Residents can recycle their soft plastics at conveniently located drop-off points.
It can be recycled if you can scrunch the plastic into a ball.
Soft plastics that are accepted include:
- Plastic bags
- Bread bags
- Pasta and rice bags
- Chip packets
- Veggie produce bags
- Frozen food bags
Make sure soft plastics are clean before you drop them off. Only soft plastics are accepted at the drop-off points.
You can put hard plastic items like water bottles and take away containers in your regular recycling bin.
Drop-off locations
Soft Plastic drop-off points are located at:
- Dandenong Customer Service Centre - Level 2, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong
- Dandenong Community Building - 39 Clow Street, Dandenong
- Springvale Customer Service Centre - Springvale Community Hub, 5 Hillcrest Grove, Springvale
- Noble Park Aquatic Centre - 9 Memorial Drive, Noble Park
- Jan Wilson Community Centre - Halton Road, Noble Park North
- Springers Leisure Centre - Tatterson Park, 400 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough
Soft plastic accepted for recycling
Is it plastic? Can you scrunch it into a ball?
Only soft plastics are accepted at the drop-off points. You can put hard plastic items like water bottles and takeaway containers in your regular recycling bin.
Go to www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au for a full list of what is acceptable and what is not acceptable.
What happens to the soft plastics that I recycle?
What happens to the soft plastics that I recycle?
The soft plastics will be processed by APR Plastics into liquid form. This is used as a raw material to produce plastic products or fuels.
When are the bins emptied?
The bins are emptied 3 times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
If in between these days, the bins are full, email the Operation Centre to arrange for them to be emptied.