As well as the recycling bins supplied and managed by the City of Sydney, these items can be recycled locally:

Books – Fiction only – can be left at the book exchange at the Pyrmont Community Centre, Mount Street

Books, CDs, DVDs (in good condition), bric-a-brac – donate to the Mustard Seed Op Shop, cnr Quarry Street and Bulwara Road, Ultimo.
Open: Wednesday, Saturday, 11am to 3pm.
Enquiries: Carole Twist: 02 9692 0409

Clothes: The Smith Family clothing bin, Bulwara Road behind the Ultimo Community Centre

Crockery, cutlery, glassware – the Station, 58 Bowman Street. Just leave in the kitchen.

Towels (clean), small toiletries (as on planes, in hotels): These are used by homeless people at the Exodus Foundation and Wayside Chapel. Drop them in to Carole at the Mustard Seed Op Shop, cnr Quarry Street and Bulwara Road, Ultimo.

Other things: Planet Ark’s Recycling Near You website