Hi Cory,
Thank you for your enquiry. Small plastic items like these can be a real source of recycling confusion!
Plastic syringes that come with oral medicines like Panadol and Nurofen cannot be disposed of in your kerbside recycling bin in your local area. These items are too small to be processed through the kerbside system and can slip through gaps in sorting equipment.
The kerbside recycling system is designed to handle everyday packaging waste like disposable bottles, jars, and containers, so other plastic household items are not able to be processed.
You might consider washing the syringe well and re-using it for dispensing oral medication in the future.
Unfortunately, we are not aware of any other recycling options for plastic syringes like these in your local area, so otherwise they will need to be disposed of in your general waste bin.
Thank you for reaching out to Recycle Mate. Every question like yours helps us build a stronger platform for providing better recycling solutions.
