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Clear out
Find the thing you want to get rid of, and the guide tells you where it can go.
What do you want to get rid of?
- Air conditioner
- Baby gear
- Batteries
- Bed frame
- Bicycle
- Books
- Clothes
- Curtains and bedsheets
- Dining table and chairs
- Drink cartons
- Fluorescent tubes and bulbs
- Food scraps
- Fridge
- Furniture in good condition
- Garden waste and branches
- Glass bottles and jars
- Kitchenware and crockery
- Laptop or computer
- Mattress
- Newspapers and cardboard
- Old phone
- Paint and chemicals
- Plastic bottles and cans
- Power bank
- Printer
- Shoes and bags
- Small kitchen appliances
- Sofa
- Styrofoam
- Torn or worn-out clothes
- Toys
- TV
- Used cooking oil
- Wardrobe
- Washing machine
Clear out guides
Batteries, bulbs and used cooking oil in Penang: where they go
Used batteries and fluorescent tubes should not go in the rubbish bin. The council drop-off points listed for them, how to pack them, and where used cooking oil is collected and bought in Penang.
Donate clothes and household items in Penang: what each place takes
Where preloved clothes, books and household items can go in Penang, what the charities ask for, and their published hours and numbers.
E-waste in Penang: old phones, laptops and appliances
Old phones, laptops, TVs and fridges count as e-waste in Malaysia and should go to a collection centre registered with the Department of Environment. How to find one, and the Penang schemes in published sources.
Get rid of a sofa, mattress or fridge in Penang
Both city councils collect bulky waste such as old furniture and mattresses. What MBPP and MBSP publish about collection days, who to call for a big load, and where a fridge or a usable sofa can go instead.
Recycling in Penang: what the councils collect and where to take the rest
Penang asks every home to separate recyclables from other rubbish. When the councils collect them, what condos must provide, and where glass, cartons, styrofoam and food waste can go.
Sell or give away second-hand things in Penang, safely
Check the buyer's bank account, phone number or company name on PDRM's Semak Mule portal (semakmule.rmp.gov.my) before money changes hands, and never share an OTP, TAC, PIN or password. If money goes missing, call your bank's 24-hour hotline at once, or the National Scam Response Centre on 997.