Totally wasted.

Most of us have good intentions to recycle and minimise waste, but sometimes you just don't know where to dispose of your old pharmacy medicines or drums of hazardous chemicals.

Thankfully the The Brisbane City Council has heard our frustrated sighs and has been proactive enough to put together a list of recycling services for everything from car batteries to cooking oil. The beauty of this directory is that most of the services included won't just break down your unwanted crap and turn it into landfill, they'll make something useful out of it or give it a second life.

So don't just dump those old mattresses in the bush, check out the BCC services directory (it's a PDF) and start minimising your waste!