Decluttering and getting rid of unwanted items are always difficult tasks. The pressing question is “What do I do with these unwanted items?”.

According the Northern Beaches Council “Everything you need to know about disposing of rubbish and recycling in the pursuit of sustainability on the Northern Beaches” can be found on the Council’s website. From weekly bin collections to an A- Z guide to reusing and recycling, this site is a useful resource to disposing and recycling your unwanted goods. The site includes a handy map to see where you can take those used and unwanted items.

The Council operates Kimbriki, which currently recycles over 80% of all the incoming waste, most is recycled and sold on-site. Kimbriki accepts all local resident’s green waste for free and charges a small price for other dry waste items.

Council outlines waste bin guidelines and publishes dates of their annual “Call Out” events for getting rid of certain items such as chemical waste and hazard waste.

From a local perspective, here are a few handy places to dispose of waste:

• Manly Community Pharmacy in Rialto Lane is a disposal site for blister packs.
• Officeworks will take phones, print cartridges and various types of e-waste.
• All libraries on the Northern Beaches, including Manly Library, will take your old x-rays and dispose of them.
• Coles in Manly offers a collection box for old batteries at both their Manly sites.
• Malouf Manly Pharmacy at 15 The Corso will dispose of old medication.
• Harvey Norman at Balgowlah takes electrical waste such as tvs, computers and computer components.

If you know of any other useful sites where we can recycle used and unwanted items or just dispose of them safely and properly, let us know. Drop us a line at secretary@manlycommunityforum.com