• Put food scraps in your green food and garden organics (FOGO) bin. They will be turned into compost instead of end up in landfill.

• Reduce food waste at home and save money at the same time. For tips on how to meal plan, shop smart, store food and use your leftovers visit: conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/eat-it-dont-bin-it

• Get a discount on a compost bin or worm farm and turn your food scraps into compost at home. Find out more: merri-bek.vic.gov.au/composting

• Put garden waste in your greenfood and garden organics (FOGO) bin. It can be turned into compost instead of end up in landfill.

• Get a discount on a compost bin or worm farm and turn your garden waste into compost at home. Find out more: merri-bek.vic.gov.au/composting

• Book a hard waste collection to dispose of bulky bundled branches. Book here: merri-bek.vic.gov.au/hard-waste

• Put plastic bottles and containers, paper and cardboard and aluminium and steel cans in your yellow mixed recycling bin

• Flatten and squash boxes, bottles and containers before putting in your bin to make space for more recyclables

• Take eligible drink containers to a CDS drop-off point for a 10-cent refund. Find your nearest location here: cdsvic.org.au/locations

• Book a hard waste collection to recycle bulky cardboard. Book here: merri-bek.vic.gov.au/hard-waste

• Don't put excess recyclables in your rubbish bin. If you need a bigger recycling bin, order one here: merri-bek.vic.gov.au/recycling-bins

• Put glass bottles and jars in your purple glass recycling bin. They will be turned into new glass bottles and jars right here in Melbourne.

• Take glass drink bottles to a CDS drop-off point for a 10-cent refund. Find your nearest location here: cdsvic.org.au/locations

• Reuse glass jars and bottles at home.

• Don't put excess glass bottles and jars in your rubbish bin. If you need another glass recycling bin, order one here: merri-bek.vic.gov.au/glass-bins

• Donate unwanted clothing and textiles in good condition to a charity or at a clothes swap. Find out how on our Reducing Waste webpage: merri-bek.vic.gov.au/reducingwaste

• Give your clothes a second chance by getting them repaired by a tailor, at a repair cafe or by joining a local mending circle.

• Recycle damaged clothing and textiles that are beyond reuse. Look up 'clothing and textiles' in our A to Z Recycling Guide to find out how.

• Give reusable cloth nappies or period products a try. You can get a discount on the purchase price of cloth nappies and/or period products. Click here to find out more.

• If you have young children in nappies, you may be eligible for a larger rubbish bin at no extra cost. Click here to find out if you're eligible.

One way to reduce the amount of waste in your rubbish bin is to pay more attention to how you buy and consume products.

Visit our Reducing Waste webpage to find out more about:

• avoiding waste at home
• swapping, repairing or borrowing goods
• giving your unwanted items a second life, and
• how to buy more sustainably to reduce waste.

E-waste, batteries and other hazardous items don't belong in any bins.

• E-waste (electronic waste) is anything with a battery or cord. Put these items in your hard waste collection or take to a designated drop-off point. Click here to find out more about e-waste

• Take household batteries to a recycling station at one of our Customer Service Centres or a B-cycle battery drop-off point. Find your nearest one here: bcycle.com.au/drop-off

• Safely dispose of hazardous household chemicals at a Detox your Home event. Click here to find out more about Detox Your Home.