERN) to confirm if this item is accepted for donation- Recycle at a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (at no cost if all metal/steel)
Shoes Reduce waste by using fabric conditioner/weather protectant to increase the life of your shoes- Reuse by selling online, giving away or donating to your local charity/op-shop (never donate damaged shoes)- Reuse/recycle by sending to Upparel- Take to a Save Our Soles recycling drop off point- Dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Shredded paper - Recycle in your home compost bin or worm farm- Put shredded paper inside a paper bag and recycle in your recycling bin (yellow lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (no cost)
Socks - Reuse as rags in the house- Recycle by sending to Upparel- Dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Soft / flexible plastics (bags and wrappings) Reduce waste by taking reusable bags with you and avoid highly packaged items. Soft/ flexible plastics are NOT accepted in your recycling bin.- Dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Soil Soil is not accepted in kerbside bins or at any Moorabool Shire Transfer Station. Learn how to manage waste soil from the Environmental Protection Authority
Spoiled / off cooked food - Recycle in your Bokashi bin or green cone solar composter- Dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Sporting goods - Reuse by donating to your local school, or Boots for all- Reuse by selling, swapping, or giving away. Try eBay, Gumtree or local Buy Swap Sell pages- Small items: dispose in your garbage bin (red lid)- Large items: take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Steel cans (e.g. food cans) - Reuse as plant pots for seedlings – drill hole in bottom for drainage- Reuse to collect steel bottle lids from jars or bottles – when full, squash closed and put in the recycling bin- Recycle in your recycling bin (yellow lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (no cost)
Steel wool Dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Stone fruit seed / stone - Recycle in your home compost bin- Leave in the garden for natural decomposition- Try growing a new plant- Dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Straws (paper) - Recycle in your compost bin or worm farm- Dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Straws (plastic, disposable) Plastic straws are now banned across VictoriaAvoid waste by carrying a metal or bamboo reusable straw and declining a plastic strawIf you happen upon a plastic straw - dispose in your garbage bin (red lid) or take to a Moorabool Shire Transfer Station (fees apply)
Syringes Dispose of safely in a sharps box/container. Sharps containers can be collected from Council customer service offices:- Lerderderg Library, Main Street, Bacchus Marsh- Ballan Council Office, 15 Stead Street, Ballan- Darley Council Office, 182 Halletts Way, DarleyNever put syringes in any council or household bin.